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fourDscape® Applications from
Balfour Technologies

fourDscape® is a modular system conceptually similar to internet browsers/servers, except that websites exist in 2D space, whereas 4D Portals utilize the entire expanse of 4D time and space. fourDscape® 4D browser users can navigate into the 3D virtual reality of a 4D Portal AND move back and forth through the fourth dimension of time to effectively analyze many correlated geospatial-temporal datasets, such as high resolution aerial photography, 3D feature models, and moving objects extracted from video and other tracking sensor feeds and locator devices, fused together by the 4D Portal into powerful, interactive 4D Landscapes that change over time. fourDscape® 4D Portal Landscapes have been developed for a wide variety of applications for both small and large (i.e. whole earth) regions, including tactical planning, training, hi-resolution imaging, live-camera surveillance, real-estate leasing & development, construction phasing, warehouse management, etc.

Balfour Technologies has extensive knowledge and experience in processing and interactively visualizing temporal-spatial data. Throughout the design and development of fourDscape®, Balfour Technologies needed to address many important temporal-spatial issues, including data management and retrieval, scalability, object identification and tracking, and human computer interfaces, all within a general-purpose 4D browser. Balfour’s accumulated knowledge of the power, flexibility and development of interactive 4D Visualizations can be directly leveraged in the development and deployment of advanced software systems solutions for the complex issues facing many industries and organizations today and in the future.