SpaceQry

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SpaceQry

• Space Query and Extract System

N. Venkatesh Radiocommunication Bureau Regional
Radiocommunication Seminar, Mexico City, 24 28
September 2001
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Acronyms Terminology

• FMS Frequency Management System
• SNS Space Network System
• SRS Space Radiocommunication Stations
• WIC Weekly International Circular
• IFIC International Frequency Info Circular
• NSL Network / Station List
• GIMS Graphical Interference Management System
• GIBC Graphical Interface to Batch Calculations
• IDWM International Digitized World Map

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Space PC-Software Suite
SpaceVal
SpaceQry
Capture
NSL
IFIC
SRS
GIBC
SpaceCap
GIMS
MSPACEg
SpacePub
IFIC TSUM
GIMS DB
export GXT
Local DB
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What is SpaceQry?

• The BRs Space Data and Publication Circular
  Query and Extract System, known as SpaceQry, is a
  software package that supplies both the BRs
  internal and external users with a tool that
  accesses and queries all BR formatted Space
  Databases.

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What does SpaceQry do?

• Reads Electronic Space Circular Publications
• Queries the SRS (MS-Access) database
• Creates Space Network / Earth Station Lists
  (NSLs)
• Updates SRS/NSLs from Space Circular data
• Maintains a query database

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What can SpaceQry Query?

• SRS Database
• Electronic Space WIC/IFIC Publications
• SpaceCap Output (MS-Access 97, 2000)
• SNS PC-Capture Output (MS-Access 2.0)
• Network / Station Lists (NSLs)

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Types of Queries

• Standard Perusal Queries
• Frequency Overlap / Slot Queries
• Predefined Quick Queries
• AdHoc SQL Queries

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Standard Queries

• Intended for perusing the data
• Standard query criteria
• Notification Reason
• Administration, Organization, Country
• Satellite / Earth station type
• Satellite / Earth Station names
• Orbital position / geographical location
• Publication number part

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Frequency Overlap Queries

• What networks overlap a given frequency band?
• What networks operate within a freq. band (slot)?
• Overlap/Slot query criteria
• All criteria available to Standard queries
• Multiple frequency bands
• Beam type (receiving / transmitting)
• Group-level publication numbers
• BR (examination) findings values
• Date of receipt / date of protection

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Frequency Overlap Queries (cont.)

• Overlap query results displayed as
• List of Networks with overlapping frequencies
• List of Networks with a sample overlapping
  frequency
• List of Groups with overlapping frequencies
• List of all overlapping frequencies
• Overlap query results printed as a report
• Overlap query results exported as
• Fixed-length or delimited text files
• Network / Station List

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Quick Queries

• Quick or easy minimal info required
• Display specific information about a network
• Examples
• List frequencies by emission/reception, beam
• List BR findings for all groups
• List Special Section publications for all groups
• List unique frequency bands and the beams in
  which they appear

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Ad Hoc SQL Queries

• Allows you to design your own queries
• Allows you to modify generated queries
• Supplies aids for query design
• select statement templates
• database table and field lists
• NB Requires a basic knowledge of the SQL
  Select statement syntax

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Ad Hoc SQL Queries (cont.)

• Supplement SpaceQrys pre-defined queries
• When to use Adhoc Queries
• need to specify additional criteria
• additional sorting order required
• specific result required

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Using the Queried Data...

• Produce query-extraction databases (NSLs)
• Update NSLs from Space Circular Publications
• Update SRS from Space Circular Publications
• Produce paper report (per network)
• Export subsets of the data to ASCII files
• Display related Graphical data
• Display network structure diagram

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SpaceQry Other Features

• Direct link to GIMS for graphics
• Direct link to Space Publication system
• Access to BR space data on any (?) ODBC32
  database platform

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Current Version

• Version 2.4 for Windows 95, 98, 2000, ME and
  NT4.0
• Reads MS-Access databases
• MS-Access 2.0 (16-bit)
• MS-Access 95, MS-Access 97, MS-Access 2000
  (32-bit)
• Reads Ingres and SQLServer databases
• Interfaces with GIMS (gimapi32.dll)
• Interfaces with SpacePub
• Interfaces with SRSConvert

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SpaceQry in the PC-Software Suite
SpaceVal
Capture
SpaceQry
NSL
exported ascii text
IFIC
error report
SRS
lists images
GIBC
SpaceCap
GIMS
MSPACEg
GIMS DB
SpacePub
IFIC TSUM
export GXT
Local DB
gt
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SpaceQry Web Site
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SpaceQry Software Download
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SpaceQry Web Site (cont.)
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Software Updates Web Page
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Documentation / Software Updates
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SpaceQry Web Page
www.itu.int/brsoft/space/spaceqry/index.html
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SpaceQry Demonstration...
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Acronyms Abbreviations for BR Space
Presentations (1)

• AP30 - Appendix S30 (of RR Broadcasting
  Satellite Services Plan)
• AP30A - Appendix S30A (of RR Broadcasting
  Satellite Services Plan)
• AP30B - Appendix S30B (of RR Fixed Satellite
  Services Plan)
• APS4 - Appendix S4 (of RR characteristics of
  data and their use for SRS)
• ASCII - American Standard Code for Information
  Interchange
• BR - Bureau des Radiocommunications
  (Radiocommunication Bureau)
• BSS - Broadcasting Satellite Services
• CR... - Radiocommunication Circular ...
  (circular letter number )
• CSV - Comma-Separated Values file (spreadsheet
  import/export format)
• EIRP - Equivalent Isotropic Radiated Power
• FMS - Frequency Management System
• FSS - Fixed Satellite Services
• GIBC - Graphical Interface to Batch Calculations
• GIMS - Graphical Interference Management System
• GXT - Graphical Exchange Text format (GIMS)
• IDWM - International Digitized World Map

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Acronyms Abbreviations for BR Space
Presentations (2)

• IFIC - International Frequency Information
  Circular
• IFL - International Frequency List
• MIFR - Master International Frequency Register
• NSL - Network/Station List
• ODBC - Open Database Connectivity
• PFD - Power Flux Density
• PDF - Portable Document Format (Acrobat file
  format)
• PXT - Planning Exercise Team (special PFD
  calculations for BSS)
• RDD - Radiocommunication Data Dictionary (Study
  Group I)
• RR... - Radio Regulation ...
• SNL - Space Network List
• SNS - Space Network System
• SQL - Structured Query Language (for querying
  databases)
• SRS - Space Radiocommunications Stations database
• TSUM - Transaction Summary Report
• WIC - Weekly International Circular