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SoftWright’s Terrain Analysis Package (TAP™) models the effects of obstructions, vegetation, and clutter as surface features.  In today’s TAP 6.3 release 2532 , coverage studies with surface features can now be run with the accelerated run engine, truly making your studies both faster and more accurate. Also included in today’s release is the ability to […]

The National Weather Service in Louisville, KY operates a weather radar at Fort Knox.  It does sweeps at elevation angles of 0.5º, 1.0º, 1.5º, etc. at a frequency of 2.895 GHz.  When initially installed nearly 20 years ago, there were no issues with blockages due to terrain or vegetation.  Recently, seasonal blockages have emerged in […]

SoftWright participates throughout each year in National, Regional, and State conferences and trade shows related to public safety and other critical communications applications.  We are pleased to announce that we will be attending the Virginia Public Safety Communications Conference and Exposition in Roanoke, VA for the first time.  This is the 7th Annual Virginia APCO – NENA […]

SoftWright participates throughout each year in National, Regional, and State conferences and trade shows related to public safety and other critical communications applications.  We are pleased to announce that we will be attending the Kentucky Emergency Services Conference (KESC) in Louisville, KY for the first time.  These smaller gatherings tend to offer more time for […]

SoftWright’s Terrain Analysis Package (TAP™) provides several options for selecting the study type for RF area coverage studies.  Options include Radials, Tiles, Boundaries, and Contours.  Recall that recent releases of TAP™ have featured increasing functionality of an all-new, accelerated calculation engine.  In today’s TAP™ release, we have added the ability to conduct Contour Studies for all TAP™ field strength models. TAP™ […]

We are always adding to our extensive, best-in-industry online Knowledgebase and FAQ repository.  Today, SoftWright added an enlightening FAQ specifically addressing procedures for using TAP to design, analyze, and map coverage for multi-site P25 systems.  The FAQ includes the use of a bounded tile study to calculate coverage statistics over a municipal boundary of interest.  […]

SoftWright has always participated in key industry trade shows and 2016 will be no different.  It is a great opportunity to personally meet new and existing TAP™ customers and exchange ideas on the features and functionality of TAP™.  We will be exhibiting at the DistribuTECH Conference & Exhibition at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, […]

SoftWright is pleased to announce today’s release of the Terrain Analysis Package (TAP™) Version 6.3.   TAP™ 6.3 includes additional accelerated propagation modules and enables mixed batch processing of accelerated and standard coverage studies via the new TAP™ 6.3 Run Button. These features are sure to further improve the efficiency and productivity of TAP™ customers using the new […]

Although many options exist for learning TAP™, including our free online demo software and Quick Tour, there is no better way to learn TAP than to spend time with Dr. Todd Summers, SoftWright’s Director of Research and Development.  In the third and final webinar of our Fall/Winter webinar series, Dr. Summers is going to conduct […]

Although many options exist for learning TAP™, including our free online demo software and Quick Tour, there is no better way to learn TAP than to spend time with Dr. Todd Summers, SoftWright’s Director of Research and Development.  In the second of our Fall/Winter webinar series, Dr. Summers is going to conduct a short webinar […]