Data Compression for IR Reconnaissance

William McCracken

doi:10.1117/12.949640

23 December 1985 Data Compression for IR Reconnaissance

William McCracken

Proceedings Volume 0561, Airborne Reconnaissance IX; (1985) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.949640
Event: 29th Annual Technical Symposium, 1985, San Diego, United States

Abstract

Recent trends in airborne reconnaissance force the designers of IR reconnaissance sensors to study data compression methods so that the sensors can be more efficiently interfaced with real time data links and with magnetic recorders. The previous successful efforts in compressing FLIR data are briefly noted. Infrared line scanners have only recently become candidates for data compression. Some of the requirements and problems are noted for compressing line scan data. Applicable methods are presented, and a hybrid DPCM/Huffman Coder is described with some successful results.

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William McCracken "Data Compression for IR Reconnaissance", Proc. SPIE 0561, Airborne Reconnaissance IX, (23 December 1985); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.949640

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