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touser-specifiedboundariesandtotalquantityorspacingbetweenpoints.Resultingpointscanbeaddedtoagraphicaloverlay.
Enhanced User Toolset
ImageSearchallowsasearchforstoredimagery.Imagerycanbefoundbycoordinate,referencepeg,orthecenterofanopenwindow.
ImageLinksynchronizesthelocationofmultipleimagesbyscrollbarmovements,orientation,and/ordisplayofstoredfeatures.
MultipleImagePointenablesprecisepositioningusingmultipleimagesources.CoordinatescanbecalculatedwithorwithouttheuseofNationalGeospatialIntelligenceAgency(NGA)stereoimagery.
ImageRegistrationprovidesamethodtoadjustasingletargetimagetothereferenceimagery.Targetimagescanbenationalortactical.Adjustmentimprovesoverallmensurationaccuracy.
Reduced-ResolutionDataSet(R-Set)generationprovidesauserfasteraccesstoreduced-resolutionimagestoquicklylocatetargets.
RainStorm®
RainStormisaphotogrammetriccommercial-off-the-shelfsoftwaretooldesignedtosupporttargetingforprecisionguidedweapons.Theprogramintegratesprecise3-Dlocationandfeaturedata,anddigitalterraindatausingstereoandmonoscopicimagery.
ThesoftwareprogramusesallavailableimagerysourcestolocateapointrelativetotheEarth’ssurfaceandderivepreciselatitude,longitude,elevation,anderrorestimatesforprecisionmunitions,includingcoordinate-seekingweapons.RainStormautomatesandintegratesthepassingandsharingofthisinformationtoothertargeting,visualization,andmissionplanningsystems.
Easy-to-Use Interface
RainStorm'seasy-to-useinterfaceprovideseasyaccesstothemostoftenusedcommands.Thestatusbarreportsstatusmessages,WebServicesmensuration(measurement)requests,latitude/longitude,elevation,CircularError/LinearError(CE/LE),zoom,androtation;whilethestandardizedtoolbarenablesquickaccesstothemostfrequentlyusedtoolstoenhanceproductivitywithoutbeingintrusive.
Avarietyofmethodstomanipulateimagedisplay,suchasZoomInOnRegion,andsliderbarcontrolsforimageenhancementsalsoaddstouserproductivity.TheAutoRotateStereoandAutoEnhanceoptionsreduceworkloadandspeedpointmensurationbyrotatingstereopairs,andenhancingimagebrightnessandcontrastautomatically.
Graphicalfeatureoverlaysprovidealogicalassociationoffeatures.Featurescanbeaddedtoanoverlay,whichcanthenbetoggledtodisplayonselectedimagery.Userscanspecifyavarietyofoverlayproperties.Additionally,graphictooltipsprovide
descriptionsofgraphicalfeaturesbyhoveringthecursoroveragraphic(suchasaproductboundary).
Adynamicoverviewlocatorallowstheusertoquicklynavigatetoareasoutsideofthecurrentlydisplayedportionoftheimage.
Targetscanbederivedbyseveralmethods,includingtrueStereo,Anaglyph,Split-Screen,andMultipleImagepointmensuration.
Automated Tasks
Duringtime-criticaltargeting,imageregistrationistypicallythemosttime-consumingprocess.RainStorm’sautomatictiepointselectionregistersthetargetimagetothestereoimageryusingautomaticfeatureextractionandcorrelationtechniquestomatchthesourceimagerywithinseconds.
Theassistedtiefunctionauto-maticallylocatestiepointsinasecondimagewhenatiepointisselectedinoneoftheimagesbeingregistered.
Multipleaimpointgenerationallowsgenerationofapatternofpointsoverageographicalarea,according
RainStorm software allows military planners to derive accurate coordinates for precision munitions.
ImageryIndexingServices
MensurationManagement
Services
TargetingCoordination
Services
RainStorm®Cloud
Local ImageServer
TargetingWorkstation Targeting
Workstation
TargetManagement
Tablet TargetMonitoringApplication
RainStorm is designed to work on ruggedized systems, as well as other hardware options.
RainStorm supports a network centric environment.
NGA Validated
RainStormisNGA-validatedforpointmensurationonbothNGAstereoimageryandnationalimageryregisteredtoNGAstereoimagery.
Input/Output
Supportedimageformatsincludenationalimagerytransmissionformat(NITF)v2.1andlower,JPEG/JPEG2000,TIFF/GeoTIFF,andsunrasterformat(RAS).
ThePowerPointandHTMLExportcreatesasnapshotofanimagewithalldisplayedfeatures,overlays,andtextblocksoftargetdata.
TargetdatacanbeexportedtoaspecifiedlocationondiskinComma-separatedValues(CSV),CursoronTarget(CoT),TARGTI.rcv,XML,andAmericanStandardCodeforInformationInterchange(ASCII)formatsforimportintootherapplications.
ImageryandgraphicaloverlayscanbeexportedinGeographicDXF,UTMDXF,screencapture,NITFchip,andShapefile.
Multiple Interfaces
Animprovedmensurationengineplacesmeasurementfunctionsinaseparatelibrarytosupportpointmensurationtechniques.ThisarchitecturalenhancementenablesfutureversionsofRainStormtoreadilyincorporatefunctionsprovidedbytheCommonGeopositioningServiceslibrary,whenavailable.
RainStormsupportsnetworkcentricprocessing,anessentialcomponentofTime-CriticalTargeting.Byusingindustrystandardsandthelatestwebservicetechniques,communicationwithRainStormisvirtuallylimitless.Thisallowscollaborationwithmissionplanningtoolstocompressthe“killchain.”Client-serverwebservicesefficientlycoordinateavailableworkstationstoprocessmensurationrequests,managetheworkload,andkeepaneventlog.
RainStorm'sTargetFilesEditorallowsimportandexportoftaskedtargetdatafromsystemsthatgeneratetargetfilessuchasJointMissionPlanningSystemandthePrecisionGuidedMunitionsTargetDataBase(PGMTDB).RainStormdisplaystargetdatafromthedailyAirTaskingOrderonreferenceimagery,givingtheuseravisualrepresentationoftheplan.Theeditorcanbeusedtoverify,confirmaccuracyof,andedit/updatetargets.UpdatescanthenbeexportedoveranetworkasanRCVorXMLfiletootherplanningsystems.
CursoronTargetisadatastrategyforenablingDoDsystemstoexchangemuchneededtime-sensitiveinformationincluding
locationand“what,”“when,”and“where”information.TheRainStormCoTfunctionallowsuserstosendcoordinatelocationstoaCoTserverortosavetheinformationinanXMLfile.
TheJointTargetingToolboxinterfaceschemeallowsaRainStormoperatortoretrieveandprocesscoordinatemensurationrequestsandprovidesaninterfacetothemilitary.
TheSocket-BasedAPI(legacyAPIfromRainDrop)providesabasicsetoffunctionsallowinginteractionwiththeRainStormapplication—usedbyNGA,FalconView,andothers.TheSocketAPIcannowaccessRainStormrunningonadifferentworkstationbysupplyingtheinternetprotocoladdressofthetargetmachine.
ExtensibleMarkupLanguage(XML)providesanopeninterfacetoreadandwriteXMLdocumentsviacommandlineoptions.
RainStorm'sWebServicesisanopeninterfaceusedtoretrieveandprocesscoordinatemensurationrequests—usedbytheAutomatedDeepOperationsCoordinationSystem,theJointGlobalCommandandControlSystem,TerraSight,andothers.
RainStorm® Options
Customized Hardware
• PCsbuilttoyourspecifications
• Ruggedizedsystems
• Diskarrays
• Laptops
Servers
• Webserver
• Databaseserver
• Applicationserver
Training
• In-house
• On-site
• Customizedcourses
Custom Integration Services
NorthropGrummanhasthecapabilitytodesign,develop,andsupportfullymissionizedsystemsandsubsystemstosatisfyafullarrayofcustomerneeds.Thesecapabilitiesprovidemilitaryleaderswiththesolutionsandsystemsnecessarytolinkground,air,andseadefensesystemsinnear-realtimeoncollaborative,commandandcontrolbattlemanagementandsensorplatforms.
Summary
RainStormisacommercial-off-the-shelfsoftwaretoolthatcanbeusedtoquicklyaccessandexploitdigitalimagerytoprovideaccuratecoordinatesforprecisionguidedmunitions.Thesoftwarecanbepurchasedinsingleormulti-userlicensepackagesandavarietyoftrainingoptionsareavailable.
Minimum Operating Requirements
WindowsXP/Win7
300MBDiskSpace
512MBMemory
1GHzProcessor
3-buttonMouse
CD/DVDReader
Stereocapablevideocard*
Stereocapablemonitor(1024x768at120Hz)*
Stereoviewingequipment*
*Onlyrequiredforstereoviewing
Features
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NGAStereoImageryPointMensurationStereoPairPointMensurationNationalImageryRegistration/MensurationUncontrolledImageRegistrationMensuration(SixPointTie)MultipleImagePointMensurationXMLInterfaceSocket-BasedInterfacePC/UNIXSupportTargetDetailReportExcel/PowerPointExportSplitScreenStereoImageryPointMensurationEnhancedUserInterfaceIntegratedWebServicesReducedResolutionDataSet(R-Set)GenerationCommunitySensorModelSupportAutoRegistration/AssistedTiePointsNITFWritingandChippingPGMTDBInterfaceCursoronTargetInterfaceImageSearch–SpeedImprovementsMultipleTargetPointGenerationImageDisplay/ELTEnhancementsToolbarSliderControlsforZoom,Rotate,ContrastandBrightnessHTMLTargetFolderCGSEngineDigitalElevationModel(DEM)CollateralDamageAssessmentIntegration