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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
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Sharing Globes and Imagery Using GlobeserverSean 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 • Portability of scenarios and VDFs • Data services • Cost • Freeware • Availability • Available with STK 7 release • Easy download Processed Imagery (.PDTTX) Processed Terrain (.PDTT) Internet / Intranet STK AGI Viewer
Types of Globeserver content • Imagery data sets • Globes • Inlays • Specular maps • Night Lights • Terrain data sets • For visualization STK client
.WTM .GLB Globe file anatomy Globe File World Texture Map Imagery Inlay Terrain Inlay Imagery and Terrain Data .PDTTX .PDTTX .PDTT Inlay Inlay World Texture Map Wireframe
Enabling Globeserver in STK • Internet / intranet connection • Example • globeserver.agi.com
.WTM .GLB Selecting globes from Globeserver Globe File World Texture Map Imagery Inlay Terrain Inlay Imagery and Terrain Data .PDTTX .PDTTX .PDTT
.WTM .GLB Selecting content from Globeserver Globe File World Texture Map Imagery Inlay Terrain Inlay Imagery and Terrain Data .PDTTX .PDTTX .PDTT
.GLB .GLB Scenario portability with Globeserver • 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 Globeserver Internet / Intranet Scenario STK STK
Globeserver administration • Ability to authenticate users • Username, password, and expiration date Globeserver with user authentication Free Globeserver Internet / Intranet
Data security • 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
Scalability • Server upgrades • Additional data storage • Load balancing with multiple servers
Hardware requirements • 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)