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February 20th, 2012

The BA3 Mapping Engine

The BA3 Mapping Engine brings unprecedented 2D and 3D performance to the iPad and iPhone platforms. If you have an app that uses maps, you should consider the Mapping Engine. To see the BA3 Mapping Engine in action and download source code for the sample app, please click here.

Software Development and Consulting Services

If you run BA3′s Horizon product or see a demo, BA3′s expertise is clear – BA3 understands 3D software development and understands how to leverage the iPad’s and iPhone’s graphics processor to achieve impressive levels of performance. Even on the iPad 1, split views of animated 3D terrain are possible.

Whether you are working in a constrained environment like a portable device or the expansive world of multiple graphics cards on the desktop, BA3 can help accelerate your 2D or 3D application development process. Please contact BA3 at: info@ba3.us

Horizon

BA3 is best known as the first company to bring true synthetic vision to the iPad cockpit interface in August 2011.

Horizon is the name of BA3′s first 3D synthetic vision system for aircraft pilots. It is available exclusively in WingX Pro7 published by Hilton Software. This application is available via the Apple app store here.

WingX Pro7 with Synthetic Vision (click for full image)

The motivation for putting synthetic vision into the cockpit is primarily safety. Synthetic vision helps improve a pilot’s situational awareness in poor weather conditions, night flying and IFR scenarios.

Key differentiators in BA3′s implementation of synthetic vision include:

  • coverage of the entire continental United States
  • impressive graphics performance allowing smooth transitions and dual views even on iPad 1 hardware
  • terrain and obstacle coloration to clearly identify areas of potential collision based on current altitude
  • a breakthrough price of $99

Media coverage of BA3′s synthetic vision product has been extremely favorable…

Flying Magazine says:

“The syn viz does boast a terrain awareness feature of great value. As you fly along you can see terrain and obstacles turn color – yellow for caution and red for extreme caution – as you near them in altitude. The animation is impressive, sharp and fast.“

Wired Magazine says

“used as a backup tool for pilots who may or may not already have synthetic vision capabilities, the iPad app provides a tremendous amount of information for a small investment.“

Aero News Network describes several of the more compelling features of the user interface:

“Pilots can move to any airport in the country and can look around the airport in all directions and at all altitudes by sliding their finger over the Synthetic Vision view. This enables pilots to visualize a preferred route of arrival or departure for the airport. The Synthetic Vision can be displayed full-screen or simultaneously with other charts such as a VFR sectional or geo-referenced approach chart using WingX Pro7’s unique split screen view.“

Horizon efficiently renders 3D terrain using very little memory. Performance  is outstanding even on the iPad 1 platform, allowing two independent synthetic vision views to display simultaneously.  This is achieved using sophisticated real-time level-of-detail algorithms and an on-board terrain database. In addition to terrain, Horizon is capable of rendering generic meshes with their own unique vertex and pixel shaders and dynamically shading terrain in real time depending on altitude. Learn more about our synthetic vision system here.

Contact us: info@ba3.us

Spotlight

Flying Review
Flying Magazine reviews WingX Pro with BA3's synthetic vision in this article from the October issue.
Wired Review
Wired Magazine pays tribute to BA3's implementation of synthetic vision in this review.
Synthetic Vision Announcement
Hilton Goldstein, founder of Hilton Software, announces the integration of BA3's synthetic vision capability into WingX Pro in this announcement video and describes the new functionality.
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