Engineering topics

Bachman, N.

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12 records

NASA NTRS2016

SPICE Tools Supporting Planetary Remote Sensing

NASA's "SPICE" ancillary information system has gradually become the de facto international standard for providing scientists the fundamental observation geometry needed to perform photogrammetry, map making and other kinds of planetary science data analysis. SPICE provides position and orientation ephemerides of both the robotic spacecraft and the target body; target body size and shape data; instrument mounting alignment and field-of-view geometry; reference frame specifications; and underlying time system conversions.

Observation geometry↗

NASA NTRS2013

SPICE: A Geometry Information System Supporting Planetary Mapping, Remote Sensing and Data Mining

SPICE is an information system providing space scientists ready access to a wide assortment of space geometry useful in planning science observations and analyzing the instrument data returned therefrom. The system includes software used to compute many derived parameters such as altitude, LAT/LON and lighting angles, and software able to find when user-specified geometric conditions are obtained. While not a formal standard, it has achieved widespread use in the worldwide planetary science community

planetary science investigations↗

NASA NTRS2011

SPICE: A Means for Determining Observation Geometry

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observation geometry↗

NASA NTRS2003

SPICE: a real example of data system re-use to reduce the costs of ground data systems development and mission operations

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ancillary data observation geometry↗

NASA NTRS2003

SPICE: a real example of data system re-use to reduce the costs of ground data systems development and mission operations

NASA's SPICE ancillary informaton system is used by engineers and scientists to capture and access a variety of engineering and other ancillary information throughout the mission lifecycle.

observation geometry ancillary data↗

NASA NTRS2002

Extending NASA's SPICE ancillary information system to meet future mission needs

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SPICE mission design↗

NASA NTRS2002

Extending NASA's SPICE ancillary information system to meet future mission needs

This paper summarizes the architecture, capabilities, characteristics and uses of the current SPICE ancillary information system, and then outlines plans and ideas for how this system can be extended to meet future space mission requirements.

SPICE↗

NASA NTRS2002