Terra vision

What is Terravision?

Terravision is a 3D mapping software developed in 1993 by the German company ART+COM in Berlin as a networked virtual representation of the earth based on satellite images, aerial shots, altitude data and architectural data. Development of the project was supported by the Deutsche Post (now Deutsche Telekom ).

Is Terravision a prequel to Google Earth?

Because Terravision was the first system to provide a seamless web navigation and visualization of the earth in a massively large spatial data environment, Joachim Sauter called it a prequel to Google Earth.

What happened to the Terra vision patent?

The US patent on Terra Vision by Art+Com has been declared invalid, and the underlying German patent has of course long since expired due to the passage of 20 years. It is remarkable that Netflix is now helping to bring this event to renewed public attention.

Is Google’s Terra vision a third party?

Google argued that the decisive mechanism of the display in Terra Vision had already been shown publicly by a third party even before the German patent was granted in 1995: there was evidence of a publication from 1994 given by an employee at the Stanford Research Institute (SRI) about a geographic visualisation system called “SRI TerraVision”.

Is Terravision a prequel to Google Earth?

Because Terravision was the first system to provide a seamless web navigation and visualization of the earth in a massively large spatial data environment, Joachim Sauter called it a prequel to Google Earth.

Is Terravision the future of the Internet?

Pointing far ahead into the future of the internet, Terravision is an isochronous realisation of Neal Stephenson’s literary idea in the novel “Snow Crash” as well as a prequel to Google Earth. Deutsche Telekom Berkom GmbH supported the research project.

Is Terravision based on a true story?

Thalheim says that the miniseries represents a “new beginning” for the real-life people behind the Terravision technology—including Axel Schmidt, Pavel Mayer, and Gerd Grueneis. “They didn’t come to us, saying: ‘Please tell our story,’” Thalheim told Variety.

What happened to ART+COMs patent on Terravision?

In May 2016, the jury of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware found, that a Stanford Research Institute (SRI) geographical visualization system known as SRI TerraVision was used earlier than Terravision. In October 2017, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed that decision and invalidated Art+Coms patent.

The show dramatizes the lawsuit that the Berlin company ART+COM filed against Google in 2014, when it claimed Google Earth infringed on its Terravision creation. So, who won in the Google Earth vs. Terravision lawsuit?

What happened to Terra vision?

It was a resounding success. But during a trip to Silicon Valley, the source code for Terra Vision fell into the wrong hands — and in 2005 Google, by then a tech giant, suddenly released Google Earth. The two developers from Germany felt that Google had stolen their idea — leading to a David vs. Goliath court case. Overtaken by a tech giant

Did Google Earth steal Terra vision?

But during a trip to Silicon Valley, the source code for Terra Vision fell into the wrong hands — and in 2005 Google, by then a tech giant, suddenly released Google Earth. The two developers from Germany felt that Google had stolen their idea — leading to a David vs. Goliath court case. Overtaken by a tech giant

What happened to ART+COMs patent on Terravision?

In May 2016, the jury of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware found, that a Stanford Research Institute (SRI) geographical visualization system known as SRI TerraVision was used earlier than Terravision. In October 2017, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed that decision and invalidated Art+Coms patent.

Whats the point of Terra vision?

They want to prove that they were the ones who, with Terra Vision, laid the foundations for Google Earth, Google Maps and all the navigation systems in use today. A rollercoaster ride, fast-paced and emotional, which ends in an exciting court drama — with a cast of consistently outstanding actors.