Development of the Terrain Data Fusion System (TDFS) for Creation of Constructive Simulation Databases

Author: Eric F. Songer
Organization: Lockheed Martin

3605 132nd Ave SE
Bellevue, WA 98006
USA

Phone: 425.957.3225
Fax: 425.746.1335
esonger@lads.is.lmco.com

The Terrain Data Fusion System (TDFS) is an application employed to generate digital terrain databases for synthetic natural environments (SNEs) used in constructive warfare simulations. The TDFS is based on the ArcInfo Open Development Environment (ODE), making extensive use of ActiveX Component Object Model (COM) objects and providing a graphical user interface (GUI). TDFS capabilities include automated and interactive database production, import of National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) data products, conversion of these products to a standard data model (terrain common data model), integration and registration of the data for simulation, and export in a standard product format.