Transcript AGI conference presentation

Sharing Globes and Imagery Using Globeserver
Sean Boyer - AGI
AGI
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What is Globeserver?
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Streaming technology for STK and
AGI Viewer
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Streams processed imagery and
terrain from a server via internet
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Benefits
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Globeserver
Processed Imagery (.PDTTX)
Data centralization
World wide user access
Portability of scenarios and VDFs
Data services
Processed Terrain (.PDTT)
Internet / Intranet
Cost
– Freeware
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Availability
– Available with STK 7 release
– Easy download
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STK
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AGI Viewer
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Types of Globeserver content
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Imagery data sets
– Globes
– Inlays
– Specular maps
– Night Lights
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Terrain data sets
– For visualization
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STK client
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Globe file anatomy
.GLB
Globe File
World
Texture Map
.WTM
Imagery
Inlay
Imagery and
Terrain Data
.PDTTX
.PDTTX
Terrain
Inlay
.PDTT
Inlay
Inlay
World Texture Map
Wireframe
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Enabling Globeserver in STK
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Internet / intranet
connection
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Example
– globeserver.agi.com
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Selecting globes from Globeserver
.GLB
Globe File
World
Texture
Map
.WTM
Imagery
Inlay
Imagery
and
Terrain
Data
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.PDTTX
.PDTTX
Terrain
Inlay
.PDTT
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Selecting content from Globeserver
.GLB
Globe File
World
Texture
Map
Imagery
and
Terrain
Data
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.WTM
Imagery
Inlay
.PDTTX
.PDTTX
Terrain
Inlay
.PDTT
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Scenario portability with Globeserver
• Old way
– Send imagery and terrain
separately on DVD or hard disk
Globeserver
• New way with Globeserver
Internet / Intranet
– Send .GLB within scenario or
by itself
.GLB
– Or refer directly to a globe on
Globeserver
Scenario
.GLB
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Globeserver administration
• Ability to authenticate users
• Username, password, and expiration date
Globeserver
with user
authentication
Free
Globeserver
Internet / Intranet
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Data security
• Content not captured by client
• PDTTX and PDTT are binary proprietary formats
• Secure mode can be enabled for extra security
• Traffic monitored with 3rd party internet tools
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Scalability
• Server upgrades
• Additional data storage
• Load balancing with multiple servers
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Hardware requirements
• Client – STK 6.2 and up, STK 7 if using authentication
• Server (recommended)
– Windows Server 2003
– 2+ GHz CPU
– 2 GB CPU memory
– 300+ GB storage
• This configuration serves roughly 10 to 25 simultaneous
scenarios depending on:
– Data complexity (3D terrain is more complex)
– Scenario dynamics
– Other bottlenecks (bandwidth, network hardware)
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