Near Real-Time Dissemination of Geo-Referenced Imagery by an Enterprise Server
Abstract
NAVSYS has designed a GPS/inertial/video sensor (GI-Eye) that provides precision georegistration data of collected imagery directly at the sensor. This has been packaged into an Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) payload that generates precision mensurated imagery directly on the aircraft. The payload is connected through a data link to a ground-based server that can process the georegistered data in near-real-time using our GeoReferenced Information Manager (GRIM) Enterprise Server. The GRIM Enterprise Server consists of a spatial database integrated with sophisticated search tools that allow for search and retrieval of sensor images that cover a common coordinate or a common point in a particular sensor image. These images can also be processed in near real-time to generate an automatic mosaic as the aircraft flies. This is produced in a format that Location Servers could access providing a near real-time Web view over the area covered by the aircraft using existing Web tools. In this paper, we describe the design of the GI-Eye sensor and GRIM Enterprise Server and present a demonstration of the type of imagery products that they can produce. We also describe a concept of operations for this technology.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2006
- Accession Number
- ADA447291
Entities
People
- Alison Brown
- Chris R. Gilly
- Heather Holland
- Yan Lu