2004 UC Proceedings Abstract
 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 |
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