Moving Maps

Moving Maps: Evolution in GISEvolution in GIS

Chris BaileyPrincipal Research Engineer

GTRI / Information Technology & Telecommunications Lab

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1974 Nick Faust begins project to produce maps of Georgia based on Landsat Satellite Imagery

1980 MICROFIX Videodisc

In 1978 this work leads to the founding of ERDAS by Nick Faust, Lawrie Jordan, and Bruce Redo

1982 MICROFIX Fielding

1987 FAISS Fielding

1989 Olympic Fly Through Demo

1991 FAISS use In Desert Storm

989 O y p c y oug e o

1990 FalconView Begins

1993 FalconView F16 Fielding1993 FalconView F16 Fielding

1995 VGIS project1996 FalconView Air Force Mandate

1999 Diane Fossey Gorilla Fund1999 Diane Fossey Gorilla Fund

2000 GTVC Begins

2003 FalconView in JMPS

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In 1974 Intel releases the 8080 Microprocessor

2004 GTVC used at G8 Summit

2005 N Faust - Tsunami Relief

2005 USCG use FV for Katrina Relief

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pwhich could address up to 64KB of memory2008 Nick Faust Elected DFGFI

2009 FalconView Open Source

1974 Landsat Map Production

1978 ERDAS Spinoff MICROFIX Laserdisc based mapping application developed for U.S. Army Forces Command


Functionality migrated to FORSCOM Automated Intelligence Support System and added support for display of real-time intelligence feeds1989 Olympic Fly Through Demo


1993 FalconView F16 Fielding

The F-486 workstation hardware was prototyped, designed, and developed by GTRI to TEMPEST specifications1993 FalconView F16 Fielding


1999 Diane Fossey Gorilla Fund

specifications


2000 GTVC Begins


G C G S2004 GTVC used at G8 Summit



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2008 Nick Faust Elected DFGFI


In 1981 introduced the IBM PC

Mike Sinclair (CoC) and Nick Faust (GTRI) develop 3D visualization used in the proposal to win the 1996 Olympic Games


1978 ERDAS Spinoff

1980 MICROFIX Videodisc win the 1996 Olympic Games

Fused 3D Computer Graphics with video. Results produced an interactive laserdisc.


1987 FAISS Fielding

Technology leads to the development of the VGIS 3D GIS system (grad students Bill Ribarski and Peter Lindstrom)



1993 FalconView F16 Fielding Peter Lindstrom)1993 FalconView F16 Fielding

1996 FalconView Air Force Mandate


2000 GTVC Begins





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1989: Intel introduces the 486 processor w/ 1M transistors



GTRI approached by the Air Force Guard & Reserves to build a mapping system utilizing PC based technology


1978 ERDAS Spinoff

1980 MICROFIX Videodisc based technology1982 MICROFIX Fielding

1987 FAISS Fielding




1995 VGIS project

1996 FalconView Air Force Mandate


2000 GTVC Begins





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1992 IBM Thinkpad 300 (4MB RAM 80MB HD) 2008 Nick Faust Elected DFGFI2009 FalconView Open Source

On 3 April, an Air Force CT-43 (Boeing 737) carrying U.S. Commerce Secretary Ron Brown and 34 others crashed on instrument approach


1978 ERDAS Spinoff

1980 MICROFIX Videodisc and 34 others crashed on instrument approach to Dubrovnik

As part of the lessons learned the Air Force



1987 FAISS Fielding



mandated the use of FalconView on all Distinguished Visitor Flights


1993 FalconView F16 Fielding1995 VGIS project

1999 Diane Fossey Gorilla Fund2000 GTVC Begins2003 FalconView in JMPS2004 GTVC used at G8 Summit

2005 N Faust - Tsunami Relief2005 USCG use FV for Katrina Relief

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2008 Nick Faust Elected DFGFI2008 FalconView Open Source

Today FalconView is used by over 40,000 users including the Armed Services, Air Force One and over 15 Allied countries

Terry Maple (GT Dept of Psychology), provides Diane Fossey Gorilla Fund International (DFGFI) a home in Atlanta.


1978 ERDAS Spinoff

1980 MICROFIX Videodisc ( )

Nick Faust leads the GTRI effort to build GIS center in Rwanda to track habitat loss. (Funded by USAID)



1987 FAISS Fielding



(Funded by USAID)

In 2008 Nick Faust appointed to the Board of Trustees for the DFGFI


1993 FalconView F16 Fielding1995 VGIS project1996 FalconView Air Force Mandate

2000 GTVC Begins2003 FalconView in JMPS2004 GTVC used at G8 Summit

2005 N Faust - Tsunami Relief2005 USCG use FV for Katrina Relief

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Geographic Tool for Visualization and Collaboration

Initial work done for Army Research LabFollow on work for Georgia Emergency


1978 ERDAS Spinoff

1980 MICROFIX VideodiscFollow on work for Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA)

Supports Homeland Security and First Responders


1987 FAISS Fielding

1989 Olympic Fly Through Demo pp y p








2000: President Bill Clinton makes the first ever



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2000: President Bill Clinton makes the first ever presidential web cast.



Within 3 weeks of the Indian Ocean Tsunami, Nick Faust was in Thailand working with the Asian Institute of Technology to gather GIS tools and


1978 ERDAS Spinoff

1980 MICROFIX Videodisc Institute of Technology to gather GIS tools and data from various vendors. 1982 MICROFIX Fielding

1987 FAISS Fielding








After Hurricane Katrina, the US Coast Guard used


2000 GTVC Begins


G C G S FalconView to create situation awareness about hospitals, shelters, flood areas, etc

2004 GTVC used at G8 Summit

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1978 ERDAS Spinoff


GTRI funded by Air Force to produce an Open Source version of FalconView


1987 FAISS Fielding


Approval to release the software world wide was received from State Department in February 2009





Initial release expected this summer




2000 GTVC Begins





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