Newsgroups: sci.geo.meteorology
Subject: NOAA, GOES and Meteosat Ground Station
From: GDAV100@vm.bgu.ac.il (Bryon Gomberg)
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 09:20:12 GMT
Organization: BGU University

A new, professional level HRPT receiving station is available for
approximately $85,000 (USD). This is a substantial introductory discount.

This station is designed for researchers, forecasters, or
any high-tech organization interested in receiving and processing
high resolution (HRPT) data from NOAA satellites. A GOES/MeteoSat option
is also available.

Following is a description of the HRPT receiving station that is
available now. Please contact the company below for more details about the
stations capabilities and more information on the special introductory
discount, or send me an email at: 0004900186@mcimail.com.

========================station description===========================
SCANOR
THE COMPLETE PERSONAL HIGH-RESOLUTION REMOTE SENSING SYSTEM

The SCANOR System was designed in direct response to the growing need
for local, low-cost ground stations which receive and process
High Resolution Picture Transmission (HRPT) data in real time from the
NOAA series satellites.

The main features of the system are:
*       performance is unimpaired by interfering signals and noise.
*       the SCANOR system is controlled through user-friendly,
	MS Windows applications on a 386/486 PC -- no  special training
	needed.
*       full set of state-of-the-art meteorological and image processing
	programs.
*       function libraries allow you to create your own custom
	applications.
*       the SCANOR hardware is highly reliable and maintenance-free.
	All hardware was designed to meet or exceed military standards.
*       the compact receiver is connected and operated through a
	personal 386/486 PC.
*       A GOES and Meteosat receiving option is also available.

The SCANOR will provide end users (such as local meteorological stations,
environmental agencies, weather prediction agencies, airports, sea ports,
forest fire control services, fisheries) with low-cost, real-time
satellite data essential to their daily operations.


HARDWARE DESCRIPTION:

Antenna System:
Specifications:
*       2.0 m parabolic dish, beam width 6 deg., radius of vision
	exceeding 4,000 km
*       Open loop guidance for reliable tracking.
*       Tracking accuracy: less than 0.5 deg.
*       Single phase power supply: 220V A.C., 50 Hz.
*       Permissible ambient temperature: -30 degC to +50 degC.
*       Permissible wind speed: 125 km/h (without radon)
*       Weight: less than 150 kg.

Communication line:
Includes:
1.      low-loss HF feeder.
2.      transmission cable for control signals to the antenna system
	driver control block (50 m).
3.      power supply cable.

Receiving device:
Includes:
1.      Low noise amplifier (LNA), placed on the antenna feed.
2.      Converter.
3.      Phase demodulator block.
4.      Power supply.
Specifications:
*       LNA noise temperature less than 100*K (noise less than 1.2 dB).
*       Band pass width 15 MHz.
*       Gain 40dB.
*       HF feeder loss not more than 20 dB.
*       Frequency commutation for receiving basic frequencies(1698 MHz
	and 1707 MHz) and reserve frequency (1702.5 MHz) of the
	HRPT signal.
*       Digital control of signal level.
*       Built-in signal simulator for phase detector unit monitoring.

Interface system:
Includes:
1.      PC interface DMA card for data transfer from phase demodulator
	block.
2.      Serial port antenna guiding mechanism.
3.      IBM compatible personal computer (PC 386 or 486 4 MBytes memory,
	200 MByte Hard Drive, super VGA graphic adapter and monitor).


SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS

The software of the receiving station operates through MS-Windows
standard dialog and menu system. As a result, the package functions
with any Windows supported hardware. An on-line Help program is
supplied, which also serves as a brief guide to satellite data
processing. This allows users who are not professionals in image
processing and the use of satellite data to quickly learn how to
work with the system.

The software is delivered as a set of separate applications designed
for specific functions.

Basic software includes:
1.      Satellite tracking and navigation - predicts orbits for
	data collection (including visual display).
2.      Acquisition, decoding and calibration of data from the
	satellite - receives the data.
3.      Primary data processing and fragmentation - chooses the area
	of interest.
4.      Geographical reference - latitude-longitude gridding of
	processed targets including CPR.
5.      Image processing - includes morphologies, advanced filters,
	and object recognition.
6.      AVHRR data meteorological analysis - temperatures (SST),
	vegetation, humidity, cloud classification, and 2D histogram
	analysis.

Optional meteorological data processing package (professional) is
available that includes:
7.      Vertical temperature profiles - HIRS and MSU data analysis
	including optical depth.
8.      Spectral and correlation data analysis - spatial and frequency
	domain analysis.
9.      Segmentation and classification of multiband data - several
	expert classification algorithms.

Additional programs are easily incorporated into the basic software
system, and specialized applications may be created by using the
supplied dynamic link libraries (DLL).


For more information contact:

ORLEV Scientific Computing, Ltd.
New Industrial Area, P.O.B. 68, Yavne 70650, Israel
Telephone: 972-8-431615  Facsimile: 972-8-439901
Email: 0004900186@mcimail.com
Newsgroups: sci.geo.meteorology