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Heightened realism in 3D

Tuesday, 11 September, 2007

Planning for battlefield scenarios can be made easier by the use of an aid produced by California based Solid Terrain Modeling (STM), employing technology that is claimed to be unique.

Shown for the first time at an international defence exhibition, the STM technology utilises digital photographic and surveillance data to produce highly accurate and realistic solid, three-dimensional geographic models. STM’s products are in use with defence and other government agencies in the US, but the company is using DSEi to tackle world markets where an ability to replicate actual landscapes would be valued.

Produced from a block of high-density polyurethane foam, the STM models can be used to support strategic, tactical or operational planning. Heightened realism can be achieved by the application of a photoquality colour finish using inputs from a wide range of sources, such as satellites and aerial photography.