Remote sensing technology providing St. Regis with an independent operational system and having LANDSAT data as a significant and viable contributor was documented and transferred. Primary emphasis was placed on documenting developmental LARSYS (LARSYSDV) software modules. Timelines and a short description of the software documentation process is given

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FOREST RESOURCE INFORMATION SYSTEM
Phase III (quarterly Report
for the period
1 April 1980 to 30 June 1980
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Johnson Space Center
Earth Observations Division
Houston, Texas 77058
Contract: NAS 9-15325
Technical Monitor: R. E. Joosten/SF5
Submitted by;
The Laboratory for Applications of Remote Sensing
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana 47906
Principal Investigator: R. P. Mroczynski
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Index
FRIS Project Overview	 t
1.0 INTRODUCTION
2.0 SYSTEM TRANSFER TASKS
	
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2.1 Preprocessing Software
	 2
2.2 image Classification Software
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2.2.1 Software Modifications
	
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3.0 MANAGEMENT
	
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Appendix A.I. Preprocessing Software
	
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Appendix A.I.a. Preprocessing COSMIC Package
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Appendix A.Ix, FRIS Software Development
	
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Appendix A.III. FRIS LARSYSDV Documentation
	
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Appendix A.IV. FRIS "LARSYS Documentation"
	
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Appendix A.V. St. Regis COSMIC Package 	 13
iFRIS PROJECT OVERVIEW
The Forest Resource Information System project (FRIS) is a coope
tive effort between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA) and St. Regis paper Co. (STR). Purdue University's Laboratory
for Applications of Remote Sensing (LARS), under contract to NASA, will
supply technical support to the project.
FRIS is an Application Pilot Test (APT) Project funded by NASA.
The project is interdisciplinary in nature involving expertise from both
the public and private sectors. FRIS also represents the first APT to
involve a large broad base forest industry (STR) in a cooperative with
the government and the academic communities.
Purpose
The goal of FRIS is to demonstrate the feasibility of using computer
aided analysis techniques applied of Landsat Multispectral Scanner Data
to broaden and improve the existing STR forest data base, thereby
creating the foundation of a dynamic information system. The successful
demonstration of this technology during the first half of the project
will lead to the establishment by STR of an independently controlled
operational forest resource information system in which Landsat data is
expected to .make a significant contribution. FRIS can be viewed by the
user community as a model of NASA's involvement in practical application
and effective use of space technology. Additionally, FRIS will servo to
demonstrate the capability of Landsat MSS data and machine-assisted
analysis technology to private industry by:
o Determining economic potentials,
o Providing visibility and documentation, and
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o The ability to provide timely information
and thus serve management needs.
The ultimate long term successfulness of FM can be measured through
future development of remote sensing technology within the forest
products industry.
Scope
FRIS is funded as a modular or phase project with an anticipated
duration of three years. The original project concepts were developed
in 1973 0 and a formal project plan was submitted to NASA by STR in
1976. The project officially began in October 1977 after the signing
of a cooperative agreement between NASA and STR; and after the compel-
tion of contractual arrangements with Purdue University.
Organization
The organization of FRIS is depicted in the chart that follows.
Since FRIS is a cooperative involving three independent agencies, a
steering committee consisting of a project manager from each institution
was formed to provide for overall guidance and coordination. Opera-
tionally, both STR and LARS have project managers and project staff to
insure for the timely completion of activities within the project.
The NASA technical coordinator monitors project activities and provides
a liaison between the STR and LARS staffs. The solid lines on the
chart indicate the flow of management responsibility. The dash lines
reflect the technical and scientific inter- changes between operating
units.
FRIS Organization
Steering Committed
ASVT Project Manager
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FRIS Proj ect Manager
Resource and Technology -^	 NASA
Department/ STR 	 Johnson Spacecraft Center	 Purdue University
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I1.0 INTRODUCTION
The material which appears in this report Is a reflection of the
FRIt i Project Staff activities for the period I April 1980 to 30 Jone
1980. This time frame encompasses the fifth quarterly reporting
period for Phase III of the Forest Resource Information System (FRIS)
Applications Pilot Test (APT). Phase 11t or the System Transfer Phase
of FRIS 1:6 directed at meeting the overall Project goal:
To document and transfer remote sensing technology
developed throughout the project that will provide
St. Regis with an independent operational system,
having Landsat data as a significant and viable
contributor.
The major staff effort during this reporting period have been directed
at software documentation. Primary emphasis has been placed on
documenting developmental LARSYS (LARSYSDV) software modules. These
are modules, subroutines, that currently do not exist in the LARSYS
ver. 3.1 software available through COSMIC.
Noteworthy project accomplishments for this last quarterly
reporting period include;
o LARSYb"' software installed and operational at the St. Regis
National Computer Center.
o Decision as to the content of the LARSFRIS modules that will
be documented for COSMIC,
o Disconnecting the ROSCOE remote terminal link to Jacksonville.
o Decision to develop the concept of and produce a FRIS color
brochure.
o Growth of the concept to conduct a FRIS end-of-project
symposium.
The remainder of this report will discuss the System Transfer
activities in more detail. Appendix A contains updated timeline
charts for these activities.
Z2.0 SYST04 TRANSFER TASKS
The System Transfer activities consist of documenting and trans-
ferring two major imago processLng elements; preprocessing software,
and classification software. A discussion of the status of these
activities are contained in the subsections that follow.
2.1 Preprocessing Software
Preprocessing transfer consists of four main tasks. The first
three tasks involve the completion of the major system& of preprocessing
programs known as Landsat Reformatting, Geometric Correction, and
Image Registration. The last task is creation of the Preprocessing
Cosmic Package. Documentation is an important part of all these tasks.
Roth programmer and user documentation is included.
The Landsat reformatting task is designed to deliver a system of
programs which convert digital Landsat data to LARSYS format.
Specifically the input of EDIPS "P" band interleaved format to LARSYS
multispectral image tape ;format. Planning for this program has been
completed as has all programming efforts. Test data has been assembled
and all program abstracts have been generated. User documentation is
scheduled for completion as of September 30, 1980..
Geometric correction is a modified system of programs designed to
rotate EDIPS "P" format Landsat data to true north or rather orientation
as required. Actual inputs and outputs to and from the processor are
in LARSYS format. Planning for this series of programs was completed
in May with implementation of programs scheduled for completion at -the
end of August, 1960. Teat data will be generated during program
implementation. Abstracts and user documentation will be completed in
parallel by the end of September, 1980.
Image registration is the third preprocessing software task. This
processor provides the tool to register two coincident scenes of Landsat
or other image data. Input images are assumed to be in LARSYS format.
Planning for this processor will be completed in August, 1980. The
main image registration programmed have been functionally specified
and three-fourths of the units have passed the design stage. Over one-
third have been implemented at this time. The second major section,
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analysis will be modifications of current program implementations.
Program abstracts and user documentation for all sections are
scheduled for completion as of October 31, 1980.
Tho final task is the creAl tion, and submission of a package of the
above processors to COSMIC. Compiled listings of computer tapes con-
taining all programs will be put together as of late October, 1980*
All documentation for the package will be gathered and the package
will be craned and sent to COSMIC by mid-November, 1980. Detailed
timeline charts for these activities appear in Appendix A.
2.2 Image Classification Software
The image processing Roftware that St. Regis will use for classi-
fying Landsat data will be called LARSFRIS. The modules that comprise
this software currently exist as LARSYS ver. 3.1 and LARSYSDV * see
Table 2.2.1 . LARSYS ver. 3.1 currently exists as a, completely
documented software package available through COSMIC. LARSYSDV con-
tains experimental modules that represent a logical development of new
software capability. LARSYSDV is not available through COSMIC.
The principle project activity during this post quarter has been
completing the documentation of LARSYSDV software. A secondary activity
involves updating the software elements of LARSYS ver. 3.1 that are
transferred to St. Regis. The end result of these activities will be
a completely documented software package called LARSFRIS. 'This soft-
ware will be available to interested users through COSMIC. Timeline
charts for the various image processing components of LARSFRIS appear
in Appendix A.
,2-2.1 Software Modifications
LARSYS software that would support the FRIS image processing
requirements was identified early during the preliminary system design
Cask in Phase 11. A re-evaluation of these software modules as the
documentation process began indicated that some software was in-
appropriate to transfer to St. Regis. The GDATA, GRESULTS, and DROWSE
modules are specific software unique to the LARS computer configuration
and, therefore, have been deleted from the software listed in Table 2.2.1.
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RATIOMEANS	 RATIO
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3.0 MANAGEMENT
During the quarterly reporting period both the LARS/NCC and
LARS/JAX remote terminals were disconnected. The FRIS terminal net-
work was intended to augment the technology transfer activities and
Assist with the system transfer. The LARS/JAX proved valuable during
on-site training sess4ons at Jac tKaGonville. The LARS/KC terminal link
was not extensively used because StR staff involved in software imple-
mentation had fewer problems than anticipated.
The MIS Steering committee has developed a concept to produce
a color brochure, and conduct an end-of-project symposium. Planning
for both these activities began during this quarter.
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Timelines
I.	 PreprocesaiuK Software
La. PreproceAsing COMIC Package
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