DATA FUSION AND VISUALIZATION SYSTEM

The volume of meteorological data that is available to fleet users has increased to the point where data fusion and visualization tools must be developed in order to analyze this data in an efficient and timely fashion. These tools should provide a simple, user-friendly interface with flexibility in viewing and analyzing the data, and should allow for ease of modification through modular, object-oriented programming. Physitron proposes to develop the tools required by the Navy for the fusing and visualization of multi-sensor data by drawing from our similar experience with the development of data fusion and visualization tools for NASA. These previous developments have allowed us to display single-step or time-sequenced data of various types, including images, surfaces, trajectories, vector plots, or n-dimensional data sets of vector and scalar parameters. We will examine and identify Navy requirements and all facets of data fusion, including a particular requirement that the various data sets be coregistered in time and position. In a parallel effort, we will also examine existing visualization hardware and software, modify existing code or develop new software where appropriate, and verify the fusion/visualization software with test data. The software will incorporate data-browse and on-line helpfacilities, the latter intended for personnel training.