Publishing a DirectConnect Project

Skyline’s DirectConnect Service enables on-the-fly fusion of source data into a unified terrain database defined by the TerraBuilder project file (TBP). For projects whose source data is subject to frequent change, the DirectConnect Service eliminates the need for time-consuming re-creation of complete MPT files and allows dynamic updating of the layers and project. The DirectConnect Service also provides an efficient solution for massive data sets management. DirectConnect leverages cache technology and support for multi-core and multi-computer processing to provide scalability and accelerate publishing of the TBP. A DirectConnect project can be optimized by creating pre-processed, optimized MPT resolution pyramids for each of the native sources.

The TerraBuilder project (TBP) can be optimized and published from TerraBuilder to SkylineGlobe Server and directly served by SkylineGlobe Server DirectConnect Service. See “Publishing a DirectConnect Project to SkylineGlobe Server” in the “Working with SkylineGlobe Server” chapter for more information. For legacy support, TerraBuilder also offers the option to prepare a server-side TerraBuilder project file (TBP) for serving by TerraGate, as described in this chapter.