RASS-R Coverage Map Calculation
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1. 23 INTERSOFT ELECTRONICS Coverage Map Calculator User Manual 12 Save As Save in MAPs gt Recent Documents Desktop EJ My Documents ig My Computer Se WINXP C RASS 0 CAMPAIGN RASS R DATA lt gt BERT DATA Local Disk G 42 DVD RW Drive S SERVER SCRATCH J S SERVER INTERSOFT S SERVER BERT L Se CUSTOMER SUPPORT M Mijn Gedeelde mappen ED My Network Places All Files C My Computer Saveastype All Fies 7 Figure 3 2 CMC Source path Destination path in 3 CMC Source Data 3 3 Parameter Input i Coverage Map Calculator V1 0 4 ilele m CMC Data Path G CMC Source Data Destination Path D CAMPAIGN RASS R DATA MAPs Intersoft Electronics Cel Sze 0 2 MM Longitude 004 45 44 669E H M 5 02 I Mi Latitude 52 18 27 014M H M 5 Coverage Mad aude In Range 256 2 Figure 5 3 CMC GUI The following selections can be made Radar parameters Name the name will automatically be the same as the folder name from the destination path This is because when you want to load the screening file in the MRD23 the MRD3 needs the folder name to be similar to the name of the screening file Longitude position of the radar e Latitude position of the radar e Altitude this is the total2. ELECTRONICS
3. altitude of the antenna above mean sea level so the tower height must be taken into account e Range this is the maximum range of the radar INTERSOFT ELECTRONICS Coverage Map Calculator User Manual 13 Take care when filling in the radar parameters The position should be precise as well as the height Make sure you type in E W S or N and use a point as digital separator Relief map e Enable tick the radio button if you want to generate a relief map Cell size The range cell size for the relief map generation 15 fixed at 0 2NM Coverage map e Enable tick the radio button if you want to generate a coverage map e Angle The azimuth resolution is fixed at Ideg ELECTRONICS Coverage Map Calculator User Manual 14 3 4 Calculation Click to start calculation If you want to stop calculation for any reason press First relief map will be computed then coverage map The status of processing will be displayed in the progress bar In case of the relief map the window might show fixing gaps This algorithm corrects the gaps that might be in the source data gt Coverage Map Calculator V1 0 4 Coverage Map Calculator V1 0 4 Zle CMC Data Path Destination Path a Relief ji Relief Cell Size NM Size 0 2 4 Coverage Map Figure 3 4 Building Relief Map and Coverage Map 3 5 Results After compl
4. 20 100 80 100 2 x TA M vo 140 11 150 120 tu 1 i i 1 I a 150 1270 100 0 60 40 2 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 150 Figure 1 2 Relief file Geneva 46 14 17 53N 006 06 00 90 Coverage Map Calculator User Manual 9 The RASS R toolbox 15 installed on your pc and has a shortcut on the desktop It can also accessed using the Windows Start menu The toolbox is displayed in Figure 2 1 RASS R toolbox The current version of the RASS R toolbox 15 displayed in the right upper corner The Coverage Map Calculator is part of this RASS R toolbox and can be opened using the Current Configuration DEMO CAMPAIGN RASS R 4 5 REC Pm 4 lt gt Display 8 Monitoring i i Analysis Multi Radar Display TMD 3 Display INTERSOFT Figure 2 1 RASS R toolbox The menu bar contains the following items Table 2 1 RASS R menu bar Button When this button is clicked the Help window will appear and show help Help window information whenever you point over a button Campaign change Click this to make an appropriate campaign structure see further Exit Quit the application Coverage Map Calculator User Manual 10 When you click button the tool will ask you where you want to create your RASS R campaign folder Select the correct path Upon completion you should have the following directory structure created as in Figure 2 2 Ca
5. Coverage Map Calculator Edition 7 Edition Date 31 MAY 13 Status Released Issue INTERSOFT DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION SHEET DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Document Title Coverage Map Calculator User Manual Document Reference Number EDITION 7 EDITION DATE 31 MAY 13 Abstract Short resume of document contents In order to make a correct evaluation of a radar site the real coverage volume has to be taken into account This tool produces coverage files and relief files of a radar with predefined coordinates height and range Keywords CMC Coverage Map Screening File Relief map CONTACT PERSON BERT SAUVILLER TEL 32 14 231811 DOCUMENT STATUS AND TYPE STATUS CATEGORY Working Draft Executive Task Draft Specialist Task Proposed Issue Lower Layer Task Released Issue ELECTRONIC BACKUP HOST SYSTEM po Media Identifications 0 INTERSOFT ELECTRONICS Coverage Map Calculator User Manual 3 DOCUMENT APPROVAL The following table identifies all authorities who have successively approved the present issue of this document AUTHORITY NAME AND SIGNATURE DATE Joachim Freiwal 15 1 07 Bert Sauville 31 05 13 Director Ing M Vanuytven Oo Director Software Ir Moons Department INTERSOFT ELECTRONICS Coverage Map Calculator User Manual 4a DOCUMENT CHANGE RECORD The following table records the complete history of the successive
6. ECTRONICS Coverage Map Calculator User Manual 6 TABLE OF FIGURES Figure 1 1 Screening file Geneva 46 14 17 53N 006 06 00 90E sssssssssHHH e 8 Figure 1 2 Relief file Geneva 46 14 17 53N 006 06 00 9 8 NRI 9 IgE SOUC TO AO 10 NIC E H 11 Figure 3 2 CMC Source path Destination path scaat oasdacasnnsasnideusaceaeccdaadiandacndaedeaenidevascesaedebaadiaadacedaedeaaadieuseds 12 0 C ere Oren ene etter ere ee Teen ene eee ay err ey 12 Figure 3 4 Building Relief and Coverage 14 0 a a E 15 TABLE OF TABLES TEZA 9 Tane sA Meni Dari eS PRIORE 11 S 15 INTERSOFT ELECTRONICS Coverage Map Calculator User Manual 7 CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS MANUAL The following conventions are used in this manual Note This to the left of bold italicized text denotes note which alerts you to important information Caution This icon to the left of bold italicized text denotes a caution which alerts you to the possibility of data loss or a system crash NI Warning This icon to the left of bold italicized text denotes a war
7. editions of the present document EDITION DATE REASON FOR CHANGE SECTIONS PAGES AFFECTED 26 06 07 Edited spelling and layout 15 11 07 Changed to released software version v1 0 1 22 01 09 08 Manual updated to CMC version 1 0 2 Map name is the same as the destination path folder name Section 3 3 Tip strips added 21 10 09 Filename changed None Manual up to date with CMC version 1 0 3 7 17 05 13 Manual updated to CMC version 1 0 4 9 11 12 13 14 New toolbox and CMC images added Resolution is fixed now as explained in paragraph 3 3 INTERSOFT ELECTRONICS Coverage Map Calculator User Manual 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 COVERAGE MAP 8 2 RASS R TOOLBOX asi ctoecaccacececeaepescestencicacsatuacccnecusecacecancesbaaeicasectensechacessseasgeacenkescdeacactescacheceauaaceaeasacbeseausee 9 3 VE META TI URBES CO DERE 11 AVIS Y Rm 11 3 2 DATA SOURCE AND DESTINATION lt sdsceocccasaseccndscudscsansnoxacdcdwonenassceesndadwisatianseoxacdsduemenenosbeeadasubeatansnommesduwnese 11 33 12 QC Ee 14 sc ML gn TA re ee ey ere eee 14 ES Oe US NR 15 INTERSOFT EL
8. etion the following files should be visible e ntersoft Electronics hrscr Coverage map file e Intersoft Electronics rlf Relief map file Intersoft Electronics par parameters used for the calculation 1 INTERSOFT ELECTRONICS Coverage Map Calculator User Manual 15 Mox File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back gt Search ie Folders Address D CAMPAIGN RASS R DATA MAPs v Go x Name Size Type es Intersoft Electronics hrscr 1 293 HRSCR File g My Documents Intersoft Electronics par 1KB PAR File amp My Computer Intersoft Electronics rif 1 254KB RLF File 8 Aw WINXP C RASS D 5 CAMPAIGN RASS R amp 23 MSSR DATA pep FILTERS cPs e MAPs RASDATA RAW RDR C3 SITES TEMPLATES EXPORTS Figure 3 5 Different files 3 6 Use of the files The usage of the screening or coverage file is twofold to be taken into account when performing analysis or just used to be displayed in the software The next table shows for which tasks the screening file is used per RASS R module Table 3 2 File usage Button Analysis purposes Display purposes Radar Comparator Mono Dual TRACKAN Multi Radar Display 3 Hg EM Technical Maintenance Display3 B EM The relief map 15 only used in the advanced display functionalities of the Radar Comparator and the Radar Comparator Mono INTERSOFT
9. mpaign directory structure ERIS 3 CAMPAIGN RASS R 225 M SSR E DATA EXPORTS INTERROGATIONS LINKED DATA Ez NETWORK PREFS PSR RECORDINGS REPORT RESULTS SCENARIO VIDEO Figure 2 2 Campaign directory structure When you make a campaign folder with the RASS R toolbox it is preferred to make it on a separate drive than the drive where your operation system is on For example as in the figure above a structure named CAMPAIGN RASS R ts created on the D drive INTERSOFT ELECTRONICS Coverage Map Calculator User Manual 11 3 Software usage 3 1 Menu bar Table 3 1 Menu bar items S O l When this button is clicked the Coverage Map Calculator userm manual will Online Reference appear 2 When this button is clicked Help window will appear and show help Help window information whenever you point over a button gt Start This starts the calculation This button stops the calculation 3 2 Data source and destination To start creating the Coverage or Relief Map select the correct CMC Data Path and Destination Path Relief Cell Size NM Angle deg Figure 3 1 CMC GUI The source data comprises two folders Click as in the figure below left For the destination folder browse to the MAPs folder in the RASS R campaign folder See 2 and click as in the figure below right
10. ning which alerts you to the possibility of damage to you or your equipment ay INTERSOFT ELECTRONICS Coverage Map Calculator User Manual 8 1 Coverage Map Calculator In order to make a correct evaluation of a radar site the real coverage volume has to be taken into account The RASS R radar evaluation tools need therefore screening angle files hrscr file as displayed in Figure 1 1 These files are generated by using the radar Coverage Map Calculator module and contain the ranges and elevation angles for terrain obstacles inside each azimuth resolution angle It can be used in different RASS R modules see further The CMC also generates if desired a relief map file for display purposes e g Radar Comparator as in Figure 1 2 The CMC just needs the position on earth longitude latitude and antenna height and the desired maximum range as input parameters and then generates a screening angle and or a relief map file using high resolution digital terrain map data files or DEM s Digital Elevation Models are digital files consisting of points of elevations sampled systematically at equally spaced intervals during satellite observations of the earth 5 53 0 26 5 00 Y NM e 1 Hey JE nu aita I 1 1 1 I 1 I 1 150 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 20 4 60 80 100 120 150 X NM Figure 1 1 Screening file Geneva 46 14 17 53N 006 06 00 90E 2500 150 140 1
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