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This page contains information about the hospital demonstration site at Ft. Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas. It is a distribution point for Autocad DXF data files provided by DARPA and its contractors, as well as modified versions that we have produced, including Xfig, CGM, HP plotter, and GIF formats. Clickable image mapThis shows a typical floor (the first floor), with photographs and their corresponding vantage point. Click on an image for greater detail. Additional floorplans (in better graphic formats) are provided below. For a quick view, go straight to the low-resolution GIF images.
Terrain imageThere is a low-resolution satellite image at Microsoft Terra Server, specifically at the URL: http://207.46.142.87/GetTilesByXY.asp?XId=3914&YId=11468&TileX=2&TileY=1&SrcId=2&ImgDate=10/15/1986&DSize=0 In the image returned by that URL (1.5 meters per pixel), the hospital is at the top of the lower left quadrant. Copyright restrictions do not allow us to reproduce that image here. FloorplansNOTE: From the back of the building, the basement is visible. So what looks like the fifth floor, for example, is the fourth floor in all of these drawings. VIEWING HINTS: As noted below, the vector formats are better than the GIF bitmaps, if you have a way to view them. If you download and install the recommended plug-ins, you will be able to pan, zoom, and perform other functions (usually with the right mouse button). These plug-ins are highly recommended!! A FEW WORDS ABOUT FILE FORMATS: Most of the formats provided are vector formats, which are much more compact and show much more resolution than the only bitmap format (GIF). Use a vector format if at all possible. You may find that only the original AutoCAD files are dimensionally correct. The other formats may have lost some of the dimensional data during the conversion process, and they may be further altered by the software that you use to view or print them. The aspect ratio of the graphics may even be distorted. You can achieve good results with any of the vector formats, but you should check to see if any scaling is required, especially if overlaying different floors on one another. Original AutoCAD files (provided by Bill McBride, Southwest Research Institute)Download these for use in programs that read this format, or install a viewer like the free (but limited-use) Netscape plug-in at Dr. DWG commercial web site. The same DXF files, as well as some additional photographs, are available at the SWRI website. CGM (Computer Graphics Metafile) vector filesDownload these, or install a FREE viewer like the Netscape plug-in at Intercap. There are even Unix image browsers available at that same site. Only the basement and floors 1-4 are provided at this time. HPGL vector filesThese are suitable for many printers and plotters, and some viewers are available. FIG (xfig) vector filesThese are a favorite of many Unix users, and can be viewed and/or edited with tools available for many platforms. (These are "two generations removed" from the original AutoCAD files because of a lack of converters for the FIG format.) See the FIG page for help with tools. Only the basement and floors 1-4 are provided at this time. GIF files (bitmaps, so not nearly as good as the above formats)Use these only if you cannot read the vector formats above. All are provided in two resolutions, with the lower resolution images (on this page) being approximately 15-20 KBytes each. The higher resolution images (with links on this page) are about 100 KBytes each. Only the basement and floors 1-4 are provided at this time.
Higher-resolution version of Basement
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