Highlights from the August 2004 Argus Workshop

1
Highlights from the August 2004 Argus
Workshop Corvallis, Oregon Kenneth Kingston
2
Argus Workshop 2004 Overview

• Interesting, stimulating combination of science,
  nerdy stuff and general collaboration
• AutoGeom
• Database
• VISSER
• Hardware
• Science

Kenneth Kingston
3
Argus Workshop 2004 Attendees

• Representatives from
• North America, Australia
• New Zealand, Europe

Kenneth Kingston
4
Argus Workshop 2004 AutoGeom motivation

• Evolution of Argus requirements
• Geometries how good are they, how good do they
  need to be?
• Sub-pixel accuracy/stability

Kenneth Kingston
5
Argus Workshop 2004 AutoGeom
Kenneth Kingston
6
Argus Workshop 2004 AutoGeom, templates

• Contrast
• Lighting

Kenneth Kingston
7
Argus Workshop 2004 AutoGeom

• Generate a base geometry
• Determine movement in subsequent images via
  correlation of the templates.
• Apply the approach for each Timex image
• Currently testing the system for Teignmouth,
  Egmond
• Future incorporation into the Argus Runtime
  Environment

Kenneth Kingston
8
Argus Workshop 2004 Database

• Database in a state of flux as always
• Increased demand on system resources, due to
  increasingly large number of incorporated data
  structures
• Uniformity of database implementation and
  interrogation

Kenneth Kingston
9
Argus Workshop 2004 Database

• Nathaniel Plant / John Stanley investigating a
  Java implementation of the database
• Ozone database implementation
• Java based interrogation
• Transparent to most users, run seamlessly on any
  platform

Kenneth Kingston
10
Argus Workshop 2004 VISSER

• Automated implementation of pixel based routines
• Wave characteristics
• Shoreline characteristics
• Web based implementation http//visser.nrlssc.
  navy.mil
• Todd Holland, NRL, US

Kenneth Kingston
11
Argus Workshop 2004 VISSER

• If you want to embed your site within the VISSER
  system you need to
• setup routine collections of appropriate pixel
  collections
• Talk to Stefan about implementation (issues
  related to sharing image archives etc.)

Kenneth Kingston
12
Argus Workshop 2004 Hardware

• Argus III
• New cameras Micropix
• In the far distant future in a galaxy far away
  the intelligent Argus camera Rob investigating
  collaboration with Intel

Kenneth Kingston
13
Argus Workshop 2004 Science Bits Bobs

• Homogeneous coordinates
• Radiation stress gradients
• Spectral reflectivity
• Shadow techniques
• Foreshore stereo
• Runup statistics

Kenneth Kingston
14
Argus Workshop 2004 Closing comments

• Importance of gentlemans agreement within the
  Argus community ensured smooth operation and
  communication between members
• Argus returns to the States
• Argus lives

Kenneth Kingston