MIDAS - A microcomputer-based image display and analysis system with full Landsat frame processing capabilitiesImage Display and Analysis Systems (MIDAS) developed at NASA/Ames for the analysis of Landsat MSS images is described. The MIDAS computer power and memory, graphics, resource-sharing, expansion and upgrade, environment and maintenance, and software/user-interface requirements are outlined; the implementation hardware (including 32-bit microprocessor, 512K error-correcting RAM, 70 or 140-Mbyte formatted disk drive, 512 x 512 x 24 color frame buffer, and local-area-network transceiver) and applications software (ELAS, CIE, and P-EDITOR) are characterized; and implementation problems, performance data, and costs are examined. Planned improvements in MIDAS hardware and design goals and areas of exploration for MIDAS software are discussed.
Document ID
19850028035
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Hofman, L. B. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Erickson, W. K. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Donovan, W. E. (Informatics General Corp. Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1984
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Meeting Information
Meeting: International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment