Step 8: Publishing to SkylineGlobe Server (SGS)

Both MPT and TBP files can be published to SkylineGlobe Server for use by TerraExplorer desktop, mobile and Web clients and standard geospatial clients such as WMS/WMTS, or as layers for a TerraBuilder project.

To publish an MPT to the server, the MPT file must first be created and then published to SkylineGlobe Server. See “Publishing a Project’s MPT to SkylineGlobe Server” in the “Working with SkylineGlobe Server” chapter for more information.

If no MPT file is being created for the project (e.g. for projects whose source data is constantly being updated or modified), the terrain database defined by the TerraBuilder project (TBP) can be published to SkylineGlobe Server. Before publishing the TBP project, TerraBuilder prepares it for serving by checking various project parameters for compatibility with the SGS DirectConnect Service, creating index files if missing, as well as optimizing it by creating MPT layer resolution pyramids that include the original source. See “Publishing a DirectConnect Project to SkylineGlobe Server” in the “Working with SkylineGlobe Server” chapter for more information.

Note:    For legacy support, TerraBuilder also offers the option to prepare the server-side TerraBuilder project file (TBP) for serving by TerraGate, as described in “Preparing a DirectConnect Project” in the “Creating 3D Terrain” chapter.