May 26, 2002
Pittsburgh, PA - TerraSim, Inc. announced today the release of TerraTools® 1.5, the latest and most comprehensive version of its premier geospatial database construction product.
TerraTools 1.5 adds new and exciting capabilities in a number of areas including ease of use, data import, a continued focus on urban geospatial visualization, and additional support for port and harbor visualization. The most significant additions within TerraTools 1.5 include:
Increased Functionality
Significant new functionality includes extensive support for advanced building extrusion with multiple appearance textures, allowing for user specification of foundation, storefront, topfloor, and roof railing textures for enhanced realism even with geotypical source data.
TerraTools 1.5 incorporates modern graph analysis layout heuristics to give users cleaner and easier-to-read layouts of TerraTools project flowgraphs.
In keeping with our "Just enough GIS," our cartographic data editors provide for a logging facility to maintain a record of user modifications to source data.
New Data Importers
TerraTools 1.5 has improved support for NIMA Digital Nautical Chart (DNC), allowing for automation of complex port and harbor visualization. Coupled with "Build Bathymetric DEM" support introduced in TerraTools 1.4, users now have a complete solution to rapidly build visualizations with underwater channel approaches and to display hazards to navigation.
TerraTools 1.5 has improved capabilities for automatically processing SDTS attribution, complementing our existing support for older USGS DLG and DEM formats.
TerraTools 1.5 is fully supported on both Windows NT/2000/XP and SGI IRIX workstations. As with previous versions, TerraTools 1.5 includes an extensive and detailed on-line help system.
As the sixth major release in the TerraTools product line, TerraSim demonstrates its commitment to continuing technology enhancements that add value, functionality, and ease of use to its user community. Copies of TerraTools 1.5 have been delivered to customers under standard maintenance contracts. To learn more about how TerraTools can fulfill your geospatial visualization requirements, contact us at sales@terrasim.com
About TerraSim
TerraSim is a high-technology company that provides software solutions and services for advanced visual simulation database construction using cartographic data. TerraTools®, their primary product, is available for both Windows NT/2000/XP and SGI IRIX workstations. TerraTools is used in the automated construction of dense urban environments for regional planning as well as simulation databases for military exercises covering hundreds of one degree geocells. TerraSim also provides database construction services and advanced technology development for both civilian and military customers.
TerraSim®, TerraTools®, and TerraTours® are registered trademarks of TerraSim, Inc.
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