TerraExplorer Fusion is available in three versions, Viewer, Plus, and Lite, to accommodate different user requirements. The Plus edition provides advanced analysis tools, as well as enhanced integration with SkylineGlobe Server, enabling efficient layer loading, feature layer editing, and direct project publishing on the server.
The Lite version provides limited functionality for “public” projects. Public projects can be viewed in TerraExplorer Fusion without counting toward the site’s concurrent user limit – but only in Lite mode. This mode includes basic navigation and viewing capabilities, as well as access to the Distance, Area, and Query tools.
Custom tools implemented using the TerraExplorer Desktop API, or using the following TerraExplorer Fusion API methods, are supported only when TerraExplorer Fusion is running under the Plus or Viewer license.
analysis.addAnalysisTool({ id, name, title, icon, action })navigate.addNavigateTool({ id, name, title, icon, action })
Development of custom tools using the TerraExplorer Desktop API or the TerraExplorer Fusion API is not permitted when using a Lite license.
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Every deployment of SkylineGlobe Server includes the capability to upgrade to TerraExplorer Fusion Plus level. This upgrade occurs dynamically in TerraExplorer Fusion when a project is accessed from a SkylineGlobe server with an active Plus license. The Plus license grants Plus capabilities across the server, while allowing for the selective restriction of certain sites to Viewer-only mode. Tools exclusive to the TerraExplorer Fusion Plus edition are clearly marked in the documentation.
Key Features in TerraExplorer Fusion Plus
- Advanced analysis tools
- Load and style layers
- Drawing tools
- Feature layer editing option
- Publish and share projects
| Lite | Viewer | Plus | |
| View and Navigate | |||
| Fly to locations and objects or navigate freely | ✓ |
✓ | ✓ |
| View objects, layers (raster, 3D mesh, point cloud, feature) & features | ✓ |
✓ | ✓ |
| View labels, 2D/3D objects, and dynamic objects | ✓ |
✓ | ✓ |
| View water and particle effects | ✓ |
✓ | ✓ |
| Play presentations | ✓ |
✓ | ✓ |
| Underground mode and collision detection mode | ✓ |
✓ | ✓ |
| 2D and 3D render modes for display of terrain in 3D Window | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Multiple coordinate systems | ✓ |
✓ | ✓ |
| Environmental controls - toggle sun, clouds, & shadow, & set fog intensity |
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✓ | ✓ |
| Analysis | |||
| Information query | ✓ |
✓ | ✓ |
| Distance and area measurement | ✓ |
✓ | ✓ |
| Volume analysis |
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✓ | ✓ |
| Contour and slope maps |
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✓ | ✓ |
| Viewshed |
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✓ | ✓ |
| Visibility Dome |
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✓ | |
| Elevation profile |
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✓ | ✓ |
| Layer swipe comparison |
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✓ | ✓ |
| Viewshed query |
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✓ | |
| Photo inspector |
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✓ | |
| Cross section and mesh clip box |
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✓ | |
| Clear path |
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✓ | |
| Mark high and low areas |
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✓ | |
| Data Layers | |||
| Load imagery and elevation layers | ✓ | ||
| Load 3D Mesh layers (3DML) and BIM | ✓ | ||
| Load feature layers | ✓ | ||
| Load point cloud layers | ✓ | ||
| Spatial and attribute queries (feature layers) | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Add and update features (attributes and geometry) | ✓ | ||
| Add and Share Content | |||
| Publish added layers or entire project to SkylineGlobe Server | ✓ | ||
| Drawing tools – draw text/icon labels, polylines, polygons & freehand | ✓ | ||