Innovative Application of Urban ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance) Imagery for High Fidelity Training Devices

In today’s information age, there are vast resources of data on every region of the Earth. The application of geospecific imagery over large areas has been limited to terrain for the most part. The hindrances to full use of geospecific imagery are the labor required to create the databases, and limits on the rendering capacity of current image generators (IGs), both in polygon count and texture volume. In this effort, we propose to create modeling tools to automate the application of ISR imagery on geospecific urban geometry and to use advanced rending techniques to visualize dense urban scenes in real time. The modeling tools will aid both current and future systems for out-the-window (OTW) and sensor simulation. The rendering techniques will enable denser urban environments as well as improve the overall scene quality.