GeoBase in Action
Radio Mobile: Telecommunications freeware utilizes GeoBase Data
Radio Mobile freeware was developed for amateur radio users, and uses the GeoBase data layers to predict radio frequency patterns and the performance of radio systems.
The GeoBase CDED data layer is used to automatically extract a path profile between an emitter and a receiver. CDED data is added to system, environmental and statistical parameters to feed the Irregular Terrain Model radio propagation model, in order that strength of a radio signals can be modeled as a function of distance, time and space. Elevation data is also used to produce background maps - illustrating the terrain. Radio Mobile has supplied 10 000 copies of the Radio Mobile freeware to members and has had 600 000 hits on its Web site since 1997.
The software also provides 3D views, stereoscopic views, and animation. Background pictures can be merged with scanned maps such as Toporama, Landsat 7 satellite ortho-imagery.
