Sharing Globes and Imagery Using Globeserver Sean Boyer - AGI
12
AGI www.agiuc.com Sharing Globes and Imagery Using Globeserver Sean Boyer - AGI
description
Sharing Globes and Imagery Using Globeserver Sean Boyer - AGI. What is Globeserver?. Globeserver. Streaming technology for STK and AGI Viewer Streams processed imagery and terrain from a server via internet Benefits Data centralization World wide user access - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Transcript of Sharing Globes and Imagery Using Globeserver Sean Boyer - AGI
AGI www.agiuc.com
Sharing Globes and Imagery Using Globeserver
Sean Boyer - AGI
AGI www.agiuc.com
What is Globeserver?• Streaming technology for STK and
AGI Viewer
• Streams processed imagery and terrain from a server via internet
• Benefits– Data centralization– World wide user access– Portability of scenarios and VDFs– Data services
• Cost– Freeware
• Availability– Available with STK 7 release– Easy download ` `
Internet / Intranet
STK AGI Viewer
Globeserver
Processed Terrain (.PDTT)
Processed Imagery (.PDTTX)
` `
AGI www.agiuc.com
Types of Globeserver content• Imagery data sets
– Globes
– Inlays
– Specular maps
– Night Lights
• Terrain data sets– For visualization
`
STK client
AGI www.agiuc.com
Globe file anatomy
Globe File
WorldTexture Map
Imagery and Terrain Data
.PDTT.PDTTX.PDTTX
ImageryInlay
.WTM
TerrainInlay
.GLB
Wireframe
World Texture Map
InlayInlay
AGI www.agiuc.com
Enabling Globeserver in STK
• Internet / intranet connection
• Example– globeserver.agi.com
AGI www.agiuc.com
Selecting globes from Globeserver
.PDTT.PDTTX.PDTTX
ImageryInlay
.WTM
TerrainInlay
.GLBGlobe File
WorldTexture
Map
Imagery and
Terrain Data
AGI www.agiuc.com
Selecting content from Globeserver
Globe File
WorldTexture
Map
Imagery and
Terrain Data
.PDTT.PDTTX.PDTTX
ImageryInlay
.WTM
TerrainInlay
.GLB
AGI www.agiuc.com
• Old way– Send imagery and terrain
separately on DVD or hard disk
• New way with Globeserver– Send .GLB within scenario or
by itself
– Or refer directly to a globe on Globeserver
Scenario portability with Globeserver
.GLB
Scenario
``
Internet / Intranet
Globeserver
.GLB
STKSTK
AGI www.agiuc.com
• Ability to authenticate users
• Username, password, and expiration date
Globeserver administration
Internet / Intranet
Free Globeserver
Globeserverwith user
authentication
AGI www.agiuc.com
• 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
Data security
AGI www.agiuc.com
• Server upgrades
• Additional data storage
• Load balancing with multiple servers
Scalability
AGI www.agiuc.com
• 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)
Hardware requirements
