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TerraSim Exhibits at I/ITSEC 2006

November 15, 2006

Pittsburgh, PA - TerraSim, Inc. will be showcasing its TerraTools® terrain generation and visualization software product line at the 2006 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) in Orlando, Florida, December 4 - 7, 2006 at Booth 1009.

This year, TerraSim will showcase new capabilities and options for TerraTools 3.0, the latest and most powerful release of its efficient terrain generation and visualization product line. TerraTools 3.0 rapidly constructs simulation databases using standard DoD/NGA/USGS source data, custom CAD and GIS data, and imagery in a Windows environment.

With a focus on detailed urban operations, TerraTools supports the parametric generation of complex visual geometry critical for MOUT, with a high degree of automation. TerraTools exports fully correlated databases in a variety of formats to support visual runtime environments, constructive simulation, computer generated forces (SAF), and 3D physical model construction.

TerraTools natively supports multi-threaded database processing and allows up to four times parallel processing with a dual processor Windows 2000 or XP workstation using a single TerraTools license node. The TerraTools Project Flowgraph Architecture allows you to maximize your investment in commodity workstations without resorting to specialized hardware configurations or additional software licenses.

At I/ITSEC TerraSim will demo a number of important new features and algorithmic enhancements to make database generation significantly faster and simpler to use. Significant new developments include:

OneSAF Terrain database generation (OTF) for single and multi-cell creation and export
OneSAF Ultra High Resolution (UHRB) generation for multi-story building floorplans
Support for Computer Generated Forces (CGF) runtimes including MÄK VR-Forces and Stealth database generation
Automatic building interior generation using blueprint templates for user configurable content creation and export
RoadMAP from TerraSim®, an automated transportation network extraction system for rapid source data preparation to support rapid construction of M&S databases
Google Earth Export to publish simulation database content on the internet

In addition to these TerraTools 3.0 enhancements, TerraSim's TSGFly™ version 5.0 and TerraTours® 3.0 will be demonstrated. TSGFly is the TerraTools 3D viewer, which is included with TerraTools and is freely distributable by end users. It is also available for download by our DoD customers with access to the SIPRNet and JWICS.

New and improved features in TSGFly 5.0 include:

Display of database classification markings
Display of multi-textures and light points
Improvements to point location and line distance measurement tool
Faster computation of area-of-effect display
Improved line-of-sight tool with measurement readout
Menus for database jump points and flight/drive path settings
Interactive setting of dynamic model point markers
User control of flood plane visualization
Interactive labeling of objects of interest
Customizable camera zoom and sizing
Autosave for user defined environmental settings including sky dome, cloud movement, haze, fog, and time-of-day

TerraTours is a unique, interactive 3D viewer that allows users to query objects in the visualization to gather and display associated multimedia (video, audio, photographs), architectural design files, powerpoint presentations, and all source data attribution. TerraTours is designed for customers who wish to develop their own intelligent information fusion applications using a 3D geospatial visualization as the focal point for user interaction.

TerraTours 3.0 builds on the display capabilities of TSGFly, while offering several significant new features for data integration and query including:

Enhanced file and attribute query customization
Dynamic display of data markers indicating information hotspots
Dynamic augmentation of object information within the TerraTours viewer
Interactive generation and 3D positioning of information object reference points
User customization to tailor TerraTours information display

For complete details on current enhancements to TerraTools 3.0 and TerraTours 3.0, visit us during I/ITSEC 2006 at Booth 1009 for a discussion of TerraSim's Viz-Sim products and demonstration of a variety of sample geospatial databases. TerraSim system developers will be on hand to describe current and future TerraTools enhancements, as well as discuss how TerraSim can support your geospatial database construction and computer generated forces requirements.

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.