
Integral Systems' SKYLIGHT Satellite Image System Purchased by NASA
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2003 7:50 AM
- PR Newswire
LANHAM, Md., Mar 19, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Integral Systems, Inc. (ISYS) today announced that NASA/Stennis Space Center has purchased its SKYLIGHT Direct Broadcast Ground Terminal for receiving and processing satellite Earth science data. Using an existing NASA antenna, the system includes a receiver as well as data processing, storage, and analysis software.
NASA's SKYLIGHT system incorporates the most recently released NASA science algorithms for a variety of science data products, including fire detection maps, volcano eruption alerts, atmospheric profiles, and a variety of other data products. The highly automated system tracks, downlinks, and processes data from the MODIS Earth imaging instrument aboard the two NASA flagship Earth Observation System (EOS) satellites, Terra and Aqua. Its data products can be searched for, distributed, and analyzed entirely through a sophisticated web interface. The complete system will be delivered in April.
"SKYLIGHT's analysis and data distribution capabilities will assist Stennis in optimizing the benefits of NASA's Earth science investments in remote sensing technologies," said Richard Isaacman, Operations Director of Integral's Integration & Test/Data Systems Division. "It advances their decision support tools that serve the nation. And its open architecture will allow them to grow and modify their system as their needs change."
SKYLIGHT incorporates the powerful and very widely used ERDAS analysis package so that users can create their own added-value data products. The product enjoys a multimission capability, so that support for satellites such as Landsat and Radarsat can be included later if desired by NASA.
About Integral Systems
Founded in 1982, Integral Systems is a leading provider of satellite systems and has supported over 190 different satellite missions for communications, science, meteorological and earth resource applications. The Company was the first to offer an integrated suite of COTS (Commercial-Off- The-Shelf) software products for satellite command & control, the EPOCH 2000 product line. EPOCH has become a world market leader in commercial applications with successful installations on 5 continents. The Company also offers products and services for satellite integration and test and payload data processing.
In addition to the SKYLIGHT satellite ground terminals, the Company's subsidiary, SAT Corporation, provides satellite and terrestrial communications signal monitoring systems to satellite operators and users throughout the world. Through its Newpoint Technologies, Inc. subsidiary, the Company also provides software for equipment monitoring and control to satellite operators and telecommunications firms. The Company's RT Logic subsidiary builds telemetry processing systems for military applications including tracking stations, control centers and range operations. Integral Systems has approximately 350 employees working at Company headquarters in Lanham, Maryland, and at other locations in the U.S. and Europe. For more information, visit http: //www.integ.com.