STN ATLAS Elektronik GmbH Simulation Division:
Vehicle handling training for the Norwegian Army

This terrain scene near Bergen, Norway, is part of the database built for the Norwegian Army to train tank drivers in vehicle handling. The model was built using the MultiGen-Paradigm family of database authoring tools. The source data came from 10 meter terrain grid and 30 centimeter ortho-photos and original photographs of the Norway countryside, creating the high terrain precision necessary to test driver's reaction was a challenge.

The development team enhanced the application by providing a scalable snow height. Source data was parameterized in layers for summer and winter. The application allows for ditches in the summer and snow drifts in the winter. The database is composed of five different parts of original terrain spanning from Bergen area in the west, over to Oslo area, and up to Tromsoe in the north.

STN ATLAS Elektronik GmbH
Simulation Division SED
Databases & Tools
Sebaldsbreucker Heerstr. 235
D-28305, Bremen, Germany

Team: Bodo Randt, STN ATLAS engineering team