Pyramid Vision Releases the Second Generation of Its Revolutionary TerraSight™ Software for UAV Video Exploitation
April 18, 2006
Pyramid Vision, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sarnoff Corporation, today unveiled the second generation of its TerraSight™ product suite, a cutting-edge, real-time video exploitation software package designed specifically to meet the demands of our armed forces in the field.
For military planners and troops in combat, TerraSight™ is the only solution that provides real-time situational awareness of up to eight Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) video streams overlaid on 3-D terrain. TerraSight™ helps correct UAV system inaccuracies, which in turn can then be linked to targeting systems. With more than 50 patents covering its core technology, TerraSight™ v1.1 provides increased operator capability and enhanced analysis aids.
"The increase in tactical UAV use over the past few years has produced huge amounts of data creating a need to effectively process and provide real-time information for the war fighter," said John Bradburn, director for Business Development at Sarnoff Corporation. "Future Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) require a common software operating platform that can be used in multiple types of UAVs across all military service branches. TerraSight exceeds these compatibility requirements, interfacing with most common UAV platforms, including aerostat surveillance air ships and other fixed-camera configurations." Updates and performance enhancements to the TerraSight™ product suite include:
- Improved video intake performance
- Super-resolution feature enhances image quality
- Improved user-friendly controls, including measurement tools
- Enhanced-image geo-registration techniques
- Moving Target Indicator and route tracking onto a mosaic overlaid on a map
- Real-time representation of blue force data and targets of interest
- More accurate visual representation of real-time video draped over 3-D terrain
"In addition to its ubiquitous interfacing capabilities, TerraSight excels in performance, offering real-time video analysis and data sharing up and down the chain of command to streamline decision-making," Bradburn said. "TerraSight is a critical tool for gathering actionable real-time video intelligence." The TerraSight™ product suite consists of Manager, Player and 3-D Visualizer. Additional modules include Geo-Registration and Moving Target Indicator.
About Sarnoff Corporation
Sarnoff Corporation produces innovations in electronic, biomedical and information technology that generate successful new products and services for clients worldwide. Founded in 1942 as RCA Laboratories, it develops breakthroughs in ICs, lasers and imagers; drug discovery, manufacture and delivery; digital TV and video for security, surveillance and entertainment; high-performance networking; and wireless communications. Sarnoff is a subsidiary of SRI International.
