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Installation instructions TERRA 4D software

Information about how to install TERRA 4D software and demo configurations. Please refer to the installation guide for more details: terra_4d_installation_guide.pdf In general the following steps should be executed.

Download and installation of program files

Download the program installer from the ftp server (for ftp details please check the installation guide). The same installer is used for client and server installations. There are two important directories to define during the installation process:

  • Program directory: all program files
    • Default directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\FASTProtect\Terra4D
    • Space requirements: about 1GB
  • Data directory: configuration and GIS data
    • Default directory: C:\ProgramData\FASTProtect\Terra4D
    • Space requirements: depends on project but GIS data can be huge

Download and installation of demo data

This section is only required when a demo system will be set up. The demo configuration including GIS data requires about 40GB of disk space. The demo data need to be downloaded and installed from several packages:

  • Installer for demo configuration andd basic data sets
  • GIS data for orthographic layers
  • GIS data for buildings
  • other optional data sets

Download all required demo data from the ftp server (for details please check the installation guide). The installation is done through executable installers and compressed files which need to extracted manually.

Hardware requirements

Hardware requirements are also listed in the installation guide. Beside the general computer hardware requirements it is important to know that TERRA 4D uses OpenGL so please make sure an appropriate graphics card is installed.

Access to live cameras at FAST office building

A VPN connection is required to access the live cameras at the FAST office building in Friedrichshafen. If this shall be part of the demo then OpenVPN should be installed. Please ask your contact person for OpenVPN key file. For more details check the installation guide.

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