User-Manual/getting-started-with-fudaa-lspiv.md

+# Table of Contents 
+
+[**2. Getting started with Fudaa-LSPIV**](User-Manual/Getting-started-with-Fudaa-LSPIV)
+
+- [Installing the **_Fudaa-LSPIV_** Software](User-Manual/Getting-started-with-Fudaa-LSPIV#minidisc-installing-the-fudaa-lspiv-software)
+- [Languages](User-Manual/Getting-started-with-Fudaa-LSPIV#earth_africa-languages)
+- [Main Window Architecture](User-Manual/Getting-started-with-Fudaa-LSPIV#map-main-window-architecture)
+
+# :minidisc: Installing the **_Fudaa-LSPIV_** Software
+
+The **_Fudaa-LSPIV_** installation file is available on the following software development platform: https://forge.irstea.fr/projects/fudaa-lspiv/
+
+Starting from version 1.10, Fudaa-LSPIV no longer requires Java installation, which solves many compatibility issues related to different versions of Java. No other prerequisites are necessary.
+
+![imageWindows](uploads/761827befa3c661376b5c39ae45ac46c/imageWindows.png){width="40px"} **Installing and Running Fudaa-LSPIV** _**(Windows)**_: 
+
+1. Unzip the installation file fudaa-lspiv-_**{version}**_-win-x64.zip. Replace _**{version}**_ with the software version.
+2. Double-click the Fudaa-LSPIV\\fudaa-lspiv.bat file to run Fudaa-LSPIV.
+
+> :thumbsup: You can create a shortcut to this .bat file and set the /icons/fudaa-lspiv.ico file as the icon for this shortcut.
+
+![imageLinux](uploads/537a0ffba6bc368ec65d496cb1a1a30b/imageLinux.png){width="40px"} **Installing and Running Fudaa-LSPIV** _**(Linux)**_:
+
+1. Unzip the installation file fudaa-lspiv-{version}-linux-x64.tar.gz. Replace {version} with the software version.
+2. Double-click the Fudaa-LSPIV\\fudaa-lspiv.sh file to run Fudaa-LSPIV.
+
+**Uninstallation**:
+
+Uninstalling is done by deleting the Fudaa-LSPIV directory.
+
+**Installation Directory**:
+
+The software is installed in the chosen directory with the following structure:
+
+![image4](uploads/908bfd19018f4f77791883216a5d0a41/image4.png)
+
+- **_bin_** folder: contains the executable **_fudaa-lspiv.bat_**, which launches the application;
+- **_doc_** folder: contains this **_User Guide_**;
+- **_examples_** folder: contains a **_Fudaa-LSPIV_** sample project;
+- **_exes_** folder: contains the Fortran executables used for the LSPIV analysis steps;
+- **_icons_** folder: contains the icons;
+- **_lib_** folder: contains the Java libraries required by the **_Fudaa-LSPIV_** application;
+- **_templates_** folder: contains the Excel template for exporting the [gauging report](#exporting-the-gauging-report);
+- **_uninstaller_** folder: contains the uninstallation executable.
+
+# :earth_africa: Languages
+
+The default language of the **_Fudaa-LSPIV_** software is French or English, depending on the choice made during installation. You can switch to English via the **_Edit 🡪 Preferences_** menu. In the **_Accessibility 🡪 Language_** tab, choose **_english \[en\]_**, then restart the software.
+
+![image5](uploads/5647a50579a962f8f5437e3512927b09/image5.png)
+
+# :map: Main Window Architecture
+
+The Fudaa-LSPIV software is composed of 5 panels as described in the figure below:
+
+- The menus (panel 1 in the figure) allow access to file creation or opening, or to launching LSPIV processing.
+- The quick access bar (panel 2 in the figure) provides shortcuts to the main functions of the menus.
+- The graphic toolbar (panel 3 in the figure) allows selections and modifications on the graphical display of views.
+- The layers (panel 4 in the figure) display the available layers and allow them to be selected or deselected.
+- The graphical view display (panel 5 in the figure) allows the visualization of source or orthorectified images as well as the results of calculations.
+
+![image6](uploads/108f729095653dd1c15c4e972449b692/image6.png)
+
+> :loudspeaker: _**Note!**_  
+>
+> Fudaa-LSPIV operates on a layer logic (like GIS software, for example): to work on data, an image, or a result, or to modify the display of data, an image, or a result, you must first select the relevant layer.
+
+#  
+-> [**Next Section: 3. Starting a Fudaa-LSPIV Study**](User-Manual/Starting-a-Fudaa-LSPIV-Study)