<s>
SIMDIS	B-Application
is	O
a	O
software	O
toolset	O
developed	O
by	O
Code	O
5770	O
at	O
the	O
US	O
Naval	O
Research	O
Laboratory	O
(	O
NRL	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SIMDIS	B-Application
is	O
a	O
portmanteau	O
of	O
simulation	O
and	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SIMDIS	B-Application
runs	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Sun	O
Microsystems	O
workstations	O
with	O
hardware-accelerated	O
3D	O
graphics	O
and	O
provides	O
identical	O
execution	O
and	O
"	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
"	O
for	O
all	O
supported	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SIMDIS	B-Application
provides	O
either	O
a	O
2D	O
or	O
a	O
3D	O
display	O
of	O
the	O
normally	O
"	O
seen	O
"	O
data	O
such	O
as	O
platform	O
position	O
and	O
orientation	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
unseen	O
"	O
data	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
interactions	O
of	O
sensor	O
systems	O
with	O
targets	O
,	O
countermeasures	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
meet	O
the	O
needs	O
of	O
range	O
operators	O
,	O
simulation	O
users	O
,	O
analysts	O
,	O
and	O
decision	O
makers	O
SIMDIS	B-Application
provides	O
multiple	O
modes	O
of	O
operation	O
including	O
live	O
display	O
,	O
interactive	O
playback	O
,	O
and	O
scripted	O
multimedia	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SIMDIS	B-Application
binaries	O
are	O
released	O
under	O
U.S.	O
Department	O
of	O
Defense	O
(	O
DoD	O
)	O
Distribution	O
Statement	O
A	O
,	O
meaning	O
the	O
binaries	O
are	O
approved	O
for	O
public	O
release	O
with	O
unlimited	O
distribution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SIMDIS	B-Application
has	O
been	O
independently	O
accredited	O
and	O
certified	O
by	O
Commander	O
Operational	O
Test	O
and	O
Evaluation	O
Force	O
(	O
COMOPTEVFOR	O
)	O
and	O
Joint	O
Forces	O
Command	O
(	O
JFCOM	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SIMDIS	B-Application
provides	O
support	O
for	O
analysis	O
and	O
display	O
of	O
test	O
and	O
training	O
mission	O
data	O
to	O
more	O
than	O
4000	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
Naval	O
Research	O
Laboratory	O
and	O
other	O
sites	O
,	O
SIMDIS	B-Application
has	O
been	O
used	O
for	O
numerous	O
simulation	O
,	O
test	O
and	O
training	O
applications	O
,	O
analyzing	O
disparate	O
test	O
data	O
in	O
a	O
common	O
frame	O
of	O
reference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SIMDIS	B-Application
is	O
currently	O
an	O
operational	O
display	O
system	O
for	O
the	O
Missile	O
Defense	O
Agency	O
(	O
MDA	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Naval	O
Undersea	O
Warfare	O
Center	O
(	O
NUWC	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Pacific	O
Missile	O
Range	O
Facility	O
(	O
PMRF	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Southern	O
California	O
Offshore	O
Range	O
(	O
SCORE	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Central	O
Test	O
and	O
Evaluation	O
Investment	O
Program	O
’s	O
(	O
CTEIP	O
)	O
Test	O
and	O
Test	O
and	O
Training	O
Enabling	O
Architecture	O
(	O
TENA	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
Defense	O
community	O
,	O
SIMDIS	B-Application
has	O
also	O
gained	O
acceptance	O
in	O
various	O
other	O
U.S.	O
government	O
organizations	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
foreign	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SIMDIS	B-Application
Software	B-Application
Development	I-Application
Kit	I-Application
(	O
SDK	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
C++	B-Language
framework	O
providing	O
functionality	O
to	O
create	O
3D	O
scenes	O
consisting	O
of	O
objects	O
whose	O
position	O
and	O
state	O
change	O
with	O
time	O
that	O
are	O
placed	O
relative	O
to	O
a	O
geographic	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SIMDIS	B-Application
SDK	O
is	O
the	O
underlying	O
application	O
framework	O
supporting	O
SIMDIS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
2017	O
,	O
SIMDIS	B-Application
released	O
its	O
SDK	O
on	O
GitHub	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
SIMDIS	B-Application
requires	O
no	O
additional	O
COTS	O
products	O
or	O
license	O
fees	O
,	O
the	O
Range	O
Commanders	O
Council	O
(	O
RCC	O
)	O
currently	O
lists	O
SIMDIS	B-Application
as	O
a	O
cost	O
savings/avoidance	O
program	O
for	O
the	O
US	O
Department	O
of	O
Defense	O
.	O
</s>
