An Examination of the Weather Graphics System (Digital Facsimile) Acquisition

Abstract

The acquisition of the Weather Graphics System for disseminating weather information to users worldwide is described and examined from beginning to end. The role and decisions of involved Air Force organizations are highlighted at critical decision points in the implementation process. The lack of technical judgment in assessing the risk of the connecting communications channel and its information capacity is apparent from the test results. A means to isolate the communications channel from the terminal hardware is suggested as a separate implementation task and should be applied to future communications- electronics acquisitions of terminal hardware.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA053567

Entities

People

  • Nick G. Tulintseff

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • C4I
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Amplitude Modulation
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Contracts
  • Engineers
  • Information Theory
  • Information Transfer
  • Modulation
  • Modulators
  • Operations Research
  • Procurement
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics