- TERREX
Terrain Experts, Inc. (TERREX) is a developer of software tools for 3-D terrain database generation and visualization. The Terra Vista terrain generation product line is used extensively for real-time 3-D image generation, battlefield visualization, mission rehearsal and planning, gaming, and many other applications.
Terra Vista is commonly used to build Synthetic Environment Databases.
Terra Vista works by converting various formats of source data into a terrain database which is then rendered by an
Image Generator . Terra Vista also is capable of creating databases used by semi-automated forces (SAF) tools. The formats used for generation of these databases usually includes at a minimum adigital elevation model (DEM). Other types of data typically include vector data (to represent roads, hydrography, etc.) and digital imagery.Company Acquired
On May 24, 2005
CAE (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) announced that it had purchased Terrain Experts Inc. Terrain Experts Inc. is now wholly owned by CAE.External links
* [http://www.terrex.com Terrain Experts, Inc. (TERREX) Website]
Sources
* [http://www.cae.com/www2004/News_Room/pressReleases.cgi?sortYear=2005&sortFilter=ALL&prWordSearch=# CAE Press Release Archive, 2005]
* Gerin, Roseanne (April 6, 2006) [http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/28351-1.html CAE lands Army training and simulation database work.] Washington Technology
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