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| Developer(s) | SRI International, ART+COM, Berlin |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 1993 |
| Type | Virtual globe |
| License | Freeware |
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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".[1] Development of the project was supported by the Deutsche Post (now Deutsche Telekom).
Google Earth was released in 2001. 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.[1] In 2014, ART+COM filed a lawsuit against Google, claiming it infringed the 1995 patent rights of Terravision. In May 2016 the jury of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware found in favor of Google. ART+COM also lost on appeal at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in 2017.[2]
- ^ a b "ART+COM Studios, Terravision". artcom.de. n.d. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ "German firm says Google infringed on its patent when it made Google Earth". The Daily Dot. February 23, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2021.