User's Manual for the Reference Scene Software (RSS).
Abstract
The Reference Scene Software (RSS) is a set of eleven CDC 6400 computer programs used in-house at the U.S. Army Engineer Topographic Laboratories (USAETL), Ft. Belvoir, Virginia, to produce simulated Plan Position Indicator (PPI) radar scenes. The two inputs required by RSS are a matrix array (raster format) of digital terrain elevations and a corresponding vector digitized list of planimetry features (roads, lakes, railroads, cities, rivers, etc.). The output of RSS is a raster format magnetic tape image of the circular PPI scene, which is later formatted onto 35mm film and machine compared to the actual scene of the area to determine the 'goodness' of correlation. These programs were originally developed by the Naval Training Equipment Center (NTEC), Orlando, Florida, for visual flight simulation. They were converted to run on the ETL CDC 6400 computer, new input and output routines were developed, and the radar modeling algorithm was changed to produce a better machine readable rather than better human readable scene. RSS is being used to determine the data base input requirements and the radar modeling algorithm parameters necessary for producing 'correlatable' reference scenes.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 15, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA033631
Entities
People
- Steven H. Moritz