eCognition Developer serves as a robust platform for conducting object-based image analysis, particularly in the field of earth sciences. This software enables users to create rule sets or applications for eCognition Architect, facilitating the automatic interpretation of remote sensing data. It is versatile enough to handle a range of remote sensing applications, including vegetation mapping, feature extraction, change detection, and object recognition. By adopting an object-based methodology, it supports the analysis of various data types, encompassing medium to high-resolution satellite imagery, high to very high-resolution aerial photographs, lidar, radar, and even hyperspectral data. With a rich suite of algorithms specifically designed for diverse image analysis challenges, eCognition Developer allows users to select from a broad array of segmentation techniques, including multiresolution segmentation, quadtree, or chessboard methods. This flexibility empowers researchers and analysts to tailor their approach to meet specific project needs effectively.