Title :
An autonomous earth-observing sensorWeb
Author :
Chien, Steve ; Cichy, Benjamin ; Davies, Ashley ; Tran, Daniel ; Rabideau, Gregg ; Castano, Rebecca ; Sherwood, Rob ; Mandl, Dan ; Frye, Stuart ; Shulman, Seth ; Jones, Jeremy ; Grosvenor, Sandy
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
We discuss the various features of the Earth-observing sensorWeb developed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Goddard Space Flight Center, which provide the key science data about eruptions within hours for the volcanologists around the world. Onboard AI software evaluates the request, orients the spacecraft, and operates the science instruments to acquire high-resolution images with hyperspectral data for science analysis.
Keywords :
Earth; Internet; aerospace computing; direct broadcasting by satellite; geographic information systems; intelligent sensors; planning (artificial intelligence); space vehicles; volcanology; Goddard Space Flight Center; Jet Propulsion Laboratory; autonomous earth-observing sensorWeb; eruption data; onboard AI software; spacecraft; Aerospace engineering; Event detection; Geoscience; Instruments; Intelligent sensors; Intelligent systems; Laboratories; Propulsion; Space missions; Space technology; artificial intelligence; remote sensing; spacecraft autonomy;
Journal_Title :
Intelligent Systems, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MIS.2005.40
