Pyramid Vision Unveils TerraSight™ Software That Turns Real-Time Surveillance into Actionable Intelligence

September 12, 2005

Pyramid Vision™, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sarnoff Corporation, today announced the launch of its video exploitation system, TerraSight™ at the Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition, in Washington DC, September 12-14, 2005. TerraSight delivers real-time processing, enhancement, visualization and analysis of video that turns aerial reconnaissance into accurate intelligence for military organizations.

The TerraSight product suite addresses the Armed Forces’ aggressive use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and supports operations and intelligence organizations requirements. TerraSight’s core function manages and processes the growing volume of aerial surveillance information, including UAV video with metadata, such that it can be shared across multiple organizations and rapidly distilled into actionable information.

TerraSight is comprised of several components. The Manager provides real-time acquisition, processing and synchronization of video. The media Player allows capabilities for viewing, playing, and video enhancement. The 3D Visualizer provides the real-time display of video and intelligence data over a 3D map. TerraSight’s tools allow operators to find, identify, track, target and engage threats allowing collaboration and decision making up and down the command chain.

“Current available tools severely limit the utilization of aerial video,” said Dr. Mark Sartor, Senior Director of Business Development, Vision and Visualization Systems, of Sarnoff Corporation. “With our Armed Forces’ focus on persistent surveillance, the TerraSight product suite provides unparalleled capability for comprehensive exploitation of aerial video-based data. It enables our military organizations to truly collaborate and turn video surveillance into an offensive asset as well as an intelligence tool. TerraSight puts video on the map.”

TerraSight delivers:

• Integrated Information --– TerraSight combines aerial video with metadata. Video images are synchronized with data from diverse sources including maps, terrain information, GPS positioning and other intelligence sources. TerraSight turns every pixel into an accurate coordinate.
• Threat Detection -- TerraSight detects moving targets and graphically alerts the operator while recording the data.
• Instant Communications -- Operators can send appropriate actionable information to participating units from field forces to command centers. This intelligence data can be customized for delivery in a variety of forms: compressed video for handheld units or PDAs, full resolution video and superimposed data for larger computers.
• Comprehensive Visualization in a Common Operational Picture -- Real-time visualization of eight or more video feeds and intelligence data on a 3D globe with satellite reference data.

TerraSight features a scalable architecture allowing expansion modules for adding specialized capabilities such as tracking, geo-registration and reporting. TerraSight use applications include: situational awareness, forensic and after action reports, bomb and collateral damage assessment, multi-service, multi-sensor surveillance, target identification, geo-location, image resolution enhancement, event detection, and video data import/export.

About Pyramid Vision
Pyramid Vision™ was founded in 1997 to commercialize Sarnoff Corporation’s advanced vision and visualization technology. Sarnoff’s expertise in the military use of video dates back to its founding as RCA Laboratories during World War II, when it designed video guidance systems for glide bombs and B-17 drones. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Sarnoff, Pyramid Vision has direct access to the resources of one of the world’s leading innovation services and technology development companies. Pyramid Vision provides marketing, sales, and support for Sarnoff’s vision products.