Landsat Computer-Compatible Tape Family

Fred C. Billingsley

doi:10.1117/12.967662

14 January 1982 Landsat Computer-Compatible Tape Family

Fred C. Billingsley

Proceedings Volume 0318, 1st Intl Conf and Workshop on Picture Archiving and Communication Systems; (1982) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.967662
Event: 1st International Conference and Workshop on Picture Archiving and Communication Systems, 1981, Newport Beach, United States

Abstract

The increasing need for distribution of images between generating centers and the desirability of using the images within digital analysis systems and digital data bases has led to the need for standardized formats which self-document the image structure while minim-izing the overhead and maximizing the format clarity. For Landsat, such a format has been defined. It is currently in use in Canada, and will be initiated in the United States with the advent of Landsat-D in the fall of )982. Although initially defined for Landsat, the family has specifically been designed to accomodate images from any source, of any size, and with any internal logical structure. For example, the (implied) two dimensional matrix of data points may be alphameric records, outline drawings, point data or data tables as well as imagery. The format family is open ended in that future specific formats may be generated by the use of pre-specified organization rules. The required standard superstructure information provides the roadmap through the data. The format will accomodate multiple images per logical volume, multiple tapes per logical volume, and multiple logical volumes on a given tape.

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Fred C. Billingsley "Landsat Computer-Compatible Tape Family", Proc. SPIE 0318, 1st Intl Conf and Workshop on Picture Archiving and Communication Systems, (14 January 1982); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.967662

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