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LOOK TO THE SKY FOR YOUR ANSWER. STK version 9.Pages 8-11.
March 2009 newsletter In thIs Issue
AGI PARTNERS WITH GOOGLE LUNAR X PRIZE
Page 3
US MARINE CORPS ENHANCES UAS ANALYSIS
Page 5
OVERLAYS AND LINES ON TERRAIN WITH INSIGHT3D
Page 15
MASTERFLIGHT FOUNDATIONTRAINS TEENS ON AGI
SOFTWARE Page 17
Agi iN THE NEWSAgi iN THE NEWS
sPace caPsules• AGIwasfeaturedintheAviationWeek&SpaceTechnologyarticle“AttractandRetain:
agI celebrates 20 Years In1989,AGIwasformedinfounderandCEOPaulGraziani’sKingofPrussia,PA,livingroomonthepremisethatcommerciallyavailablesoftwarecanmeetorexceedspaceanddefenseprogramneedsoutofthebox.20yearslater,AGI’sbusinessmodelhasbeenwidelyacceptedandourofferingshavesignificantlyexpanded,too.Wecontinuetoenhanceourtraditionaldesktopapplications,andhavepulledoutthecorefunctionalitiessothatyoucannowintegratethemintomission-specificapplicationsviaanapplicationengine,orbuildyourownapplicationfromscratchusingournewAGIComponents.Wesincerelythankyouforthecontinuedsupportandfeedbackthathaveenabledoursuccessoverthepast20years.
Agi Software Enhances Mission Planning for google Lunar X PRiZE TeamsThinkyouhavewhatittakestolandarobotontheMooncapableoftraveling500metersabovethelunarsurfaceandsendingimagesanddatabacktoEarth?MorethanadozenteamscomprisedofworldwidespaceprofessionalsandenthusiastsaretestingtheirmettleviatheGoogleLunarXPRIZE,a$30millioncompetitionannouncedDec.6,2007.OnOctober7,2008,attheAGIUsers’Conference,GoogleLunarXPRIZEDirectorWilliamPomerantzannouncedAGIasanew“PreferredSoftwarePartner.”Throughthisrelationship,allPRIZEteamshaveaccesstomorethan$150,000worthofAGIsoftwareandservicestoassistwithcomplexmissionplanning,fromlaunchtolanding.
>> STK’s user-friendly GUI enabled my summer intern to easily understand the software. <<
Jim McAdams (right), Messenger Mission design lead engineer at Jhu/aPl, designed the Messenger Mercury Visualization tool with nasa space grant intern kevin webb. Image courtesy Jhu/aPl.
The Web-based Messenger Mercury Visualization tool provides simulated views of Mercury from Messenger’s perspective during close approaches using agI software.
Agi USER APPLiCATiONS
addIng agI analYsIs to u.s. MarIne corPs unManned aIrcraft sYsteM reQuIreMentsTaskedtodeterminethemostcost-effectivemixofunmannedaircraftsystem(UAS)capabilitiestomeetoperationalMarineAir-GroundTaskForcerequirementsin2020,theU.S.MarineCorpsCombatDevelopmentCommand(MCCDC)conductedaTierIIAnalysisofAlternativesofSmallTacticalUnmannedAircraftSystems(STUAS).MCCDCemployedSTK,STK/Analyzer,STK/Communications,andSTK/RadarwithTerrainIntegratedRoughEarthModel(TIREM)asthequalitativetoolstoachieveitsgoals. Assuring UAS Effectiveness Throughthisstudy,theteamquantitatively:
Agi and NiiRS integrationTheteamintegratedthemodelingandanalysiscapabilitiesofAGItechnologywithaNationalImageInterpretabilityReadingScale(NIIRS)plugintodetermineaggregateprobabilitiesofdetectionandidentificationforterrestrialISR.MCCDCthenpresentedoptimalsystemsrecommendationstoacquisitionleadershipfortheTierII/STUASprogram.TierII/STUASwasapprovedbytheJointStaffinSeptember2008,withAGIproductsservingastheprimarysoftwareusedtodevelopthisnewUAS. UsingAGItechnologytosimulatereal-worldenvironmentsinwhichtheU.S.AirForce,Navy,andMarineCorpshaveavestedinterest,MCCDCtestedwhatimpactenvironmentssuchasmountainousterrainhaveonsituationalawarenessandline-of-sightcommunications.MultipleISR
Becoming a Qualitative ToolTrialswereperformedonscenarioswherethetwoassumptionswereretained,butafactorintheoperationalcontextwouldaffecttheUAS,thesensor,andthesituationalandenvironmentalsituation.AGItechnology’soutputofthecoveragetimeforhowlongtheobjectofinterestwasinthesensor’sfieldofview,combinedwiththeNIIRSpluginoutput,allowedMCCDCtorecommendmultiplesensorsystemsandplatformsbasedonmissionrequirements.
UAV Search Path Sample Point Visible Sample PointArea of Interest
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The Marine Corps combat development command is using agI products for detailed uas sensor and platform analysis and modeling incorporating terrain, sensor footprints, communications, and line-of-sight.
Lt Col Brian Zacherl, us Marine corps, shared highlights of how agI software is employed for tier II analysis of alternatives of small tactical unmanned aircraft systems (stuas) at the 2008 agI users’ conference in october.
Agi USER APPLiCATiONS
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flYIng the frIendlY skIes, wIth agI Overthepastfewdecades,InflightEntertainment(IFE)hasevolvedfromsimpleprojectionscreenmoviestoamultitudeofmediatokeeppassengersentertained,includingfullyinteractivepersonaldisplayswithmovingmapsthatshowthepositionoftheaircraft.AGIisintroducinganewlevelofrealismtomovingmapdisplaysbybringingitstechnologytoIFE.Fromtakeofftolanding,passengerscouldleverageourinteractive3Denvironmenttoviewreal-timeflightinformation,exploreplacesofinterestaroundtheglobe,andevenzoomouttospace.
star one & noaa sats share longItudeTheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration(NOAA)hasbeenbroadcastingmeteorologicaldatafrom75˚Wlongitudesince1975thankstoitsGOES(GeostationaryOperationalEnvironmentalSatellite)program.Forthepastfiveyears,GOES12hasbeentransmittingimageryfromthislocation22,300milesabovetheEarth.SowhenStarOne,asubsidiaryofEMBRATELthatoperatesthemajorsatellitesysteminSouthAmerica,approachedNOAAaboutsharingitslocation,measurestoassuresatellitesafetywerecritical.NOAAandStarOneengineersemployedSTKtostandardizeorbitdataandgravitymodelsbetweentheorganizations.
Telespazio in italy is using agI’s products to foster an integrated simulation environment that pulls in real-time analysis and human-in-the-loop through a configurable guI.
giuseppe Corrao, head of telespazio’s simulation labs, shared his organization’s work at the 2008 agI users’ conference in chicago.
accessIbIlItY to dataUsersneedinputdatabeforeperforminganyanalysis.Ideally,engineerscantakeadvantageofreadilyavailabledatainstandardformats,minimizingtheneedto“fat-finger”inputs.STK9offersgreateraccessibilitytodifferentstandarddatasets.
1. Satellite State Data SynchronizationLeveragingstandardsatellitestatedatahaslongbeenanSTKbenefit,butnowusershaveaninterfacetoautomaticallyupdatesatelliteswithstatedatabasedonthetimeperiodoftheanalysis.Thishelpsensurethemostaccurateresultswithouthavingtothinkaboutit.
A key strategy in the development of STK 9, our most aggressive release since STK 5, was to help users across entire business units or programs maximize productivity. We redesigned interfaces to shrink the upfront STK learning curve and empower engineers to solve complex spatial problems twice as rapidly as before. The enhancements to STK fall into three categories; accessibility to data, usability enhancements, and functionality improvements to specific modules.
2. High-Resolution Terrain and imageryForterrestrialscenarios,theneedfordataoftenalsoincludesaccessingterrainandimageryatsufficientresolution.STK/Terrain,Imagery,&Mapsnowoffersnewhigher-resolutionterrainthaneverbefore(globalterrainat90meterandUSAterrainat30meterresolution).Inaddition,AGIisofferingmorefreelydistributableterrainandimagerytoallusersviadownloadandonasupplementalDVD forconsumptionwithinSTK.Seethearticle onpage11formoredetail.
3. global Streaming imageryAGIisproudtoannouncethatwenow offerMicrosoftVirtualEarth®rasterimagerystreamingontoSTK’s3Dglobe.Usersmayneverneedtosearchforhigh-resolutionimagetilesforSTK,STKEngine,andAGIViewereveragain!Seepage11 foradditionalinformation.
3. integrated Development CapabilitiesWithSTK9,theSTKEngineisfullyintegratedintoeverySTKedition,includingthefreeSTKBasicEdition.Thismeansthatuserscanbuildcustomapplicationswithouthavingtopurchaseanyadditionaldeveloperproducts.Tomakelifeeveneasier,theSTKEngineSoftwareDevelopmentKit,whichcontainsapplicationpackagingtoolsandcodeexamples,isfreelydownloadablefromtheAGIDeveloperNetwork.Finally,STK9facilitatesmorerapiddevelopmentthroughtheuseofnewcoarse-grained“shortcut”functionsintheSTKObjectModelAPI.Singlefunctioncallscannowreplacemultiplelinesofcodeformanycommontasks,liketargetingasensor.
4. RT3 and DSim ExtensionSTK9marksdrasticimprovementsintheabilityofourReal-TimeTrackingTechnology(RT3)tomanageandvisualizetensofthousandsoftrackswhilesustainingeffectiveanalysisandvisualizationperformance.Similarly,theDistributedSimulation(DSIM)ExtensionaddstheabilitytosupportanyHLAFederateObjectModel(FOM),includingRPR,MATREX,andothercustomFOMs.
<<<< stk 9 enables unPrecedented access to IMagerY and terraIn Often,engineersandanalystsfindthemselvessearchingforappropriategeospatialdatafortheirmissionanalysis.We’veoverhauledourSTK/Terrain,Imagery,&Maps(STK/TIM)producttomakegeospatialdatamoreaccessiblethanever.Inversion9,STK/TIMintroducesabrandnewsubscriptiontoMicrosoftVirtualEarthimagerystreamingdirectlyintoSTK.STK/TIMnowalsoincludesglobalterrainat90meterandUSAterrainat30meterresolution.
Microsoft Virtual Earth imagery Service SubscriptionAGIisproudtoannounceanewservicefromMicrosoft.Throughthisservice,AGIproductscanaccesstheMicrosoftVirtualEarthplatform’shigh-resolution(uptosub-meterresolution)rasterimagerydrapedontoAGI’sglobes.TherasterimageryincludesMicrosoft’sglobalaerialimagery;roadsandmapimagery;andhybridimagery.Theseimagerylayersdrapeoverterrain.So,foranyareaofinterest,userscanbenefitfromasignificantimprovementinsituationalawareness. STK,AGIViewer,andSTKEngineapplicationsallhavereadyaccesstohigh-resolutionVirtualEarthimageryinsupportofusers’real-time,pre-mission,andpost-missionanalysisandvisualization.So,notonlycanyouleveragethisimagerywithinourdesktopapplicationsbutalsoyourdeployedSTKEngineapplications,too. AccesstotheVirtualEarthdataisenabledviaSTK/TIMwhichincludesanannualsubscriptiontoMicrosoftVirtualEarthandisautomaticallyrenewedforusersunderactivemaintenanceforSTK/TIM.
global Terrain DataSTK/TIMnowincludesglobal90mShuttleRadarTopography(SRTMv4.1)dataand30mUSGSNationalElevationDataset(NED)dataforthecontinentalUnitedStatesreadyforimmediateusewithinSTK.
Previous STK/TiM Data Now FreeDatasetsthatwerepreviouslypartofSTK/TIM,namelyAGIWorldTerrain,AGIEarthImagery,andAGIHighResolutionMaps, arenowavailableforfreeonasupplementaldataDVDshippedwithSTK.
Utility to Find and Download DataForusers’convenience,thenewSTK/TIMdatawillbeavailableonaserverfordownloadviaasearchutility.
the state of agI coMPonentsAyearhaselapsedsincethereleaseofAGIComponents,andsofar,theindustryhasbeeneagertoutilizethisnewformofourcoretechnology.DevelopersaretakingadvantageofthefreeSoftwareDevelopmentKit(SDK)availableontheAGIDeveloperNetwork(ADN)andpeoplearefindinginterestingnewwaystousethesesoftwarelibraries.Todate,wehavehadmorethan500downloadsofourSDK.Wenowoffersixcomponents—includingabetaversionofour3Dvisualizationcomponent(seesidebarontheirindividualcapabilities)—withseveralmoreontheway.
Customer Use CasesAGIcustomershavealwaysfoundinnovativewaystouseourproducts,andtheirusesofComponentsarenodifferent.Herearejustafewwaysourusersareemployingthelibraries:
• Extending functionality of existing applications:SimplyaddingInsight3D–formerlyknownas“PointBreak“—toanexistingapplication,customersinstantlygainaproven,industryrecognized3Dcapabilityfortheirsolution.
• Serving applications via Web: AscommercialandgovernmentusersalikepushforSOAsolutions,moreandmorecustomersarecomingtoustobuildserver-basedapplicationsrangingfromsimpleinter-visibilitycalculationstocomplexRFsignalanalysis.
• Building new, lightweight applications: CombiningthecapabilitiesofAGI’sanalysiscomponentswithInsight3D,integratorsaredevelopinganddeployingmissionapplicationsmorequickly.Builtforspeedwithoutsacrificingcapability,AGIComponentscansitatthecoreofmission-specific,deployedsolutions.
Future of Agi ComponentsSowhat’snext?Tostart…morecomponents.Somecapabilitiesweareaddingincludehigh-precisionorbitpropagation,maneuvermodeling,radaranalysis,aircraftroutemodeling,andscheduling.
User FeedbackAGIproductlinedirectionisdrivenbyuserfeedback.Inadditiontofuturecapabilityincomponentform,wehavealsoreceivedfeedbackregardingdevelopmentanddeploymentonnon-Windowsoperatingsystems.AGIComponentsarefullytestedonmono,anopen-sourceimplementationoftheMicrosoft.NETframeworkwhich issupportedonsystemsrunningRedHat,SUSE,Solaris,andMacOS.Formoreinformation,visitwww.mono-project.com.
Frank StonerisasenioraerospacesoftwareengineeratAGI.HeisaleaddesigneranddeveloperofAGIComponents.
CSg primitives and operations for representing a conical sensor of finite content with an inner conical region of exclusion.
Agi DEVELOPERS’ CORNER
stk/astrogator’s new scrIPtIng tool STK/Astrogator,ourinteractiveorbitmaneuverandspacecrafttrajectorydesignsoftware,incorporatesanew“ScriptingTool”withthereleaseofSTK9.ThetoolgivessatellitemissiondesignersaconvenientwaytoaddlogicalfunctionsandoperationstoSTK/Astrogatorsegments.
addIng real-tIMe data to Your PIcture UsingtheGlobalCOPinAGI’sReal-TimeTrackingTechnology(RT3),youcanbuildademonstrationthatdisplaysmorethan25,000real-timetracks,representingtheactualpositionofships,planes,andsatelliteswithMicrosoftVirtualEarthimageryandanalyticalprocessinginrealtime.RT3enablesSTK9toreceivedatafrommultiplereal-timedatasourcesatdifferentupdaterates.Currently,GlobalCOPreceivesdatafromUSSTRATCOM,theFAA,andallmaritimetrafficmonitorsbytheMarineTraffic.comproject.
Paul Black isanaerospaceengineerinAGI’sResearchandDevelopmentdepartment,workingspecificallyontheSTK/Astrogatorproduct.
STK/Astrogator’s new scripting tool allows you to write a script inside the uI using Javascript or Vbscript that executes any time the segment or profile to which the script is attached is run. for example, you can use the scripting tool to implement the lambert problem solution as an initial guess tool for interplanetary trajectories.
>> You can specify the time of flight desired, STK will compute the planetary positions, and the Scripting Tool will calculate the required delta-V to place the spacecraft on the transfer orbit. <<
Agi DEVELOPERS’ CORNER
ProVIdIng VIsual InsIght wIth oVerlaYs and lInes on terraIn Insight3D(formerlyknownbythecodename“PointBreak”)isourhigh-performance,flexible,3Dvisualizationcomponentforaccuratedisplayofspatialdata.Insight3DuserscanreadimageryfromWMSservers,useprimitivestoformthebuildingblocksofthe3Dscene,andbaseamodel’spositionandorientationonapointandaxiscreatedwiththeDynamicGeometryLibrarycomponent.Thelatestincarnationincludestwoexcitingnewfeaturesrelatedtooverlaysandlinesonterrain.
Lines on TerrainOften,userswanttovisualizevectordata,suchasroadsandinternationalborders,aslinesonterrain.STKhashadsuchanoptionforareatargets,linetargets,groundvehicletracks,etc.Whileourrenderingalgorithmworks,linescanconfronttwovisualissues:abrokenordashedappearanceandsmearingdownsteepterrain,likeamountainside.
Using insight3D’s framework, you can embed interactive guIs within the 3d scene, including components from other technologies like Microsoft’s .net windows forms and wPf.
Lines on terrain formerly confronted visual issues such as a broken or dashed appearance and smearing down steep terrain. a new algorithm will allow changes in line thickness and patterns.
Michael Bartholomew isasoftwareengineerfo-cusedonthedevelopmentoftheInsight3Dengine.Beforejoiningthe3Dteam,MichaelworkedonarangeofAGIproducts,including STKEngineandRT3.
Agi iNTERNATiONAL
tMe sYsteMs serVes southeast asIaTMESystems,thepremierdistributioncenterofnewtechnologiesinSoutheastAsiaandaSingaporeSME500company,hasjoinedAGI’sglobalbusinesspartnerprogram.Thecompanywillmarket,sell,andsupportAGIproductsinSingapore,Malaysia,Indonesia,Thailand,andBrunei.
kceI sIgns on as new agI software ProVIder AGIispleasedtoannounceanewpartnershipwithKCEI,theRepublicofKorea’sleadingproviderofvirtualrealitytechnologysolutionsfortechnicalmodeling&simulation(M&S).Throughthisstrategicaffiliation,KCEIwillmarket,sell,andsupportAGIproductsinitsregion,furtherbolsteringthelongstandingU.S.-SouthKoreaalliance.
AgENiUM groupe gMSPAZiO s.r.l Tukom MEDiCON Ltd. Synergy integration Ltd infoTRON A.S. iTglobe india
TME Systems Hungchi Aerospace Service Company KCEi Co., Ltd. imageONE Co., Ltd. Auspace Pty Ltd. Agi UK Ltd. Agi
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suPPortIng the sIngaPore sPace challenge AGI,alongwithitsMalaysianbusinesspartnerTMESystems,issponsoringthesecondSingaporeSpaceChallenge(SSC).OrganizedbytheSingaporeSpaceandTechnologyAssociation,theSSCchallengestertiary-educationstudentstolaunchasatelliteorsystemofsatellitesintolowEarthorbit(LEO)toobserveseawaysaroundSingaporeandneighboringcountriesfordistresssignalsthatmightaidsearchandrescue(SAR)andpirateactivitymonitoringefforts.
MasterflIght foundatIon PrograM for teens traIns neXt-generatIon rocket scIentIsts on agI software TheMasterflightFoundation’sAerospaceEducation,STEM[Science,Technology,Engineering,andMath]OperationsProgram(AESOP)hasinstitutedtheuseofAGIsoftwaretoachieveitsongoinggoalto“makeadifferenceintheaerospaceindustry,includingthefieldsofscience,technology,engineering,andmathematicsbyincreasingaccesstothefieldforyoungpeople,especiallywomenandpeopleofcolor.”
JoIn the educatIonal allIance PrograMSince1996,morethan200globalcolleges,universities,militarytraininginstitutions,nonprofiteducationalinstitutions,highschools,andevenelementaryandmiddleschools,havereceivedmorethan$1billionworthofcomplimentarysoftwarethroughAGI’sEducationalAllianceProgram.TheprogramoffersparticipantsfreeaccesstoAGI’sSTKsoftwaresuite,OrbitDeterminationToolKitdesktopapplication,andSTKCertification—acommercialvalueinexcessof$100,000.
agI congratulates aIaa educator achIeVeMent award recIPIents TwoeducatorsinvolvedinAGI’sEducationalAllianceProgramwerenamedrecipientsofTheAmericanInstituteofAeronauticsandAstronautics(AIAA)Foundation’sEducatorAchievementAward:RichardCrawfordofMiddletonHighSchool,Tampa,FL,andKennethHuffofMillMiddleSchool,Williamsville,NY.BothteachersuseSTKsoftwareintheirclassrooms.TheAIAAawardispresentedbiannuallytoeducatorswhodemonstrateexemplaryeffortsinexcitingK-12studentsaboutthestudyofmath,science,andrelatedtechnicalstudiesandpreparingthemtouseandcontributetotomorrow’stechnologies.CrawfordandHuffwillbehonoredatagalaceremonyinWashington,D.C.,onMay13.
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The Masterflight Foundation aerospace career exploration academy trains tomorrow’s space analysts and orbital mechanics with stk.
Richard Crawford MiddletonHighSchool, Tampa,FL
Kenneth HuffMillMiddleSchool, Williamsville,NY
Agi OUT AND ABOUT
bolster Your software skIlls wIth hands-on traInIng Soyou’vepurchasedordownloadedAGIsoftware…nowwhat?Thereisnobetterwaytolearnourproductlinethanbydoing.Hereareourrecommendationsforhands-ontrainingbyskilllevel:
• Trajectory Design with STK/Astrogator: AGI’sfour-daySTK/Astrogatorcoursewillfamiliarizestudentswiththecapabilitiesofthesoftwareformissionplanningandoperations.AttendeescreateexamplescenariosthatillustrateparticularfeaturesanddemonstratefundamentalSTK/Astrogatorconcepts.ThiscourseisinstructedbyAGIbusinesspartnersAppliedDefenseSolutionsandSpaceExplorationEngineeringCorporation.
Power Users: • Custom/private Training:Ifourstandardtrainingcoursesarenotofferingexactlywhatyouneed,AGIcancreateanddelivercustomandprivatecourseofferingsbasedonyourspecifications.Thesecoursestypicallyincludethecreationofrelevantcoursewareandotherspecializedtrainingaids,andcanbeheldatanyofourcorporatetraininglocationsoratyourfacility.
on the road agaIn HittingthetradeshowcircuitthisspringandhopingtoseealivedemonstrationofAGIsoftwarefromoneofoursubjectmatterexperts?Delvedeeperintomarket-specificsolutionswithusatoneofthefollowingupcomingevents:
• ESRi international User Conference July13-17,SanDiego,CA
• AUVSi’s Unmanned Systems North America 2009 August10-13,Washington,D.C.
• 12th Annual Space and Missile Defense Conference & Exhibition August17-20,Huntsville,AL
Downloadable Training Ifyouwouldliketotrainorpracticeonyourown,AGIhasdownloadablePDFexercisesandvideotutorialsavailableonline.Visitwww.agi.com/trainingtoseemore!
Hands-on training is the best way to familiarize yourself with agI’s product line.
Agi PARTNERS
aer brIngs sPace enVIronMent effects to stk AtmosphericandEnvironmentalResearch,Inc.(AER),aproviderofadvancedsciencesolutionsforgovernmentandcommercialapplications,recentlyjoinedAGI’sBusinessPartnerProgram.AERisdevelopingtheSpaceEnvironmentandEffectsToolkit(SEET)forusewithAGI’sSTKsoftwaresuite.SEETmodelsthenear-Earthspaceenvironmentanditsexpectedimpactonspacevehicles.Italsomodelsenergeticparticlefluxandmagneticfielddistributions.ThemoduleisbeingcreatedinpartbyusingcodefromAirForceResearchLab’s(AFRL’s)AF-GEOSPACEsoftwareprogram,whichbringstogethermanyspaceenvironmentmodels,applications,anddatavisualizationproductsdevelopedbytheAFRLandothersinthespaceweathercommunity.SEETwillbereleasedinfall2009.
transforMIng cad data for stk AnarkCorporation,basedinBoulder,CO,providespowerfulenterprisesoftwareandsolutionstomanufacturingorganizationsthatneedtocost-effectivelyutilizetheir3DCADdataforvisualization,simulation,CAE,andsupply-chaindataexchange.Thecompany,anewAGIbusinesspartner,developsAnarkCore,™aninnovativesoftwaresolutionthattransformsCADdataforimportintoSTK.ThissignificantlyreducesthetimeandeffortAGIsoftwareuserscurrentlyspendmanuallypreparingtheir3DCADmodelsintoappropriateformsforusewithSTK.