GeoTango Globe™GeoTango Globe™Distributed and Interoperable Visualization Distributed and Interoperable Visualization Exploitation & Fusion Technology for COPExploitation & Fusion Technology for COP

Vincent Tao, PhD, Founder Vincent Tao, PhD, Founder Simon Stachniak, Globe Product ManagerSimon Stachniak, Globe Product Manager

GeoTango International Corp.GeoTango International Corp.Toronto, CanadaToronto, Canadawww.geotango.comwww.geotango.com

IntroductionGeoTango is a leading software company in geospatial 3D GeoTango is a leading software company in geospatial 3D technology. technology.

GeoTango owns significant Intellectual Properties and has GeoTango owns significant Intellectual Properties and has mastered ways on its unique distributed Viz/Cop technology mastered ways on its unique distributed Viz/Cop technology offering the truly revolutionary and cost-effective solutions. offering the truly revolutionary and cost-effective solutions.

Globe™ COP CapabilitiesGlobe™ COP Capabilities

Globe is a globe-based system for network-centric multi-dimensional visualization and interactive exploitation and intelligent fusion of heterogeneous data sources and sensors over ubiquitous networks.

Globe™ COP Features 1Globe™ COP Features 1

Network-centric: Network-centric: DistributiveDistributiveCollaborativeCollaborativePortabilityPortability

GSN Viewer

GSN ServerGSN AdminGSN Publisher GSN Builder

DEMDEMSymbol Symbol

DatabaseDatabaseRasterRasterImagesImages

AttributeAttributeDatabasesDatabases

AnalysisAnalysisToolsTools

VectorVectorDatabasesDatabases

InternetInternet

InternetInternet

Globe™ COP Features 2Globe™ COP Features 2

Interoperable:Interoperable:Scalable (data sources or systems)Scalable (data sources or systems)

Rapid deploymentRapid deployment

Risk mitigationRisk mitigation

Standards for data/systemsStandards for data/systemsFromVendor B

FromVendor A

FromVendor C

A system of systems

Globe™ COP Features 3Globe™ COP Features 3

Multi-dimensional, -temporal and -resolution Multi-dimensional, -temporal and -resolution (3M)(3M)

2D/3D/4D2D/3D/4D

Multi-media support (doc, pictures, ….)Multi-media support (doc, pictures, ….)

Database supportDatabase supportGsnServer

Globe™ COP Features 4Globe™ COP Features 4

Interactive Image Exploitation (patent-pending)Interactive Image Exploitation (patent-pending)3D information extraction from single images (no stereo)3D information extraction from single images (no stereo)

Measure heights of towers, buildings, bridges or volume of Measure heights of towers, buildings, bridges or volume of warehouses etcwarehouses etc

Build 3D site maps of anywhere in the world form satellite Build 3D site maps of anywhere in the world form satellite or aerial images. or aerial images.

3D San Diego Downtown

Generated from single 1-m IKONOS

in 2 hours

See Anywhere and Measure Everywhere (SAME)See Anywhere and Measure Everywhere (SAME)

Yongbyon Nuclear Facility Generated from Single Digital Globe Satellite Image (0.6m)

Globe™ COP Features 5Globe™ COP Features 5

Intelligent Sensor FusionIntelligent Sensor FusionSensor Web ConnectionSensor Web Connection

SensorML (OGC)SensorML (OGC)

Sensor Web Concept: NASA/GSFC: 2000 Survey of Distributed Spacecraft Technologies and Architectures for NASA’s Earth Science Enterprise in the 2010-2025 Timeframe

What is Sensor Web ?What is Sensor Web ?AAn electronic skin of the planet earthn electronic skin of the planet earth

‘Seeded’ sensors for massive data collection in the field

Globe™ COP Features 6Globe™ COP Features 6

Unique spatial streaming (patent in-process)Unique spatial streaming (patent in-process)Progressive no-compression algorithmsProgressive no-compression algorithms

Extremely fast transmission of image/terrain/map dataExtremely fast transmission of image/terrain/map data

Extremely fast transmission of real-time sensor dataExtremely fast transmission of real-time sensor data

Disaster Management Information System

What can What can GlobeGlobe do for you? do for you?

Demonstrated at JWID’2004

Situation Awareness

Mission Planning

Plume Modeling and Simulation

DEMODEMO