Features
NIRView comes with the built-in Free-Space-Propagation model and has an interface to the industrial-strength ray-launcher CORLA.
Free-Space |
The Free-Space-Propagation model is primarily based on the elevation model. Optionally it takes into account visibility restrictions regarding the elevation model and the building model. While this model is not well-suited for city centers and strongly cultured regions, it produces good results for suburban and rural regions. It can help you to identify critical regions where detailed measurements should be done. 
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CORLA |
CORLA - a Cube Oriented Ray Launching Algorithm - uses a discrete cube based representation of the supplying area that leads to a fast identification and processing of diffraction and reflection sources. Different antenna patterns, delay spread and building penetration are inherent features of the algorithm. CORLA is licensed by TNC (Telecommunication Network Consulting). Based on CORLA, TNC offers powerful decision support modules for UMTS network planning, like BTS_Opt. For more information visit www.telnetcon.com or contact info@telnetcon.de. 
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2D/3D Visualization |
The prediction results can be visualized either in 2D or in 3D. The 2D visualization is designed to interactively change site locations, edit antennas and manage other project data, like the elevation or building model. The visualization is organized in variable layers which can be switched as necessary. The 3D-visualization is an appealing foundation for discussions which makes it easy to communicate prediction results. 
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