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Versatile Data Compression Software For Sustained High-Throughput In-Orbit Data Acquisition
Mon, 01/30/2023 - 19:28

Start Date:
2022
Programme:
Discovery
End Date:
2022
Programme Reference:
21-D-S-OPS-02
Country:
Spain
Contractor:
DAPCOM Data Services
Status:
Closed
Description:
We have developed a high-performance data compression software with embedded data analysis features for radio-frequency (RF), multi-band images and video. It offers excellent compression ratios and quality levels with very small computing requirements which even allow for real-time operation on modest processors. Tests on OPS-SAT data reveal image ratios over 1:10 with excellent visual quality, and RF ratios over 1:3 with nearly identical spectrograms thanks to a smart lossy approach. Demanding and innovative applications are now possible in cubesats, including continuous optical or radio-frequency monitoring, maximizing the amount of useful information downlinked.
Application Domain:
Earth Observation
Technology Domain:
1 - On-board Data Subsystems
2 - Space System Software
6 - RF Subsystems, Payloads and Technologies
9 - Mission Operation and Ground Data Systems
Competence Domain:
3-Avionic Systems
5-Radiofrequency & Optical Systems and Products
Keywords:
OPS-SAT
smart lossy
data compression
image compression
RF compression
video compression