TerraExplorer Pro includes all the real-time 3D terrain viewing capabilities found
in the TerraExplorer Viewer, as well as all the tools required for editing, analyzing,
and annotating photo-realistic interactive 3D environments.
TerraExplorer Pro is an essential tool for content providers wishing to publish
their unique local information over intranets or the Internet. It provides easy
editing, annotation and publishing of photo-realistic, interactive, 3D visualizations.
TerraExplorer Pro v6 Data Sheet
TerraExplorer Pro Benefits
Import geo-referenced, satellite or aerial images and geo-referenced elevation raster
With TerraExplorer Pro, you can overlay the terrain with imagery layers containing geo-referenced, satellite or aerial images and replace the elevation data of the terrain database with geo-referenced elevation raster. Imported data can be of unlimited size and resolution. Automatic morphing between the terrain imagery and the imagery and elevation layers is performed. Layers you create are saved to GIS standard file formats.
If a source file is not rectified to the same coordinate system as the Terrain Coordinate system that the TerraExplorer uses, the user can reproject it on-the-fly using the built in mechanism. A subsection of a raster file can be displayed by loading a Shape file containing the required clip polygon.
Load feature layers representing geographic data using points, lines, and polygons.
TerraExplorer Pro can load the entire content of the feature layer or stream the data directly from a server or local files so that you do not have to wait for the entire layer to load. When a feature layer is loaded, you are always connected to the data source (local or remote), so you can easily get the latest source updates by refreshing the layer.
The appearance and behaviors of all the geographic features contained within the layer can be set in the property sheet. For an imported feature layer with a set of attributes containing object level data, advanced layer information can be displayed in the 3D Window.
Spatial queries can be performed based on a selected or drawn geometry. Using the Attribute Table Tool, you can search and filter the data in a layer based on feature attributes. You can then display only the filtered data on the map or create a new layer that includes only this data. Available spatial operations include merging features into a single feature, creating a multipart feature, clipping one polygon from another, and exploding a multi-part feature into its individual component features.
Easily add 2D, 3D, dynamic and terrain objects to your project
TerraExplorer Pro users can create new objects, edit single or multiple objects’ parameters using the properties sheet, edit objects directly in the 3D window, and copy /move/delete objects in the 3D window. The objects are organized in the Project Window’s tree structure.
In addition to sets of 2D and 3D primitives and labels, TerraExplorer Pro features a set of ground and air vehicles the user can add to the project by by manually placing route way points in the 3D View, or by importing routes from external sources. 3D models can be added to the project by manually defining the geometry of the building rooftop and stretching it above the basic terrain, or by importing the rooftop geometry from external feature layers.
TerraExplorer Pro also enables you to easily create pipe lines or power lines along a user defined path as well as create multiple instances of the same object along a line or inside a specified area.
Analyze your 3D environments
TerraExplorer Pro provides advanced tools for measurement and terrain analysis, including Line of Sight, Viewshed, Threat Dome, Flood Analysis, and Volume Analysis
Modify your terrain
Raise or lower the surface of the terrain according to the elevation values of a polygon's points. Cut holes in the terrain based on a polygon that exposes the other side of the terrain through the opening.
Set the appearance of the environment in the 3D Window
You can control the horizon distance, fog color, as well as the sun and moon display. The sun, moon and sun flare objects can be displayed and positioned based on a given date, time and time zone.
Preset or custom sky textures and colors can be applied. An animated cloud layer can be displayed over the entire terrain, with customized altitude, position, density, and movement settings. Reflection and movement effects can be displayed on all sea and ocean terrain.
Share geographical information with others through dynamic presentations
You can create a presentation, in which you navigate through the 3D World, showing or hiding objects on the terrain, following dynamic objects, displaying messages and performing different operations. The presentation route is created either by flying through the terrain recording an exact route or by adding each waypoint separately. An easy to use editor enables you to set step timings and transitions and modify step sequence.
A movie in AVI format can be created from any presentation in your project. This movie can then be played using a standard AVI Viewer or any product that supports AVI format or multi frames format, or even displayed on a TV screen.
Access, manage and organize your raster, feature, projects and other geographic assets
TerraCatalog is a catalog database that stores, organizes and manages connections to raster and feature layers and projects, located on a local disk, on the network, on Oracle or on an SQL Server. When TerraExplorer is connected to TerraCatalog, the catalog can easily be browsed and the required geographic data loaded into a TerraExplorer Project. In addition to connecting to the catalog to load catalog layers into a project, TerraExplorer Pro users can bind a project to the catalog. In this case, every layer or project loaded into a project and all modifications to the project are automatically updated to the catalog every time the project is saved.
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