TARPS‐CD
Tactical Air‐borne Reconnaissance Pod System ‐ Completely Digital
Under task order contract to the Naval Research Laboratory
(NRL), SDL integrated digital imagery with real‐time digital recording, data
link transmission and display to create Tactical Air‐borne Reconnaissance Pod
System ‐ Completely Digital (TARPS‐CD). The initial phase of TARPS‐CD was successfully
demonstrated in June 1998 as the first completely digital system to provide
real‐time transmission of step framing imagery to a ground station with real‐time/near
real‐time image display capabilities. Currently configured for use with a Navy
F‐14 Tomcat reconnaissance pod, TARPS‐CD consists of a digital electro‐optical
camera, a DoD standard
Common Data Link (CDL) transmitter/receiver, digital recorders, and a Navy Input
Station (NAVIS) with real‐time Image Display Software (IDS). SDL’s IDS
provides the capabilities for processing, displaying and manipulating tactical
reconnaissance imagery received in real‐time from CDL
or from tape.
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