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Novel Representations of Elevation Data

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Army
Contract: W9132V-08-C-0012
Agency Tracking Number: A072-123-0348
Amount: $69,990.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: A07-123
Solicitation Number: 2007.2
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2007
Award Year: 2007
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2007-11-30
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2008-05-30
Small Business Information
505 5th Ave S Suite 300
Seattle, WA 98104
United States
DUNS: 007942662
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: Yes
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: Yes
Principal Investigator
 John Savage
 Production Director
 (206) 438-0615
 jsavage@andrews-space.com
Business Contact
 Ginny Taman
Title: Manager Contracts & Subcontracts
Phone: (206) 438-0681
Email: gtaman@andrews-space.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

Andrews space proposes two pronged approach to reduce the size of elevation data files that need to be stored and transmitted. The first approach is a better compression algorithm that works well on discontinuous data although is less effective on smooth data. This is the opposite of traditional compression methods, which are not effective at compressing discontinuous data such as the elevation in urban terrain. This should provide high fidelity urban elevation data with a minimum file size. The second approach is an innovative way to transmit the data that will reduce by many orders of magnitude the amount of data that needs to be transmitted to and stored by a soldier or vehicle in the field. By synergy of currently available off-the-shelf components we can create an innovative system that allows transmission of the required data sets at download speeds that are well within current capabilities.

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