Four Major Updates! SuperMap GIS 2024 Released
At the plenary session of the 2024 Geospatial Intelligence Software Technology Conference (GISTC 2024) on June 25, SuperMap officially unveiled its new product series - SuperMap GIS 2024. This release marks significant advancements in realism, accuracy, speed, intelligence, and security, with "updates" across multiple levels.
In SuperMap GIS 2024, the GIS platform software technology system has been further innovated. The system, known as BRT-IDC, encompasses big data GIS, a new generation of remote sensing software, 3D GIS, geospatial AI, distributed GIS, and cross-platform GIS technologies. The release also introduces new remote sensing image processing server software and enhanced capabilities for cloud-edge GIS products, enriching GIS theory and technology, and enabling informatization across various industries.
This article explores the new value of these products from four key perspectives: new system, new technology, new products, and new features.
01 New System: Upgrades in the GIS Platform Software Technology System
SuperMap GIS 2024 brings significant innovations to the GIS platform software technology system. Building on the original Big Data GIS technology, the new generation 3D GIS, distributed GIS, and cross-platform GIS technologies, the original AI GIS technology has evolved into geospatial AI, and a new generation of remote sensing software technology (New RS Software) has been integrated, collectively known as the six major GIS platform software technologies—BRT-IDC.
SuperMap GIS 2024 introduces a new generation of remote sensing software technology. This system integrates the world's leading photogrammetry core algorithms and intelligent technologies like remote sensing interpretation with a pre-trained large model (Large Imagery Model LIM). It covers the full process capabilities of remote sensing image data storage, management, production, processing, interpretation, analysis, and visualization.
Key innovations include high computing performance, integration of remote sensing and GIS, cross-platform software, intelligent processing and interpretation, a cloud-native software architecture, and interactive web functionalities. These innovations significantly improve the processing efficiency and interpretation accuracy of remote sensing images, enabling rapid application of remote sensing data products (T+1) across various business scenarios.
Geospatial AI technology integrates artificial intelligence with geographic information software technology. SuperMap GIS 2024 uses geospatial AI as the foundational technology, enhancing functionalities upwards. The SuperMap AIF technology base includes ready-to-use functions and customizable training tools for AI processes, covering 3D data processing and analysis, remote sensing image processing, interpretation, spatial analysis, image/video analysis, and more.
Addressing industry needs in the big model era, the SuperMap AIF technology base incorporates a self-trained remote sensing interpretation pre-trained big model (LIM), an industry extension based on the visual big model SAM (G-SAM), an AI image generation function, an AI knowledge generation function based on a natural language big model, and a geospatial intelligent agent (GI Agent) function. The AIF technology base supports model diversification, cross-platform capabilities, and local deployment, empowering SuperMap GIS cloud-edge series basic software products and industry applications.
02 New Technology: Multiple Technological Innovations
SuperMap GIS 2024 upgrades the new generation 3D GIS, distributed GIS, and cross-platform GIS technology systems, enhancing multi-source 3D data processing capabilities, distributed analysis performance, and compatibility with various software and hardware.
The new generation 3D GIS technology offers robust capabilities for managing massive multi-source data, efficient 3D geographic design, and high-fidelity geographic spatial visualization. It supports the 3D model tile data format S3M, improving data sharing and interoperability. Enhancements in spatial data management, geographic design, and visualization include support for BIM data formats, reduced data volume for large-scale models, and integration with game engines like UE5.2/5.3 for advanced GIS analysis.
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SuperMap GIS 2024 optimizes distributed spatial analysis and processing technologies, adding Spark Local multi-process mode to improve stand-alone resource utilization and support for Spark on YARN clusters for efficient resource management. The cloud-native GIS technology introduces support for distributing 2D and 3D tiles to edge nodes via Serverless GIS functions.
In 2024, SuperMap collaborates with upstream and downstream software and hardware manufacturers for compatibility, performance testing, and tuning. SuperMap GIS 2024 supports the new Loongarch architecture CPU, Huawei Ascend AI computing chips, and domestic GPUs like Xindong and Xiangdixian. It is also adapted to domestic operating systems and databases.
03 New Product: Remote Sensing Image Processing Server Software
SuperMap GIS 2024 introduces SuperMap ImageX Enterprise (Beta), a remote sensing image processing server software. Leveraging a cloud-native architecture and advanced photogrammetry and remote sensing algorithms, this product supports distributed deployment across multiple nodes for flexible, on-demand computing resource utilization. Key features include high-performance computing, integration of remote sensing and GIS, cross-platform capabilities, intelligent processing and interpretation, cloud-native architecture, and web-based interaction. These capabilities enhance the efficiency and accuracy of remote sensing image processing and interpretation, enabling rapid application of remote sensing data products.
04 New Features: Enhanced Capabilities of Cloud-Edge-Terminal GIS Products
SuperMap GIS 2024 upgrades cloud GIS servers, edge GIS servers, and Web GIS, adding new functions such as rapid video data publishing, video data management, query, and streaming capabilities. The GIS server now supports rapid video data publishing and vector tile dynamic output, optimizing large data processing efficiency. MongoDB tile set services publishing performance has also been enhanced, reducing startup times for SuperMap iServer.
The GIS Operation and Maintenance Manager now includes visual deployment and uninstallation functions, simplifying the deployment process and enhancing operational efficiency. Visual forms for customizing site templates streamline operation and maintenance tasks. The GIS edge server adds the ability to proxy GIS services in a cloud-native environment, ensuring stable service experiences.
The desktop GIS product, SuperMap iDesktopX 2024, has been upgraded across multiple dimensions, enhancing data production, analysis, and management capabilities. New features include data source transaction management, data set grouping, direct connection to third-party data formats, and improved 3D capabilities. The rendering engine upgrade boosts performance for city-level scenarios, and support for mainstream BIM design software improves data access efficiency.
The Web-based GIS product introduces a WebAssembly-based Geometry analysis and processing interface, significantly improving calculation and analysis efficiency. The new L7Layer layer interface supports richer 2D, 3D, and animation effects, enhancing map visualization. Additionally, video visualization functions enable video stream querying and playback on the web, with vector elements overlaying on videos for a realistic fusion effect.