Selection of Packet Switched Facilities for the Search and Rescue Communications Network Based on Performance.

Abstract

Since September of 1982, survivors of aircraft and maritime disasters have been aided by a revolutionary new satellite system that has enabled search and rescue forces to locate, within hours and with relative pinpoint accuracy, ships and aircraft in distress. This system, known as COSPAS/SARSAT (Space System for Search of Vessels in Distress / Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking), combines the research efforts of several nations which began independent development of the idea in the early 1970's. Canada's Department of Communication (DOC), France's Centre National D'etudes of Spatiales (CNES), the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the Soviet Union's Ministry of Merchant Marine (MORFLOT) make up the present partners in this joint venture of satellite-aided search and rescue.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA176554

Entities

People

  • Brian K. Livie
  • Gary M. Hallowell

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Commerce
  • Communication Systems
  • Data Transmission
  • Digital Communications
  • Information Processing
  • Network Protocols
  • Packet Switching
  • Search And Rescue
  • Space Systems
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) EDI Research and Innovation.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects