SIMULATION & DEFENSE

Every simulation environment starts with a credible view of the Earth

Pilot training, scenario simulation, and operational planning rely on seamless, realistic, and globally consistent terrain data.

However, assembling this layer from raw satellite imagery and elevation sources takes weeks of processing, correction, and integration. The terrain must be your starting point, not your bottleneck.

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Seamless & cloud-free

A clean, globally consistent view of the Earth-ready to use.

Imagery + elevation

Satellite basemaps and global DEM, aligned and co-delivered.

Ready to integrate

Standard tile formats for simulators, operational platforms, and apps.

THE CHALLENGE

The most complex component of any simulation environment

Every simulation relies on the same foundation: satellite imagery draped over elevation data. Yet, assembling this basemap requires sourcing scenes, removing clouds, and aligning with DEMs.

This complex pipeline consumes months and dominates budgets, resulting in:

  • Delayed Development: Flight simulator timelines held up by terrain data preparation.
  • Inflated Budgets: Defense programs spending months building visual databases.
  • Operational Bottlenecks: Strategic planning and C4ISR systems waiting on usable global basemaps.

VISUAL QUALITY

Simulation-grade visual fidelity

In simulation and defense, the satellite layer is the environment. Pilots, planners, and analysts rely on the landscape to make critical decisions. But visible seams, abrupt color shifts, and cloud shadows instantly erode that trust.

Every application requires a coherent, natural-looking representation of the world:

  • Pilot Training: Credible, artifact-free out-the-window views.
  • Strategic Planning: Accurate terrain reading to support operational decisions.
  • Situational Awareness: Seamless displays across wide-scale operational environments.

IMAGERY + ELEVATION

From 2D Imagery to 3D Environments

A flat map only becomes a realistic environment when draped over accurate elevation data.

Sourcing aligned imagery and DEMs from the same provider ensures rendering engines ingest them seamlessly. This streamlines and simplifies your integration pipeline for:

  • Terrain Generation: High-fidelity 3D environments in professional simulators.
  • Moving Maps: Real-time situational awareness for advanced airborne platforms.
  • Strategic Planning: Accurate spatial analysis to support complex, high-precision operations.

FRESHNESS & GROUND TRUTH

Synchronize your simulation with reality

Static visual databases diverge from the real world over time. Traditional manual updates take months, creating a critical gap between simulation and reality.

Regularly refreshed imagery eliminates this gap for:

  • Operational Simulation: Align environments with real-world locations.
  • Civil Aviation: Match scenery to expanded airports.
  • Strategic Planning: Inform critical decisions with current ground truth.
Satellite image of Trieste, Italy in super-resolution

Skip the processing pipeline. Get cloud-free 10m/2.5m basemaps perfectly aligned with global elevation data. Monthly, color-harmonized tiles are ready for instant ingestion into simulation environments and operational platforms.

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