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Foil 23 Application Exemplar V: SMOP

From Introduction to Computational Science CPS615 Computational Science Class -- Spring Semester 2000. by Geoffrey C. Fox


1 SMOP is Space Mission Operations Portal or Portal to Space Internet
2 Ground stations are placed internationally (linked to the "Space Internet") and so networking has international scope
3 Real-time control for monitoring
4 Dataflow computing model (Khoros) for customized filtering of data
  • This is SIP (Signal and Image Processing) for DoD
5 Direct connection to hand-held devices for mission or processing status changes
  • alert experts on call (A major expense of space missions is large number of people needed just in case during all or part of mission)
6 Illustrates Integration of special needs (Space) with more general infrastructure and the integration of computing with data
  • Note role of Agreed Interfaces in enabling this integration
  • Web Success has shown that Interfaces are critical technology
7 Current NASA Contract (CSOC) for this is $3.5 Billion over 10 years for a team led by Lockheed Martin

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