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Applied Imagery LLC and
Quick Terrain Modeler™
A Technology Transfer Success Story
Kristin M. GrayAPL Technology Transfer Director
(443) [email protected]
www.jhuapl.edu/ott
About Quick Terrain ModelerTM
• 3-D data visualization software tool• Created and optimized specifically for 3-D LiDAR
and other 3-D terrain data• Used by DoD, researchers, GIS professionals,
engineers, hydrologists, etc.• Builds large models in minutes (up to 200 million
vertices), loads existing models in seconds, and navigates through models in real time
• Interoperable with GIS and CAD software • Fuses multiple data types (both 3-D and 2-D) into a
single view or model• Short learning curve, easy-to-use
• DEMO – Andrew Scheck, APL Applied Information Sciences Department
Development History
• Kevin Murphy and Mike Roth – APL PIs• Original funding:
– IRAD (late ’90s)– Army Rapid Terrain Visualization Office (early ’00s)
• QTViewerTM (2002)
APL Technology Transfer
• Demand steadily increased• Word-of-mouth marketing• Order fulfillment• In search of a permanent home…
APL Start-up License
• Applied Imagery LLC formed in 2004 to license the QTViewerTM technology
• Upfront license fees, royalties, equity• APL delivered all software and development
tools to Applied Imagery• APL PI support of “tech transition”
About Applied Imagery LLC
• Located in Montgomery County, MD incubator (Silver Spring Innovation Center)
• 3 employees• 100% annual revenue increase each year since
2004.• Over 200 customers in 28 countries
Applied Imagery Sample Customers:Diverse Feedback Builds a Better Product
Systems IntegratorsLockheed Martin
Northrop GrummanSAIC
U.S. Department of DefenseUS Army, USAF, USMC
US Army Corps of EngineersNGA U.S. Civilian Government
NASANOAAUSGS
International GovernmentsBritish Geological SurveySwedish Forestry ServiceNorway Geological Survey
U.S. AcademiaMIT
U.California BerkeleyOhio State University
LiDAR SpecialistsOptech (Strategic Partner)
Watershed SciencesAAM Hatch
State GovernmentWashington DC Gov’t
Ohio Dept of TransportationNorth Carolina (NCEM)
For more information:
Chris Parker, CEOApplied Imagery8070 Georgia AvenueSilver Spring, MD 20910301-589-4004cparker@appliedimagery.comwww.appliedimagery.com
OR
Susan Furney, Technology & Marketing AssociateOffice of Technology TransferThe Johns Hopkins UniversityApplied Physics LaboratoryLaurel, MD [email protected]/ott
