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Press Releases
- April 2, 2007 - French Government Selects SkylineGlobe for its 3D National Geospatial Web Portal
June 13, 2006 - Skyline Software Systems, Inc., Announces SkylineGlobe.com - an Interactive 3D Web Mapping Service
April 4, 2006 - Federal Court Issues a Prompt Trial Date in Skyline's Patent Case Against Google Earth
May 18, 2005 - Intergraph Signs Reseller Agreement with Skyline Software Systems
January 12, 2005 - Museum of Chinese in the Americas, Mapping Our Heritage Project
November 26, 2004 - GeoFlight Announced winner at APSEA 2004
August 17, 2004 - interactive 3D 'fly-through' of Athens Greece
July 22, 2004 - Military Geospatial Technology Magazine, Visualizing Port Security by Skyline
May 24, 2004 - NASA fly-by portal monitors rainforest
January 22, 2004 - NASA 3D interactive tour of Mars now available at Earth Observing System (EOS) website (www.eoscenter.com) using TerraExplorer
December 10, 2003 - Military Geospatial Technology Magazine Skyline CEO Interview
October 13, 2003 - Skyline Announces New Version of TerraExplorer Pro v4.5
September 9, 2003 - Skyline demonstrates TerraSuite in Intel® keynote at
OracleWorld San Francisco, CA September 7-11, 2003
August 28, 2003 - Skyline Software Systems announces ‘3D WORLD GATEWAY’
for Oracle® Spatial 10g
August 10, 2003 - New York State to use Skyline Software Systems 3D visualization software
December 10, 2002 - Skyline Software Systems, Introduces new 3D visualization products
with full Oracle9i Database Spatial support at the Oracle-hosted Critical Solutions Partner Forum.
July 29, 2002 - Skyline's TerraGate® V3.0, the industry's leading network
data server designed to stream 3D geographic data, is now available.
July 03, 2002 - BAE SYSTEMS announces the new OpenFlight™ interface
between BAE systems’ SOCET SET® / SOCETSIM™ products and
Skyline Software Systems’ TerraExplorer® Pro
April. 2, 2007 - French Government Selects SkylineGlobe for its 3D National Geospatial Web Portal
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Chantilly, VA, April 2, 2007 –The French 3D ‘Geoportail’, scheduled to open to the general public in late summer 2007, will be based on the SkylineGlobe Enterprise solution from Skyline Software Systems, Inc. It will be the first and only 3D globe that includes high resolution imagery covering entire France and will include the ability to interactively fly over highly realistic 3D terrain and urban environments.
‘Geoportail’ is an initiative of the French National Geographical Institute (IGN) and is the reference portal for access to all French state and private sector geographical data, intended for the general public as well as professionals. The web site development as well as database management is being handled by I.G.O. a Vinci company using SkylineGlobe as a multiplatform web based application (Windows, Mac and Linux). The entire project including technical implementation and server architecture is managed by ATOS ORIGIN. The new interactive 3D ‘Geoportail’ is designed to utilize multiple servers for redundancy and load management to support many thousands of concurrent users.
‘The SkylineGlobe architecture allows IGN to update parts of the multi-terabyte imagery data immediately as they are received without having to rebuild the entire database – this was critical to them’ said Arik Katz, senior vice president of engineering at Skyline. ‘After a long review process of available 3D solutions, IGN came to a conclusion that SkylineGlobe with its extensive API is the only solution that would let them create the scaleable customized web-based application that they wanted’ he continued.
“France will be the first country to create their own web based public 3D Earth portal” said Mr. Eli Weisbrod, of S.L.I, the local Skyline distributor in France. “This marks an important shift in the web 3D Earth scene as now with SkylineGlobe any commercial or government organization can create a privately labeled web based 3D globe application.” Mr. Weisbrod added.
Skyline Software Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of 3D earth visualization software and services. The company offers a comprehensive platform of applications, tools and services that enable the creation and dissemination of interactive, photo-realistic 3D environments. Skyline technology works on any platform including desktops, wireless handheld devices and in-vehicle systems and over any type of network, including secure intranets, private extranets and the Internet. Skyline is headquartered in Chantilly, VA. For more information, visit http://www.skylinesoft.com and http://www.skylineglobe.com
Jun. 13, 2006 - Skyline Software Systems, Inc., Announces SkylineGlobe.com - an Interactive 3D Web Mapping Service.
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Chantilly, Virginia, Jun. 13, 2006 - Skyline Software Systems, Inc., announced today the SkylineGlobe.com 3D web mapping service. This turn-key 3D earth online combines massive amounts of high resolution satellite imagery, aerial photography and map data with Skyline's leading 3D visualization technology to deliver a complete 3D web mapping solution for consumers, businesses and developers.
SkylineGlobe.com is a new, 3D model of the world online, open for public access. A free open API allows anyone to create new tools and features for public or private use. Skyline offers a commercial version of the SkylineGlobe service to organizations that would like to embed this 3D global visualization platform on their own website with custom content exclusive to their domain. Skyline Globe runs inside a regular web-browser, and brings both commercial and government geospatial applications to life in industries as diverse as Travel and Tourism, Real Estate, Social Networks, Urban Planning, Entertainment, and Utilities.
"Unique features such as community and collaboration tools, realistic 3D cities, live video and open interfaces all come together to create a powerful platform" said Ronnie Yaron, president of Skyline. "The ability to quickly create your own applications and connect directly to real time data of any type opens the door to a whole new world of online applications."
SkylineGlobe will be available to the general public within a few weeks. Developers and partners can gain access to a beta version now by registering on SkylineGlobe.com
CONTACT
Rony Ledany
Director Business Development, SkylineGlobe
rony@skylinesoft.com or 1.703.278.3780 x107
April 4, 2006 - Federal Court Issues a Prompt Trial Date in Skyline's Patent Case Against Google Earth
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SKYLINE, VA, April 4, 2006. In a patent infringement case asserted against Google Earth (Google's 3D mapping software) a federal court judge in Massachusetts has issued an expedited discovery and trial schedule in response to plaintiff Skyline Software System's request for a preliminary injunction. The court has not yet ruled on the motion, but issued a claim construction determination and gave Skyline a prompt trial date - usually a strong indication that the court views the claims of patent infringement as having real substance.
In patent cases, the court provides a claim construction or interpretation of certain terms used in the patent claims. The court split on the interpretation of the claims proposed by the parties and reserved the right to revisit the interpretation, as the issues are refined. Most of the differences in the claim construction were minor, involving the addition or deletion of a word or two from the parties' proposed interpretations. The relevance of the claim construction must await the application of the claim construction to the methods actually used by Google Earth.
Skyline's President Ronnie Yaron stated "the court's expedited trial schedule and the issuance of the claim construction are a real victory for Skyline. Skyline is an innovator in this field of 3D mapping and has been trying to schedule a prompt trial where it believes the infringement issues are straightforward. Google can no longer delay the process."
May 18, 2005 - Intergraph Signs Reseller Agreement with Skyline Software Systems.
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 2005-- Intergraph (NASDAQ:INGR - News) along with Skyline Software Systems today announced they have signed a reseller agreement, which allows Intergraph to resell Skyline's TerraExplorer suite of products with its GeoMedia® suite of products. Geospatial professionals integrating data collected and managed by Intergraph's GeoMedia technology into Skyline's TerraExplorer will now have real-time 3D visualization capabilities for their entire range of geospatial information - from digital elevation models to high-resolution imagery and geospatial features, such as road networks, infrastructure and other points of interest.
Combining dynamic and accurate geospatial data from GeoMedia with real-time streaming imagery capabilities of TerraSuite enables users to evaluate environments using realistic, location-specific environments. This allows true-to-life representation and better interaction with location-based data, thus enhancing situation analysis and decision support. For tasks such as mission support or emergency response, this gives professionals in military, intelligence, homeland security, transportation, utilities and communication industries a reliable platform on which to quickly and confidently base many types of critical decisions.
"Intergraph and Skyline employ similar approaches for including open architecture and the latest industry standards for interoperability, Web Services and data storage in their products," said Ronnie Yaron, President, Skyline Systems. "This natural combination of our technologies produces visualization capabilities that give professionals up-to-date and appropriate situational awareness by fusing together data in real-time from multiple sources."
For more information on Intergraph solutions, visit http://imgs.intergraph.com/. Detailed information about Intergraph technology can be found at http://imgs.intergraph.com/products/
January 12, 2005 - Museum of Chinese in the Americas - Mapping Our Heritage Project: History at Your Fingertips
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Opening Reception
When: Wednesday, January 12, 2005, 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Where: Museum of Chinese in the Americas; 70 Mulberry St., 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10013
Chinatown, New York – Wandering the streets of New York City Chinatown and observing the diverse architecture and dramatic streetscape, it’s not uncommon to wonder, “If these walls could talk, what would they say?” The Museum of Chinese in the Americas begins to take the guesswork out of the question when it unveils the prototype of its Mapping Our Heritage Project – a pioneering three-dimensional, interactive map of New York’s “Old Chinatown” district. Mapping Our Heritage Project is a national model for how technology can be applied to a neighborhood’s cultural and historical preservation.
Mapping Our Heritage Project is a collaborative effort between MoCA, New York University Asian/Pacific/American Studies Program & Institute, Environmental Simulation Center, and Resolution Seven. The team created a fully interactive virtual kiosk that can potentially provide people with access to a range of information on Chinatown – such as statistical and biographical data, historical photos, documents, individual oral histories, and artifacts. Visitors engage with an 8-block area of New York known as historic “Old Chinatown” by clicking on or “visiting” an address to not only see artifacts, photos, documents, and oral histories connected to that place, but also to submit their own personal accounts and memories of Chinatown. This format provides a new way of exploring and writing the history of Chinese Americans in New York and expands the public’s participation in the ongoing process of reclaiming and interpreting the community’s diverse cultures and histories.
Duy Linh Tu, Partner/Creative Director of Resolution Seven says, “The Mapping Our Heritage Project is a uniquely collaborative one. It’s the first project of its kind that we’ve all worked on, and I think it will help to raise the bar on so many levels: technical achievement, design creativity, and innovation in the ways we tell cultural and historical stories. It really is the first time that culture and technology have combined in a way that is exciting, engaging, and makes sense for the user.”
Roy Chan, of the Environmental Simulation Center says, “For the first time, virtual reality technology is being used to see history in a new, interactive way. Integrating cutting edge technology with their extensive, growing archives MoCA has embarked on an innovative approach to presenting and gathering the history of New York Chinatown. MoCA has worked closely with the Environmental Simulation Center during the past three years to develop a computer simulated, photo-realistic model of New York Chinatown… Through interactive menus, [visitors] will also be able to share their own stories and photos to these specific sites, making them a part of the documentation process to the project’s growing database.”
A unique vehicle that will not only serve as a repository of information, but also as a tool to solicit personal stories and memories of the neighborhood, the Mapping Our Heritage Project becomes a means by which community volunteers, students, residents and organizations can play a crucial role in helping to gather new information, images and artifacts on the New York Chinese community. A recent example is MoCA’s partnership with the Columbia University Oral History Research Office and New York University Child Study Center to support the work of students from the area’s public schools by providing them a public venue for their oral history projects through the Mapping Our Heritage Project.
The Mapping Our Heritage Project is supported by a Resources for Change Technology Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Of several hundred applicants, MoCA was invited to apply for the competitive multiyear funding and was one of 25 organizations around the nation to be awarded this prestigious grant. The Mapping Our Heritage Project kiosk will launch January 12, 2005. For more information, interviews, and photos, contact Museum Associate William Dao at (212)619-4785 or wdao@moca-nyc.org.
MoCA is chartered by the New York State Department of Education and is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. All contributions are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. Mapping Our Heritage is made possible with the generous support of the National Endowment for the Arts, Resources for Change Technology Grant; the Chevron Texaco Foundation; and Verizon.
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Museum of Chinese in the Americas (MoCA) is the first full-time, professionally staffed museum dedicated to reclaiming, preserving, and interpreting the history and culture of Chinese and their descendants in the Western Hemisphere. The Museum provides historical and visual arts exhibitions, walking tours, school and public programs, a museum shop and extensive archives in the fields of Chinese American and Asian American studies.
See us online at www.moca-nyc.org
26 November 2004 - GEOFLIGHT WINS INNAUGURAL APSEA AWARD
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Australia - November 26, 2004 - Australia's first truly interactive 3D educational resource, GeoFlight by McMullen Nolan And Partners Surveyors , has been awarded the Excellence in Environment and Community Award at the Gala Dinner for the inaugural Asia Pacific Spatial Excellence Awards at the National Art Gallery in Canberra overnight.
The inaugural Asia-Pacific Spatial Excellence Awards is the combined National Spatial Excellence Awards for the Spatial Sciences Institute and the Australian Spatial Information Business Association. Celebrating both individual and corporate achievements of top spatial information enterprise, the awards showcase the finest projects that Australian and Asian Industry has to offer. Projects attaining recognition at this premier event are deemed to be truly outstanding achievers and pre-eminent in their field
Launching the inaugural Perth theme in 2003, GeoFlight quickly became a common sight in geography classrooms throughout Western Australia with over 50% of geography classrooms utilising the interactive product. Following on from this success the GeoFlight team released an additional four theme's in 2004. Launched at their respective geography teachers' conferences, the new Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane themes have again proven to be a hit amongst geography and SOSE classrooms in both the metropolitan and regional areas.
The GeoFlight product is created using geo-spatial data and advanced 3D visualisation software from Skyline Software Systems. It brings to the Geography classroom a revolutionary way of looking at and investigating spatial data. This includes Geo-referenced aerial photography or satellite imagery, terrain elevation data and other 3D and 2D Spatial information presented in a totally interactive 3D visualisation format.
August 17, 2004 - Photon Research Associates in cooperation with Skyline Software Systems, i-cubed and LeadDog Consulting have created a web-based interactive 3D 'fly-through' of Athens Greece.
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San Diego, CA - August 17, 2004 - Photon Research Associates in cooperation with Skyline Software Systems, i-cubed and LeadDog Consulting have created a web-based interactive 3D 'fly-through' of Athens Greece. Go to www.skylinesoft.com/athens and navigate to specific venues or follow one of the predefined routes through the city.
The data set includes 60 centimeter imagery from DigitalGlobe, 25 meter DEM based on ASTER imagery from i-cubed, and vectors extracted by LeadDog. Skyline created the 3D model from this data using its TerraSuite product line.
Photon Research Associates (www.photon.com) is a leading-edge technology company with more than 27 years of experience providing products and services in support of our national defense missions. PRA has expertise in development and application of physics-based modeling, simulation and analysis products, missile defense, surveillance and reconnaissance, intelligence data analysis, and stealth system design.
i-cubed (www.i3.com) is a premier provider of imagery, geographic data, spatial modeling services and custom internet-based GIS systems. i-cubed's client base includes many of the world's largest wireless telecommunications companies, earth imaging satellite operators, government agencies and visualization / simulation providers.
LeadDog Consulting (www.goleaddog.com) is a leading provider of GIS street maps for Mexico, Latin America, Iraq and dozens of other international cities and countries.
Skyline Software Systems (www.skylinesoft.com) provides a unique and valuable network-based "3D World Gateway" to provide a truly integrated view of an analytical problem with a new perspective. Skyline's technologies allow many different databases in different locations to be merged, mapped, and distributed over the network seamlessly to the end users, to deliver collaborative 3D viewing framework.
May 24, 2004 - NASA fly-by portal monitors rainforest.
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By Jason Miller
GCN Staff
NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe last month inaugurated a 3-D visualization portal for fly-through surveys of Central America's data layers, captured by satellites.
The Mesoamerican Monitoring and Visualization System, at servir.nsstc.nasa.gov, received funding from seven nations, the Agency for International Development and the World Bank. It uses Terra mapping software from Skyline Software Systems Inc. of Woburn, Mass.
Users can access either English or Spanish versions of the site to view near-real-time satellite readings of fires, agriculture, soil and urban areas. The site, scheduled for completion around August, will have decision-support tools, a map server and a large archive of downloadable data for geographic information systems
January 22, 2004 - NASA 3D interactive tour of Mars now available at Earth Observing System (EOS) website (www.eoscenter.com) using TerraExplorer
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WOBURN, MA , January 22, 2004 - NASA Earth Observing System (EOS) website launched the ability to tour Mars in 3D on-line, using technology from Skyline Software Systems, Inc., a leading provider of 3D visualization software and pioneer of web-based interactive 3D 'fly-through' technology.
"Skyline has pioneered network-based technologies in interactive 3D visualization. Their approach to networking 3D visualization allows us - researchers, analysts and educational outreach programs - to share relevant geospatial data in a web-based environment. We are particularly excited about Skyline's ability to process geospatial data in a real time environment, so that the public can get timely access to NASA research," states Jeff Crews, Assistant Director of the NASA EOS Education Project at The University of Montana. "We will use this technology to engage students in rural settings and bring to life science education resulting in enhanced academic achievement."
Skyline technology, collectively called TerraSuite, is currently available to explore Mars, using the NASA imagery. Mars enthusiasts can download the Skyline free-viewer and discover the location of where the "Spirit" has landed.
The Mars 3D model was created from multiple NASA data sources including imagery from Mars Viking Orbiter (global imagery) and Mars Global Surveyor (high resolution); terrain elevation data from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA).
"Skyline is committed to serving the research and academic community," states Paul Collins, Chairman and CEO of Skyline Software. "Using TerraExplorer on-line with NASA research enables us to explore and understand changing environments - both globally and beyond".
About NASA Earth Observing System (EOS) Education Project
The NASA EOS Education Project disseminates Earth imagery, develops interdisciplinary programs and deploys advance technologies for use in our global society. For further information, visit www.eoscenter.com.
About Skyline Software
SKYLINE SOFTWARE SYSTEMS, Inc. is a leading provider of network-based, 3D Earth visualization software and services. The company offers a comprehensive platform of applications, tools and services that enable the creation and dissemination of complex geo-spatial information in an interactive, photo-realistic 3D form. Skyline technology works on any platform including desktops, wireless handheld devices and in-vehicle systems and over any type of network including secure intranets, private extranets and the Internet. Skyline is headquartered in Woburn, MA and has offices in Chantilly, VA and Jacksonville, FL. Visit the company on the Web at www.skylinesoft.com.
October 13, 2003 - Skyline Announces New Version of TerraExplorer Pro v4.5 The Network Client to 3D Urban Visualization and Spatial Analysis
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CHANTILLY, VA, October 13, 2003- Skyline Software Systems, pioneer of network-based, 3D Earth visualization software and services, today announced the release of TerraExplorer Pro, GIS Edition, v.4.5. This new version of the TerraExplorer Pro marks major improvements in capabilities for working with urban environments and stronger GIS functionality.
"These Innovations found in TerraExplorer Pro are derived from our user input," says Ronnie Yaron, President of Skyline Software Systems. "Focusing on urban environments and integrating with their existing spatial systems improves our users' mission-critical applications."
Skyline's TerraExplorer Pro Network-Enabled 3D Client taps into multiple, traditionally disparate databases-such as satellite imagery, GPS live feeds and urban features-across the network to generate a videogame-like interactive view of the world's cityscapes in 3D. TerraExplorer is part of the Skyline TerraSuite Enterprise software, which provides a unique network streaming capability to dynamically fuse and deploy across a secure intranet, rapid 3D terrain and urban infrastructure visualization systems for military and business applications.
In TerraExplorer Pro, GIS Edition version 4.5, an emphasis has been placed on both enhancing tools to improve urban terrain analysis and to interface with other spatial data systems. Enhanced urban tools include: improved 3D building construction methods; new terrain analysis functions and importing of 3D objects; and exporting of urban features to accepted commercial and government standards. An enhanced COM interface and new plugs-ins to connect to existing spatial features allow for the improved ability to maintain, update and access existing and developing datasets across the network.
Many of the enhancements to Skyline's TerraExplorer and the related Skyline TerraSuite products improve the capabilities of mission critical applications and operations areas of mission planning, command and control and ultimately lead to better situational awareness for strategic areas of interest in urban areas around the globe.
SKYLINE SOFTWARE SYSTEMS, Inc. provides a unique and valuable network-based "3D World Gateway" to provide a truly integrated view of an analytical problem with a new perspective. Skyline's technologies allow many different databases in different locations to be merged, mapped, and distributed over the network seamlessly to the end users, to deliver collaborative 3D viewing framework. Skyline delivers the 3D geographical component in an enterprise architecture called 'TerraSuite'. Skyline Software Systems provides solutions in areas such as Mission Preview, Urban Planning, Command & Control, Site Selection, and Supply Chain Management. Skyline technology works on any platform including desktops, wireless handheld devices and in-vehicle systems and over any type of network including secure intranets, private extranets and the Internet.
December 10, 2002 - Skyline Software Systems, Inc., Introduces new 3D visualization products with full Oracle9i Database Spatial support at the Oracle-hosted Critical Solutions Partner Forum.
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WOBURN, MA, Dec 10, 2002-As a leading provider of 3D spatial visualization products and solutions, Skyline Software, a member of the Oracle® PartnerNetwork, will leverage its experience with military, federal and public sector organizations for homeland security applications.
"Skyline Software has a very powerful set of 3D geo-spatial solutions that are especially useful in visualizing potential threats and developing appropriate response plans," said Steve Cooperman, director of homeland security solutions for Oracle Corporation. "We are very excited to work with Skyline Software as they provide tools and applications that build on the power of Oracle Spatial to support mission-critical homeland security initiatives."
"Our main focus is providing tools that enable homeland security personnel to assess a situation much faster and make much better sense of vast amounts of spatial data in times of emergency as well as on an ongoing basis," said Ronnie Yaron, Skyline Software's executive vice president. "Skyline Software is committed to providing open architecture, network-based, software tools and applications that utilize spatial data to provide maximum value to the end user."
Skyline Software has announced a direct Oracle9i Spatial database interface in its TerraExplorer© Pro v4.1 product. TerraExplorer Pro is a powerful, network-enabled, easy-to-use, multi-source tool for creating, viewing, editing and publishing photo-realistic interactive 3D environments. It includes capabilities to import spatial data directly from files and databases such as Oracle9i Database, Shape, DXF, ArcSDE layers and OpenFlight files. A powerful programming interface provides the capability for 3rd party developers and integrators to use the TerraExplorer Pro as an integrated component of a dedicated application.
The new TerraExplorer Pro v4.1 was first featured in the Oracle-hosted Critical Solutions Partner Forum in Reston, Va., on Nov 7. The event, which featured 65 Oracle Homeland Security partners, was co-sponsored by Government Technology magazine and the Center for Digital Government.
The Oracle Partner Network is a global business network of more than 12,000 companies that deliver innovative enterprise software solutions based on Oracle software. Through access to Oracle's premier products, education, technical services, marketing, and sales support, the Oracle Partner Network provides partners with the resources they need to be successful in today's Internet economy. Oracle partners are able to offer customers' leading-edge solutions backed by Oracle's position as the world's largest enterprise software company.
SKYLINE SOFTWARE SYSTEMS, Inc. is a privately-held company and is a leading provider of network-based, 3D Earth visualization software and services. Our comprehensive platform of applications, tools and services enable the creation and dissemination of complex geo-spatial information in an interactive, photo-realistic 3D form. Our technology works on any platform including desktops, wireless handheld devices and in-vehicle systems and over any type of network including secure intranets, private extranets and the Internet.
September 9, 2003 - S- Skyline demonstrates TerraSuite in Intel® keynote at
OracleWorld San Francisco, CA September 7-11, 2003
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At Oracle Open World, Paul Collins, CEO of Skyline Software Systems, Inc., a leading provider of 3D visualization and situational awareness software solutions, will demonstrate Skyline TerraSuite ‘3D World Gateway’ during the keynote presentation of Craig Barrett, chief executive officer of Intel Corporation. The keynote will take place on Tuesday, September 9, 2003, at 1 p.m. and utilize Oracle 10g Spatial Georaster and Intel processor-based systems.
Barrett and Collins will show that by accessing business analytics drawn from Oracle Database 10g and TerraSuite, Skyline’s 3D World Gateway provides the ability to query regional trends over time, over a particular landscape, using integrated data mining tools. This capability can highlight geographic obstacles, trouble spots and growing customer demand. More importantly, the executive will have the ability to access one view of the business applications and the multiple data retrieved seamlessly across network hitting several Intel-powered servers hosting the Oracle databases. This integrated view of the selection process, in conjunction with the respective business analytics is easily queried, viewed and accessed on multiple clients simultaneously—on a PDA, desktop, or other wireless device— providing a collaborative view of the decision-making process. This ultimately facilitates timely as well as more informed decisions.
What makes the TerraSuite 3D technology such a unique and valuable tool is the integrated 3D view of the site of interest, tapping into the data mining tools to give you a truly integrated view of the business problem with a new perspective, its true geographical dimensions. Many different databases in different locations and information from various business applications are merged, mapped, and distributed over the network seamlessly to the end users in a collaborative framework. Delivering the 3D geographical component of the enterprise architecture with multiple data sources and an integrated application interface for a business applications such as Site Selection, Supply Chain Management, CRM allows obstacles and/or gateways to profitability to be readily apparent using Skyline’s ‘3D World Gateway’ based on TerraSuite Technology.
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August 28, 2003 - Skyline Software Systems announces ‘3D WORLD GATEWAY’
for Oracle® Spatial 10g
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WOBURN, MA, August 28, 2003 - Skyline Software Systems, Inc., a leading provider of network-based 3-D earth visualization software and services, and an active member of the Oracle PartnerNetwork, today announced that Skyline TerraSuite has been tested and validated to upload data to Oracle® Spatial 10g in the Oracle GeoRaster format. By testing the early production release of Oracle Database 10g and its Spatial option, Terra Suite can now distribute the queried information in a interactive fly-through view via a ‘3D World Gateway’. This Skyline and Oracle relationship provides an optimized architecture to commercial and defense customers.
“Skyline’s networked 3D visualization and mapping technology is a perfect fit for Oracle’s next-generation database platform, Oracle Database 10g,” says Skyline CEO, Paul Collins.
At Oracle Open World, Paul Collins, CEO, will demonstrate Skyline TerraSuite ‘3D World Gateway’ during the keynote presentation of Craig Barrett, chief executive officer of Intel Corporation. The keynote will take place on Tuesday, September 9, 2003, at 1 p.m. and utilize Oracle 10g Spatial GeoRaster and Intel processor-based systems.
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August 10, 2003 - New York State to use Skyline Software Systems 3D visualization software.
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Albany, NY, Aug 10, 2003- The New York State Office of Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure Coordination (CSCIC) has acquired 3D visualization software from Skyline Software Systems, Inc. (Skyline) through its NY-based distributor Spatial Logic, LLC. to develop an emergency response application for New York State (NY).
CSCIC plans on creating a seamless 3D terrain file of NY using imagery from NY's Digital Orthophoto Program and 10 meter USGS DEM data. The imagery consists of MrSID files tiled into sixteenths of USGS Quad sheets, and varies regionally in spatial, spectral, and temporal resolution. This terrain file along with additional GIS-based overlay data is to be served via the Internet to NY's emergency management community.
Initial plans are to deploy the application primarily to personnel from the State Emergency Management Office (SEMO). It is envisioned that the application will enhance communication between widely distributed personnel by providing common access to an interactive photo-realistic view of the base ground conditions at any point in NY. CSCIC also hopes to develop the capacity to use Skyline technology to efficiently deploy time-sensitive imagery acquired in response to actual emergency situations.
The specific details regarding how Skyline technology will fit into CSCIC's overall strategy for supporting emergency management and response operations will be determined over the coming months. It is also anticipated that the Skyline technology will be utilized for other purposes in NY beyond emergency management.
December 10, 2002 - Skyline Software Systems, Inc., Introduces new 3D visualization products with full Oracle9i Database Spatial support at the Oracle-hosted Critical Solutions Partner Forum.
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WOBURN, MA, Dec 10, 2002-As a leading provider of 3D spatial visualization products and solutions, Skyline Software, a member of the Oracle® PartnerNetwork, will leverage its experience with military, federal and public sector organizations for homeland security applications.
"Skyline Software has a very powerful set of 3D geo-spatial solutions that are especially useful in visualizing potential threats and developing appropriate response plans," said Steve Cooperman, director of homeland security solutions for Oracle Corporation. "We are very excited to work with Skyline Software as they provide tools and applications that build on the power of Oracle Spatial to support mission-critical homeland security initiatives."
"Our main focus is providing tools that enable homeland security personnel to assess a situation much faster and make much better sense of vast amounts of spatial data in times of emergency as well as on an ongoing basis," said Ronnie Yaron, Skyline Software's executive vice president. "Skyline Software is committed to providing open architecture, network-based, software tools and applications that utilize spatial data to provide maximum value to the end user."
Skyline Software has announced a direct Oracle9i Spatial database interface in its TerraExplorer© Pro v4.1 product. TerraExplorer Pro is a powerful, network-enabled, easy-to-use, multi-source tool for creating, viewing, editing and publishing photo-realistic interactive 3D environments. It includes capabilities to import spatial data directly from files and databases such as Oracle9i Database, Shape, DXF, ArcSDE layers and OpenFlight files. A powerful programming interface provides the capability for 3rd party developers and integrators to use the TerraExplorer Pro as an integrated component of a dedicated application.
The new TerraExplorer Pro v4.1 was first featured in the Oracle-hosted Critical Solutions Partner Forum in Reston, Va., on Nov 7. The event, which featured 65 Oracle Homeland Security partners, was co-sponsored by Government Technology magazine and the Center for Digital Government.
The Oracle Partner Network is a global business network of more than 12,000 companies that deliver innovative enterprise software solutions based on Oracle software. Through access to Oracle's premier products, education, technical services, marketing, and sales support, the Oracle Partner Network provides partners with the resources they need to be successful in today's Internet economy. Oracle partners are able to offer customers' leading-edge solutions backed by Oracle's position as the world's largest enterprise software company.
SKYLINE SOFTWARE SYSTEMS, Inc. is a privately-held company and is a leading provider of network-based, 3D Earth visualization software and services. Our comprehensive platform of applications, tools and services enable the creation and dissemination of complex geo-spatial information in an interactive, photo-realistic 3D form. Our technology works on any platform including desktops, wireless handheld devices and in-vehicle systems and over any type of network including secure intranets, private extranets and the Internet.
July 29, 2002 - Skyline's TerraGate® V3.0, the industry's leading network data server designed to stream 3D geographic data, is now available.
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WOBURN, MASSACHUSETTS. JULY 29, 2002 -- Skyline introduced today the new release of Skyline's TerraGate® v3.0, the industry's leading powerful network data server designed to stream 3D geographic data, created with the TerraBuilder® in real-time to TerraExplorer® and TerraExplorer Pro users. Part of the Skyline 3D networked based TerraSuite™, TerraGate v3.0 follows a client-server model that has been optimized to potentially handle thousands of concurrent users accessing virtually unlimited sized 3D terrain databases in low to high bandwidth situations
Highlights of the new version include:
1. FlyGen® Extension - Offered as an extension to TerraGate 3.0, FlyGen, a commercial off-the-shelf component, along with its scripting language, allows the generation of specific and targeted flying experiences in real-time, by creating TerraExplorer® FLY files over the Internet. For users interested in interacting with existing GIS and modeling applications, this is an ideal extension.
2. TerraGate Management console - The TerraGate Management console is a management and configuration tool allowing the user to control and monitor Skyline server applications, change configurations, view performance and statistics, add maps, etc. The TerraGate Management console controls both the TerraGate streamer and FlyGen components.
3. Security - Support for secured MPT databases, to be used with the new TerraBuilder v1.6 extension, DirectConnect.
"This new release and especially the addition of the FlyGen component, opens new channels and uses for the TerraGate and our entire TerraSuite architecture", states Arik Katz, Vice President of Skyline Software Systems.
July 03, 2002 - BAE SYSTEMS announces the new OpenFlight™ interface
between BAE systems’ SOCET SET® / SOCETSIM™ products and
Skyline Software System’s TerraExplorer® Pro
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San Diego, California - Skyline Software Systems, Inc. and BAE Systems are proud to announce a new feature in
TerraExplorer Pro v4.0, GIS Edition that enables a smooth workflow integration between BAE Systems’ SOCET SET/
SOCETsim database applications and Skyline Software Systems’ TerraExplorer visualization software. TerraExplorer Pro
v4.0, GIS Edition now can directly read 3D OpenFlight files generated by SOCET SET/SOCETsim and place OpenFlight
Models in the correct position on the terrain. Product demonstrations will be available at Image 2002 Conference, Scottsdale,
AZ, July 8 – 12 and also at the 2002 NIMA Pathfinder Technical Crosswalk, Reston, VA on August 2nd, 2002.
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