Overview

SPx Viewer-3D is a software application for Windows or Linux that proves a 3D visualisation of radar track reports arriving in SPx or ASTERIX format, as well as AIS and ADS-B messages. The software provides 2D PPI and RHI views and also a 3D view of track reports. The user may manipulate the viewpoint to observe the tracks and history trails from any angle.

SPx Viewer-3D receives track reports over a network interface and displays the track symbol as an overlay to a map or rendered terrain. Track history is shown as a sequence of trail dots, a track vector shows the estimated direction and speed of travel of the track and optional display of additional track details, such as track name and height. A typical application of the viewer is to show radar tracks from 2D or 3D radars, along with AIS and ADS-B information.

Input Tracks

Track input formats and sources include SPx, ASTERIX, AIS and ADS-B. SPx Viewer-3D supports multiple sources of the same track type.

Each track source has a unique IP address and port and any permutation and combination of supported radar track sources can be displayed; for example SPx track reports from a primary radar video, SPx track reports from a secondary IFF radar video, and ADS-B messages.

Proprietary and legacy track input formats, such as NMEA, YLC and GeoJSON, may be supported via Cambridge Pixel's SPx Track Manager product.

Visualization

On Windows, SPx Viewer-3D is a standard Windows application and on Linux, the application is a server with a browser-based user interface.

The application provides an intuitive display of the tracks and local terrain, allowing the user to change the viewpoint in real-time.

Features

■  Platform:

    •  Windows 10 (or later version) and Linux

■  Configuration:

    •  Configuration file read at start-up

    •  Application or browser-based user interface

■  Track Inputs:

    •  SPx, ASTERIX, AIS or ADS-B

    •  ASTERIX CAT-1 (with CAT-2) CAT-10, CAT-48 (with CAT-34), CAT-20, CAT-62

    •  AIS input: NMEA-0183

    •  ADS-B input: CAT-21, KAL, AVR, BEAST, AIRNAV, FR24

■  Display:

    •  PPI display - shows 2D view with maps and charts.

    •  RHI display - Range Height Indicator view, shows 2D cross-section of terrain and track positioning.

    •  3D display - shows 3D-projected terrain with tracks mapped in 3D.

■  Browsers Supported:

    •  Chrome, Safari, Edge, Firefox