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Octave Alto (ex-Luciad)

Octave Alto (ex-Luciad)

Lightspeed, Server, Universal and Browser libraries for geospatial applications — 2D/3D/4D visualization and real-time analytics.

Octave Alto (ex-Luciad) is a set of libraries for building geospatial applications: 2D, 3D and 4D data visualization, real-time processing of dynamic data and location analytics. Alto is the foundation for situational awareness systems, dispatch applications, digital twins and solutions for defense, aviation, maritime and Smart City.

In 2026, Luciad was renamed Octave Alto as part of the Hexagon → Octave rebrand; functionality, development teams, and contracts remain unchanged. The current release is Alto 2026.0.

The libraries work with data and maps in different projections without prior transformation (ETL), support OGC standards and bring data from many sources into a single view — from flights, vessels and sensors to elevation models and time-stamped weather layers.

Alto is the developer layer. The ready-made platform built on it is Octave Alto Enterprise; the ready-made solution for a facility digital twin is Octave Alto Twin.

Softprom is an Octave partner: we help select the right libraries for the task and arrange a demonstration and a pilot project.

Features

Octave Alto Lightspeed (ex-LuciadLightspeed)

  • Java desktop applications with high-performance 2D/3D visualization.
  • A common operating picture for dispatch centers and tactical planning.
  • Airspace analysis from AIXM data in 3D.
  • 4D data exploration — geographically referenced time series.

Octave Alto Server (ex-LuciadFusion)

  • Publishing large volumes of geospatial data in standard OGC formats in a few clicks.
  • Updates without delays, even when new imagery arrives every hour.
  • Sharing maritime ECDIS data through OGC Services.
  • Time-stamped weather data and high-resolution 3D elevation data.
  • Serving multi-gigabyte shapefiles as WMS without rasterization.

Octave Alto Universal (ex-LuciadCPillar)

  • Cross-platform applications for desktop and mobile devices.
  • The same visualization and data handling as Lightspeed, for teams that do not develop in Java.

Octave Alto Browser (ex-LuciadRIA)

  • Interactive web applications with analytics directly in the browser, no installation required.
  • Combining content from many sources into a single picture.
  • Real-time dynamic data — flights, vessels, vehicles, people.
  • Data and maps in different projections without ETL.

Which Library to Choose

  • Java desktop application, dispatch center. Alto Lightspeed.
  • Web application or portal for many users. Alto Browser.
  • Publishing and streaming data to other systems. Alto Server.
  • Cross-platform or mobile development outside Java. Alto Universal.
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