Session duration: 4 days.

Target Audience

Format

Instructor-led course with lab book and hands on coding exercises

Topics Covered

Introduction
An introduction to the course, content, and basic terms

Database Performance Planning
Evaluating and planning for IG limitations 

Starting a Project

• The Terra Vista User Interface  
• Data Import and basic examination 
• Project organization and related tools

Imagery

• Import geospecific imagery    
• Image conversions   
• Solve common imagery issues    
• Produce image tiles for optimal terrain use

Terrain

• Import terrain source data    
• Relating terrain design to imagery    
• Design appropriate block and tile LOD structures    
• Variable LODs    
• Site integration and projection strategies

Output

• Defining Output    
• Building Output    
• Viewing Output    
• Correction and Verification

Culture

• The Vector Editor    
• Working with Processing Passes:    
  • Culture Layout    
  • Generate Passes    
  • Set Elevations    

• Working with Culture:    
  • Bridges    
  •  Complex Lakes    
  • Floating Culture    
  • Models    
  • Scattering Culture    

• Vector Manipulation    
• Understanding Texture Resolution    
• Increasing Border Size    
• Changing Published Formats    
• Processing Geospecific Imagery    
• Correcting Imagery    
• Creating High Resolution Insets    
• Understanding Processing Passes    
• Using Intermediate Output    
• Using the Vector Editor

ETM (Optional)

• Introduction to ETM Projects    
• Roads: CutFill    
• Bridges; Over/underpasses