Mr. Stuart Nixon,
I would like to know if ER Mapper will ever produce a 3D viewer, similar to ER Viewer, which can be distributed (free), or sold to our clients, so that they can view and interact in a 3D environment with my .ers files? We create a lot of 3D environments for our clients, with the use of a DEM (from digitized vectors, Aster, etc.), and some sort of Image (Landsat, Aster 1B, Ikonos, Aerial, etc.) overlaid. The problem is that we are unable to give this data to our clients, only the 2D image, a Z color map, or contours. My vision for this program is listed below:
1. Similar to ER Viewer, but with the capabilities to load a DEM, Image, and Vectors at the same time.
2. View in 2D and 3D mode, with capabilities to switch off the layers.
3. Data can not be manipulated or changed, just viewed.
4. Once in 3D mode the client can Pan, Zoom, Fly, and obtain geographic N,E,Z info, by using the same type of cross hair as in ER Mapper Perspective view with Cell Coord.
5. Save 3D view to Raster format, or print to printer.
I know you guys are very busy, keeping up with ER Mapper updates, and other customer support items, to keeps us all happy, but I believe that this would be a very useful product. Our clients will be able to view their site in a three dimensional world, they are happy with the results and give us more contracts to supply data, we have to hire more employees (additional ER Mapper seats), and the client buys 3D viewers (at a reasonable price) for all employees that use this data. I believe everyone will be happy in our 3D world.
Satellite Imaging Corporation
12777 Jones Rd., Suite 370
Houston, TX 77070, USA
832.237.2900 ext.202, 832.237.2910 (Fax)
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www.satimagingcorp.com
