On July 1, Vantor announced the launch of WorldView 3D, a first-of-its-kind satellite tasking product line that gives warfighters, intelligence analysts, and mapmakers an up-to-date 3D ground truth layer for missions that depend on an accurate model of the physical world.
WorldView 3D empowers customers to task and receive updated 3D data anywhere on Earth within 24 hours of image collection, with timelines often closer to six hours. Customers can also produce higher-definition 3D maps with extreme detail for missions that require greater fidelity.
3D maps are now the foundational operating layer for a wide range of missions, from GPS-denied autonomy and tactical operations to intelligence analysis and real-time mapping. They provide humans, autonomous systems, and physical AI with the accurate spatial context needed to understand, navigate, and act in the real world.
But the physical world is changing faster than traditional 3D mapping cycles can keep up. Conflict, natural disaster, and rapid urban change can quickly make static maps out of date. For decades, organizations have updated their 3D maps using aircraft and drone collection programs, which are often costly and difficult to scale across remote or contested areas.
For the first time, WorldView 3D closes that gap by giving users the ability to rapidly build updated 3D maps from space, transforming the speed and scale of deploying an accurate ground truth. It is also a critical capability for delivering the operational terrain, or a continuously updated 3D view of the physical terrain that is easily understood by both humans and autonomous systems.
“WorldView 3D sets a new standard for how customers maintain command of the ground truth and decision advantage in a fast-changing world,” said Peter Wilczynski, chief product officer at Vantor. “From command and control to autonomous systems operating in GPS-denied environments, many of today’s most complex missions require current, accurate 3D terrain. With WorldView 3D, customers can update the specific areas they care about, including remote and contested areas where traditional aircraft collection is limited, with unmatched speed and scale. This is the future of spatial intelligence.”
Source: Vantor
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