DMC System

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DMC System Status and news from development
Klaus Neumann Product Manager Hardware
Images Courtesy of the following
HIFSA-Stereoarto, Madrid Spain Photo Science,
Lexington, KY USA AAM Hatch PTY Ltd.,
Wollongong NSW, Australia
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53 DMC sales worldwide
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USGS Certification
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Z/I Inflight

• Eliminates the need for an external laptop
  computer
• High Reliability
• Touch Screen Controls for operator
• and pilot
• Contains two computers
• RTC running LINUX
• Computer running Windows XP
• High Speed Data Hub (1Gb) on-board
• Interface to RMK-TOP under development

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Distributed Processing reduces processing times
from 135 sec to 36 sec per image
Workflow

• Start Post Processing on the submitting
  machine
• Submitter splits project automatically into
  different jobs (strip-wise)
• distributes jobs to available or selected
  processing nodes
• Processing Nodes compute images
• Store data locally or on global disks
• No differences in software settings for post
  processing or distributed processing

Distributed Server
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FDS high density units
System connector
Slot PC
CDI Camera Data Interface
FDS
Fibre Channel Interface
CEU Camera Electronic Unit
4400 images capacity
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2 FDS Design

• Offered for those customers who need high
  capacity
• High density FDS 576 GB each
• Only two FDS required
• Hold more than 3000 images
• Less cost

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Solid State Disk (SSD)
Camera Electronic Unit
Solid State Disk Storage Unit Plugs Into Side
Camera can be separated at this point for
transport and maintenance
Spacer Ring
T/AS Mount
Adapter plate specific to aircraft type
Lens Cone
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Solid State Disk (SSD)
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Solid State Disk (SSD)

• Replaces Disk Drives
• Smaller System Footprint
• Drastically Reduces Weight (Eliminates 87kg of
  FDS!)
• Reduced Power Consumption
• Allows DMC to fit into Small, Single Engine
  Aircraft (e.g. Cessna 206)
  without power modifications
• High Reliability
• Plugs directly into side of DMC
• Can be exchanged in flight
• First version with 1000 images capacity, product
  launch planned for May 2007
• future enhancement planned
• Extra SSD cartridges may be purchased
• Higher cost per GByte comparing to FDS

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