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What's new in TerraBuilder release 1.7:
This new version of the TerraBuilder marks a major improvement functionality and in the capabilities for working on large-scale projects from local sources and database environments. Skyline has focused on creating an interface with other spatial data systems to turn the TerraBuilder and the DirectConnect components into a powerful, database-enabled, 3D data producer and integrator.
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Upgrade your TerraBuilder to the latest v1.7 release
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Database Quality
Wavelet compression for image and elevation data, for better quality and reduced size
Improved scale and reproject algorithms
Additional Formats
Ability to read imagery and elevation data to create MPT database or to fly directly using the DirectConnect from the following sources:
New Imagery Formats :
Oracle 10g Database
OpenGIS WMS servers
Graphics Interchange Format (.gif)
NITF
JPEG JFIF (.jpg)
JPEG2000 (.jp2, .j2k)
JPEG2000 (.jp2, .j2k)
Single Cell CIB
New Elevation Formats:
Oracle 10g Database
Non-regular Grid with break lines
DTED single cell (Including NGA DT0-DT3 formats)
USGS DEM (.dem)
USGS SDTS (.ddf)
ESRI ArcInfo Binary Grid (.adf)
Improvements to current Formats
TiFF / GeoTIFF - add support for indexed color (palate)
MrSid - support for version 3.1.10
IMG - add support for ESRI Float RLE compression.
Projection - supports additional coordinate systems.
TLT Plug - Grayscale sources now support colorization from low-resolution sources.
Multi Viewing and Editing
Ability to work on groups of sources to create and edit shared polygons.
Ability to edit common parameters for groups of sources.
New Clipping Mechanism
Combine the Clip Rectangle and polygons to a single easy to use system
Ability to add Fill Color areas (rectangle and polygon shapes)
Ability to add key color clipping (rectangle and polygon shapes) to filter out illegal color or elevation values
New Application Layouts
Three optional layouts
- Normal Layout
- Reference Layout
- Wide Layout
Enhanced Menu and Toolbars
New Settings and Options dialogs
Navigation and Editing in the Working and Reference Windows
Three tabs for Imagery, Elevation and Vector views.
Ability to view and edit several sources (of the same type)
Zoom in and out using wheel buttons
Panning using wheel button
Right click popup menus provide easy access to sources and polygons operations.
Measurement tools:
- Measure distance across a multi-point line
- Measure area
The Properties Sheet
Properties sheet dialog aggregates all editable parameters in an easy-to-use form
Direct access from the Properties sheet to all resources and polygons
Ability to view and edit common parameters for groups of sources of different types
The Source List
Includes a tree model display of sources
Mark sources for view, editing or reference
Multi selection and editing capability
Ability to view the sources in a regular order, or according to priority levels
Two modes to view the list - Full or Compact
Right click popup menu
Direct Connect
Ability to run the TerraBuilder Fuser (previously known as TerraBuilder Agent) as Windows Service, to use computers resources when the computers are in logout mode
Tools
Triangulate Irregular Elevation Grid tool - Triangulates several Irregular-grid Elevation formats to TRI:
Convert Irregular XYZ ASCII files to Triangulate mesh files (TRI)
Convert Irregular XYZ points in DXF to Triangulate mesh files (TRI)
Convert Irregular XYZ points with break lines in DXF to Triangulate mesh files (TRI)
Convert TIN DXF to Triangulate mesh files (TRI)
Support other formats
Gather Tiled Files tool - Supports all the formats provided by TerraBuilder
Improved Elevation Color Scheme editor (previously known as Pseudo editor)
Ability to create dynamically stretched schemes
Ability to create shaded schemes
Additional features
Displays for the estimated MPT size and compression time.
New licensing mechanism
For more details please contact support@skylinesoft.com
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