2004 UC Proceedings Abstract

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Developing 3D Analyst Enhancements Using OpenGL
Track: Defense and Intelligence
Author(s): Christopher Moore, Jeremiah Montgomery

ArcGIS provides users with powerful tools to create advanced 3-D mapping applications. These tools include the ArcObjects APIs as well as a complete set of ActiveX controls. Notwithstanding all of its power and versatility, ArcGIS still suffers from some limitations with regards to the rendering of complex 3-D graphics. Fortunately, the ArcObjects 3-D Analyst architecture provides a means to address these limitations by providing an "entry point" in its 3-D controls into which developers can plug custom, OpenGL-based graphic rendering components. This allows for easy integration of high-speed, OpenGL components into existing ArcGIS architecture components.



The approach outlined above has been taken with success by Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) in development of the Tactical Operations Center (TOC) 3-D Program for the U. S. Army Program Manager Ground Combat Command and Control. The TOC 3-D Program is an early adopter and integrator of the ArcGIS 9.0-based Commercial/Joint Mapping Toolkit (C/JMTK) within its developed software products.

Christopher Moore
Concurrent Technology Corporation
National Security Group
100 CTC Drive
Johnstown , PA 15904
US
Phone: 814-269-6232
E-mail: moorec@ctcnsc.org

Jeremiah Montgomery
Concurrent Technologies Corporation
National Security Group
100 CTC Drive
Johnstown , PA 15904
US
Phone: 814-269-6484
E-mail: montgomj@ctcnsc.org