Title :
Delivery of weather image information to a mobile platform using satellite broadcast
Author :
Jordan, J.E. ; Marcotte, D.L.
Author_Institution :
Flight Res. Lab., Nat. Res. Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
This paper focuses on work in the delivery of weather information to a mobile platform using satellite communications. A weather satellite imaging system for a meteorological research aircraft is described, which receives 4 km/pixel resolution imagery, transmitted by polar-orbiting weather satellites at 137 MHz. The system uses a personal computer with receiver and decoder boards and imaging software as well as a novel low-profile “electrically small” (16 inches square) patch antenna for the aircraft. The system could also be used in the marine environment to receive weather information not readily available in remote areas by other means. Reception of higher resolution (1< km/pixel) imagery available from a variety of geostationary and polar orbiting satellites in-flight during field experiments is a current research objective. Investigation of the retransmission of images from a ground receiving station or the Internet using satellite communications facilities is currently in progress
Keywords :
aircraft communication; decoding; direct broadcasting by satellite; image resolution; meteorology; microcomputer applications; microstrip antennas; mobile antennas; mobile satellite communication; radio receivers; telecommunication computing; visual communication; 137 MHz; DBS; Internet; VHF; decoder board; electrically small patch antenna; field experiments; geostationary orbiting satellites; ground receiving station; image resolution; image retransmission; imaging software; low profile antenna; marine environment; meteorological research aircraft; mobile platform; personal computer; polar orbiting weather satellites; receiver board; satellite broadcast; weather image information delivery; weather satellite imaging system; Aircraft; Artificial satellites; Decoding; High-resolution imaging; Image resolution; Meteorology; Microcomputers; Patch antennas; Pixel; Satellite communication;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, Computers and Signal Processing, 1997. 10 Years PACRIM 1987-1997 - Networking the Pacific Rim. 1997 IEEE Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Victoria, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3905-3
DOI :
10.1109/PACRIM.1997.619939
