TOUCHSHARE FOR GOOGLE EARTH

Bridging the worlds of GIS data gathering and new immersive collaboration technologies

TouchShare™ for Google Earth™ is a software package that extends navigation, collaboration and analysis capabilities in Google Earth.  TouchShare tools improve accessibility in Google Earth in addition to providing a set of powerful analysis and markup tools.

Engineered to enhance situational awareness and decision making, TouchShare for Google Earth provides a shared virtual space for local and dispersed geospatial experts, decision makers and field personnel to gather, share data, discuss and distribute information rapidly. TouchShare also operates on top of developed KML or KMZ projects allowing Google Earth users to utilize all of the native functionality associated with those documents.  In addition, a set of TouchShare tools offers unique annotation and markup capabilities allowing enhanced idea sharing across the collaborative session. This dynamic functionality and instantaneous visual communication exchange provided by TouchShare, gives users the necessary breadth and support for effective mission planning, command and control and emergency response.

 

Gestures

Navigation:
Explore KML/KMZ project files in a user friendly, multi-touch workspace as TouchShare translates hand gestures into commonly used input and navigation commands.
   
Networking

Collaboration:
A common operating picture and analysis data is shared over multiple TouchTables, laptops, PCs and tablets, allowing deployed teams to create, participate in and control collaboration sessions.
   
Tours

Draw/Annotate:
Georeference, annotate and draw directly on the display. Share or save this captured information on a project layer, on the web or over a network.
   
Navigation

Timer Function:
Control KML/KMZ tours or dynamic datasets by navigating through data using the intuitive timer tool.
   
Draw/Annotate

Snapshot:
Capture and send digital snapshots of displayed imagery, including drawings, annotations, geo-referenced KML layers, loaded documents or links.
   
Slider

TouchShow:
Increase visual productivity by displaying three different, yet synchronized perspectives or datasets simultaneously, utilizing secondary auxiliary display.

 

Benefits

  • Create real-time group session-based interaction among dispersed teams, using standard TCP/IP protocols.
  • Interoperability between TouchTables, standard PCs, laptops and tablets provides optimum integration into existing infrastructures.
  • Navigate KML/KMZ projects with ease using hand gestures and a user friendly interface.
  • TouchShare tools allow users to analyze, markup and distribute critical information insuring maximum understanding.

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