Logical Implementation of the Automatic Target Recognition Working Group (ATRWG) 9-Track Tape Format Image Storage Format

Abstract

Over the past two years, the Opto-Radar Systems Group has spearheaded the effort to select and incorporate a standard file format for raw sensor imagery. The goal of this effort is to use only one format for the multiple computing facilities and thus eliminate the problem of individual users creating custom software. Such a format must include all the header information that existed on the original data tapes, so all the available sensor information is retained. The format selected, called the NATO format within the Opto-Radar Systems Group, is a subset of the NATO data format developed by the Automatic Target Recognition Working Group (ATRWG). This format is apparently widely used in the ATR community. Thus, an additional benefit to such a format is the ability to transport data to and from other ATR facilities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 09, 1991
Accession Number
ADA236627

Entities

People

  • J. E. Baum
  • P. J. Kolodzy

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Automatic
  • Classification
  • Data Storage Systems
  • Decoding
  • Detectors
  • Intensity
  • Massachusetts
  • Radar
  • Recognition
  • Standards
  • Target Recognition

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  • Computer Science.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.