The new release of VirtualGeo 2 will be version 2.4, available end of February 2010. In addition to many improvements in the proposed features, this new release enables the realistic visualisation of the ocean surface including swell and waves.

We are also very proud to announce the coming VirtualGeo 3 beta release. This new generation represents a major technological breakthrough in the 12 years history of VirtualGeo with the complete redesign and optimisation of the product kernel and unprecedented visualisation performances for the most massive and complex geographic datasets. Interoperability, flexibiliy and leightweight have also been pushed to the maximum.

The VirtualGeo technology has been selected for the implementation of a major contract for the French Ministry of Defense. This contract aims to develop and integrate a training center for the French forces that will be based on VirtualGeo for the command and control operations and the 2D/3D visualisation of massive geographic datasets.

This major success once more confirms that VirtualGeo remains a choice product for the implementation of the most demanding and critical systems. VirtualGeo represents today a world-class reference in terms of performances, flexibility and robustness.

VirtualGeo 2.3 is available. Please contact your reseller for more information. This version includes numerous improvements and new features such as:

• full Linux compatibility,
• hypsometry,
• spatial queries,
• interactive edition of 3D objects,
• optimised atmospheric effets,
• enhanced user interface for a better experience,
• ...

Diginext is pleased to announce that the European Space Research Institute (ESRIN) has deployed the DUKE application, based on the VirtualGeo technology, to study and demonstrate the application of space observation products for homeland security.