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Future of EarthKAM [[3 column table]] STS-93 | Mar '99 | (-3 days) | 95 schools STS-99 | Sep '99 | (-9 days) | 120 schools (approx) Space Station | Mar '00 | (-3 days/mo.) | 120 schools/mo. [[blank]] | [[blank]] | [[blank]] | (>1000 schools total) (in 5 years, nine 3-day sessions/year) Current & Pending deficiencies • DB2 expertise • Network • Storage (and archive) Network (weakest link) • Current capabilities: - internal network: 10 Mb/sec (shared) • Planned enhancements - ? Image archive - current capabilities • web-viewing of images - zoom, rotate, download, etc. • search by location, [feature] • overlay on digital map • online annotation • link to Gazetteer Image archive - desired improvements • feature-based database searches • algorithms for feature extractions (Jain) • data fusion (images, digital elevation, radar, etc.)(JPL, Brown) • web access to near-line storage • video streaming • fault tolerance; security Storage - current capabilities • Shuttle (images) - PCMCIA - 260 MB - HD - 1.3 GB • Control Center (telemetry, images) -40 GB • Image archive - 60 GB on line - SDSC HPSS (off line) Storage - requirements (next 5 yrs) • Images [[2 column list]] - current | 60 GB - STS-93 | 20 GB - STS-99 | 60 GB - Station | 225 GB/yr => 900 GB (4 yr) • Complementary data (radar; elevation; maps) => with 50% reserve, need 1.5 T (images), ~ 1.5 T (other data) Station Issues • "Pathfinder" ...(problems) ---> We've got HW SW ops [tiny reqs] [-pics]
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