VTS is an extensible platform for synchronizing visualization applications.
Widely used from well-known space missions to academic research.
VTS is designed to be robust, extensible and user-friendly.
VTS Mission
Syncronization & Visualization
VTS doesn’t aim to do everything for everyone.
Instead, it focuses on synchronizing and visualizing your data
leaving domain-specific features out of the scope.
Synchronize
Visualize
Bundled with Client Applications
Timeloop VTS is not a single application. It's a workshop for creating projects and synchronizing client applications. Standard client applications are bundled for 2D, 3D visualization and data plotting.
![Data Correlation](https://timeloop.fr/vts/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/synchronize-268x179.png)
Data Correlation
VTS can synchronize multiple client applications, simplifying data analysis.
![Broker](https://timeloop.fr/vts/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/bundle_broker-268x179.png)
Broker
The Broker is the core application during visualization of a VTS project. It controls and synchronizes all client applications in time.
![Celestia](https://timeloop.fr/vts/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/bundle_celestia-268x179.jpg)
Celestia
Celestia is the main 3D client application in VTS. This open-source space simulation software is based on the Hipparcos Catalogue.
![SurfaceView](https://timeloop.fr/vts/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/bundle_surfaceview2-268x179.jpg)
SurfaceView
SurfaceView can display a map of a planet in multiple projections. Satellite Orbits, Ground Stations, Sensor Footprints and Mission Events are examples of the multiple entities that can be visualized.
![SensorView](https://timeloop.fr/vts/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/bundle_sensorview-268x179.png)
SensorView
SensorView displays a projection of the celestial sphere as seen from a satellite sensor. Celestial bodies and satellites are projected according to their position relative to the sensor.
![SkyView](https://timeloop.fr/vts/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/bundle_skyview-268x179.png)
SkyView
SkyView displays a 2D star chart based on the Hipparcos Catalogue. Celestial bodies and satellites are projected into the celestial sphere.
![ZenithView](https://timeloop.fr/vts/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/ZenithView-268x179.png)
ZenithView
The ZenithView client application displays half of the celestial sphere as seen from a specific ground station.
![PrestoPlot](https://timeloop.fr/vts/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/bundle_prestoplot-268x179.png)
PrestoPlot
PrestoPlot is a simple, user-friendly tool for plotting time-based data such as telemetry, simulation results or experimental records.
![Your Own Application](https://timeloop.fr/vts/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/bundle_userapp-e1473345024681-268x179.png)
Your Own Application
A simple communication protocol allows you to integrate your existing applications or create a specific one. Please refer to the VTS documentation to learn more about it.
Data Sources
Provide your own data
Text File Data
- CIC/CCSDS format
- Easy generation and editing
- Suitable for multiple data types
AND
Real-time Data
- Simulation
- Satellite Control Center
- VTS live from the ATV Control Centre :
![](https://timeloop.fr/vts/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Satellite-Control-Center.jpg)