This research will define and demonstrate the appropriate technologies for AFDTC to establish a real time visual simulation capability. Careful review of existing government and commercial resources will serve as a basis for establishing a research and development path. This research will result… More

New developments in tools for exploitation of stereo aerial photography now enable desktop Windows applications capable of interfacing with existing GIS databases. One area of potential use for these tools is in the area of Highway Access Management especially as it relates to improvement in the… More

"Despite recent advances in hardware and software tools for modeling and simulation, significant limitations still exist in the ability to quickly create and render geospecific visual terrain databases (TDB's). Existing capabilities to generate terraindatabases are often tied to classified databases… More

New developments in tools for exploitation of stereo aerial photography now enable desktop Windows applications capable of interfacing with existing GIS databases. One area of potential use for these tools is in the area of Highway Access Management especially as it relates to improvement in the… More

New developments in tools for exploitation of stereo aerial photography now enable desktop Windows applications capable of interfacing with existing GIS databases. One area of potential use for these tools is in the area of Highway Access Management especially as it relates to improvement in the… More

"This topic recognizes the limitations of the graphics hardware/software that has been produced in the past and requests the development or modification of a PC video card to allow it to more accurately simulate the performance of advanced sensors. Thisproposal answers that request by leveraging… More

The ability to produce feature templates in a rapid manner is paramount to target planners. The successful application of an automated template generation capability is desperately needed for emerging weapon systems. These systems require the ability totarget and re-target given installations and… More

The ability to produce feature templates in a rapid manner is paramount to target planners. The successful application of an automated template generation capability is desperately needed for emerging weapon systems. These systems require the ability totarget and re-target given installations and… More

Recent developments in computer scene generation hardware and software have produced an increased demand for high-resolution geo-specific visual terrain databases. The geo-specific visual terrain database is an authoritative computer visual representationof a locality's natural environment together… More

The purpose of this SBIR topic is to explore and implement technologies capable of automatically extracting three dimensional feature sets from aerial imagery. Successful implementation of these technologies will speed the process and decrease the cost of developing complex, geospatially accurate… More

Cultural development often results in features that obstruct visual and RF view sheds and can constitute obstructions to flight paths for airports and operational missions. Tools are needed that provide for rapid assessment of vertical obstructions for operations worldwide. These tools should be… More

Increasing BRT ridership using ITS requires a holistic approach that addresses overall system performance. ITS applications supporting bus rapid transit (BRT) are typically single purpose applications. These applications usually support one facet of transit/transportation activities, e.g. transit… More

The objective of this Phase II SBIR development effort is to automate the process for extracting obstruction clearance features. These processes developed here will have direct applicability to other automated geospatial feature extraction problems. This development will include combining computer… More

Developments in cultural feature extraction have resulted in a number of disparate processes some based primarily on photogrammetric approaches and some based primarily on image processing approaches. Almost all the practical implementations to date have resulted in tools that assist an operator in… More

To meet future JSF programmatic needs and to augment SOF mission planning and training capability, SimWright proposes eight trade studies and a risk mitigation program leading to a system design to generate geo-specific terrain databases. The eight trades studies are characterized as: - Night… More

SimWright Inc. proposes a capability to georegister objects for gimbaled hyperspectral systems in: surveillance, reconnaissance, and tracking modes while enabling targeting. The concept proposes significant georegistration error reduction between features commonly identified in multiple sensor… More

One of the main characteristics in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) is the dependence on nighttime covert missions. Special Forces combat training is predicated on training as you fight. A major addition to improving realism in mission rehearsal training would be geospecific nighttime scenes. In… More

The complexity and speed of operations combating insurgents employing asymmetric tactics requires coordinated sensing, collaboration, and targeting to attack terrorists who may be fleeing a scene to find sanctuary in schools or mosques. High level military strategists realize the need for a more… More

In order to generate geospecific materialization and textures for synthetic scenes derived from satellite based stereo imagery, a complete model or description of the reflectance is required for surfaces in that scene. Surface reflectance accounts for various characteristics the human eye uses to… More

One of the most significant issues facing amputees leaving rehabilitation units is the loss of connectivity with peers and caregivers. The new Amputee Virtual Environment Support Space (AVESS) being constructed within Second Life is a great resource enabling social networking between returning… More