Research initiatives for Freedom of Electromagnetic Spectrum Maneuver: next generation devices and technology

Next Generation Mobile Multimedia

Handbook of Research on Mobile Multimedia, Second Edition ◽

10.4018/978-1-60566-046-2.ch006 ◽

2010 ◽

pp. 76-92

Author(s):

Paul Fergus

Keyword(s):

New Technologies ◽

Consumer Electronics ◽

Mobile Multimedia ◽

Next Generation ◽

Time Interaction ◽

The Face ◽

Networking Technologies ◽

Art Research ◽

Research Initiatives ◽

Consumer Devices

The number of consumer devices that are being equipped with networking capabilities is increasing rapidly. This is seen as a fundamental strategy within the consumer electronics domain where failure to provide such support may result in a considerable loss in market share. As end users become more comfortable with the idea of networking the devices they own, there will be a need to allow the heterogeneous devices they own to seamlessly work together irrespective of their capabilities or conventional usage scenarios. Addressing this challenge means that next generation mobile multimedia will be highly multidisciplinary where advances from many research domains will be included. In parallel, users will be empowered where they will not only be able to generate user content, but also interact with it. Content itself will become increasingly more influenced by the environment, where new technologies, such as sensor networks, will play a significant part. Social networks and immersive environments are commonplace, where users now choose to socialise within these environments. Many mobile multimedia solutions will capitalise on the benefits social networking technologies provide to help change the face of next generation mobile multimedia, where real-time interaction with content at anytime and anyplace will become standard. In this chapter we provide a discussion on the state-of-the-art research initiatives that are trying to address these challenges. A discussion is presented on some of the more recent background work and a view of what future mobile multimedia might look like. Throughout the discussion we present the challenges faced by many research communities and the likely trends that will emerge given such challenges.

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A Closer Look at the ABI on the GOES-R Series

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society ◽

10.1175/bams-d-15-00230.1 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 98 (4) ◽

pp. 681-698 ◽

Cited By ~ 164

Author(s):

Timothy J. Schmit ◽

Paul Griffith ◽

Mathew M. Gunshor ◽

Jaime M. Daniels ◽

Steven J. Goodman ◽

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Keyword(s):

Near Infrared ◽

Signal To Noise Ratio ◽

Electromagnetic Spectrum ◽

Next Generation ◽

Spectral Bands ◽

Current Series ◽

Ratio Image ◽

Navigation Registration ◽

Image Navigation ◽

Scan Modes

Abstract The Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) on board the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R (GOES-R) is America’s next-generation geostationary advanced imager. GOES-R launched on 19 November 2016. The ABI is a state-of-the-art 16-band radiometer, with spectral bands covering the visible, near-infrared, and infrared portions of the electromagnetic spectrum. Many attributes of the ABI—such as spectral, spatial, and temporal resolution; radiometrics; and image navigation/registration—are much improved from the current series of GOES imagers. This paper highlights and discusses the expected improvements of each of these attributes. From ABI data many higher-level-derived products can be generated and used in a large number of environmental applications. The ABI’s design allows rapid-scan and contiguous U.S. imaging automatically interleaved with full-disk scanning. In this paper the expected instrument attributes are covered, as they relate to signal-to-noise ratio, image navigation and registration, the various ABI scan modes, and other parameters. There will be several methods for users to acquire GOES-R imagery and products depending on their needs. These include direct reception of the imagery via the satellite downlink and an online-accessible archive. The information from the ABI on the GOES-R series will be used for many applications related to severe weather, tropical cyclones and hurricanes, aviation, natural hazards, the atmosphere, the ocean, and the cryosphere. The ABI on the GOES-R series is America’s next-generation geostationary advanced imager and will dramatically improve the monitoring of many phenomena at finer time and space scales.

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