OpenAthena Core for UAS Terrain-Raycast

OpenAthena™ Core is Theta Informatics LLC’s newest product which makes OpenAthena’s terrain-raycast technique available as a portable Java software library or a Docker container with an http RESTful API. This product is designed and licensed to enable you to integrate the software’s novel terrain-raycast technique into your own solutions.

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The functionalities provided by OpenAthena Core represent a significant capability enhancement for your customers. OpenAthena Core features:

Faster calculation of target coordinates
Ability to locate targets any point off-center within the camera’s visual field
Compatibility with a wider range of drone makes and models
Seamless conversion between EGM96 (height above mean sea level) and WGS84 (height above ellipsoid) vertical datum for significantly improved target calculation accuracy
Ability to parse military DTED Digital Elevation Model (DEM) files in addition to civilian GeoTIFF
Support for high resolution Digital Terrain Model datasets for significantly-enhanced accuracy, especially in forested or urban environments with tall structures
Support for greater variety of elevation model file formats
Other accuracy improvements such as lens distortion correction and camera roll angle correction
Zero trust Cursor on Target output for direct integration with ATAK servers
Automatic DEM downloading and selection

OpenAthena Core is provided to purchasers as a Java software library with full source code. This allows OpenAthena Core to be integrated as a component of your own proprietary solution. It also features a command line interface, Java bindings, and remote networked use over a RESTful API for seamless integration with your existing software:

Additionally: purchasers of OpenAthena Core are provided a free copy of OpenAthena Desktop. This is Theta Informatics’ new fully-featured graphical Desktop application which demonstrates the full functionality of OpenAthena Core and provides tools for its administration.

OpenAthena -Desktop’s source code is provided under the Apache 2.0 open source license, allowing your developers to get up to speed quickly with OpenAthena Core and integrate it into unprecedented solutions for your customers.