December 05, 2005
Pittsburgh, PA - TerraSim, Inc. demonstrated a plug-in to their geopatial visualization product, TerraTools® 3.0, that allows their users to export TerraTools 3D databases for viewing by the Google Earth community. These Google Earth visualizations attracted more than expected interest at the TerraSim booth at I/ITSEC (Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education) conference in Florida last week.
TerraSim Inc. an industry leader in geospatial simulation for urban environments, demonstrated examples of this functionality using urban mapping data from Pittsburgh and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The process extracts the components of TerraTools urban database geometry and appearance that can be expressed in the Google Earth KML (Keyhole Macro Language) format.
Additional TerraTools export formats include 3ds Max®, VRML, OpenFlight®, as well as support for modeling and simulation runtime formats such as OTB (CTDB), JSAF, and OneSAF.
Kuala Lumpur in TSGFly |
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Joe Giuliani, Senior Computer Graphics Engineer at TerraSim remarked, "Google Earth provides the Big Picture for detailed urban visualization. Our new Google Earth export plug-in allows our customers to distribute a version of their modeling and simulation databases online for realtime streaming and download."
Using TerraSim's GISLink™ export technology, the Google Earth visualization is fully correlated with the export of our other format variants to support modeling and simulation runtimes for training and mission rehearsal as well as civil applications in urban and transportation planning.
Graeme Brooke, President of VizMAP and the TerraSim VAR in Australia commented "The other bonus, from my perspective, is that all of a sudden, the general public is starting to think in 3D. Google have identified a niche that we've been beavering away at for years. The military are on top of this, but to the civilian community it's new and exciting, which, for us, is exciting in itself. VizMAP, for example, has already performed a number of proof-of-concept Google Earth scenarios for the Australian Government which have been well received."
The GIS source data for the Kuala Lumpur visualization was provided by Espatial Resources Sdn Bhd of Kuala Lumpur. Espatial is the authorized TerraSim reseller for Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and Singapore.
About TerraSim
TerraSim is a US owned high-technology company that provides software solutions and services for advanced visual simulation and database construction using a variety of geospatial source data. TerraTools®, their primary product, is available for both Windows 2000 and XP.
TerraTools is used in the automated construction of dense urban environments for operations planning and situation assessment as well as to produce exercise databases covering hundreds of one degree geocells. TerraSim also provides database construction services and advanced technology development for both civilian and military customers.
TerraSim's TerraTours® product supports highly interactive geospatial query using 3D visualizations linked to a variety of collateral source data. Using GISLink™ technology, TerraTours users can automatically georeference and display information sources such as still photography, video streams, CAD design data, maps, and any web-enabled document.
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