Customer Testimonials
"All aspects of the Detachment were enhanced. Mission planners used Sextant to brief off of, Operators used it to do Mission Rehearsal Scenarios via Explorer/Blaxxun.
I was constantly on the move from one tent to the next with laptop in hand, to help Teams prep for their missions.
My Operators have never had better Target Situational Awareness in their careers. And my Operators are pretty Seasoned. During one debrief an Operator said "It was weird, I felt as if I had been there before, even though I never had."
Another response was "all the anxiety of not knowing what to expect around the target and at the target was removed from the equation!"
Sextant is a utility that is worth its weight in gold. This software saves lives."
SSgt P.M. Hegeman, USMC
"Integration with our AGI software was very straightforward with Raku Symbol Server's well defined and documented interfaces. Plus, the great support at Object Raku quickly addressed anything we needed."
Shashank Narayan
Director, Software Technology Integration
Analytical Graphics, Inc.
"Our Intelligence section had full quality control of the 3D scene. We knew it was current because they didn’t start it til we received the order. It (the Sextant mission file) was up-to-the-second mission relevant. When you boil it all down, it was timely and we trusted it."
Major M.G. Carter, USMC
"The Raku Symbol Server allowed us to go to market quickly with a high-quality, out-of-the box solution for 2525b symbology. Object Raku’s support has been excellent."
Kevin Flood,
Director, Product Management
Analytical Graphics, Inc.
"We have been using Object Raku for almost 2 years at CFJIC. We continue to find it extremely useful in support to operations."
Capt J. W. Klatt
Advanced Exploitation Section
Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre
"We ran 32 missions, we made 32 models, we didn't lose a single man."
SSgt B.W. Barnett, USMC
"During the planning phase of this operation we were able to use a laptop
version of the RAKU Sextant Three-Dimensional Planning Program. This
computer program provides a three-dimensional image of whatever data is
inputted for many major cities and towns throughout the globe.
We were able
to attach one of the members of our battalion S-2 to the 2-22d Tactical
Operations Command (TOC) post as a liaison for direct information to the
company.
Once it was established which objectives Kilo Company would seize,
he immediately began printing out copies of photo-like images that enabled
us to properly plan.
This system allowed me the ability to plan which
buildings, windows and floors would be used as support by fire positions and
what exactly could be seen from each window firing position."
Capt T.S. Tomko,USMC
"VWT presents one of the best platforms for the constructive use of mapping, imagery and vector data available to the Marine Corps of the future."
Sgt M. Clements, USMC
"If you want your commander to know the enemy, then use VWT."
CPT K. Giese, S2, US Army
"VWT provides smooth, seamless transition from 2D map to a detailed 3D scene. With VWT, warfighters can walk the virtual battlefield before the shooting starts. It is an outstanding tool for the tactical decision maker."
Dr. Douglas H. Kliman, PhD
"VWT brings a new depth and perception to briefing the intelligence picture in the planning process. VWT gives the ground commander the perspective of being there, walking through the mission at hand, and being able to find possible friction points before they occur. VWT takes you into the future."
SSgt K.J. Costine, USMC
"When the Tactical Electronic Warfare Systems Group at Defence R&D Canada - Ottawa was interested in demonstrating a new concept for Network Centric Warfare, they turned to Object Raku and their Sextant product to implement a 3-Dimensional synthetic environment for modeling of EW sensors on land-based reconnaissance vehicles using Distributed Interactive Simulation. Object Raku not only implemented the EW sensor models and DIS interface in Sextant, they developed a new user interface for visualizing EW data overlaid on the 'through-the-camera' view. The robustness of the Sextant product and the creativity of the Object Raku staff has enabled DRDC Ottawa to investigate these new EW concepts for the Canadian Forces."
Derek Elsaesser
Tactical EW Systems Group
Communication and Navigation Electronic Warfare Section
Defence Research and Development Canada - Ottawa