GRASP 2-page Overview - June 2016
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Global Receive Antenna and Signal Processor (GRASP) is a facility being developed to recover terrestrial radio frequency data using the International Space Station. GRASP will consist of an antenna and signal processing system mounted on the ISS to simultaneously receive signals from VHF to X-band. The processed data will be downlinked and distributed to users for applications such as asset monitoring, agriculture, shipping, and more. GRASP is intended to increase access to terrestrial RF signals and open up projects not currently feasible due to limited satellite access. Development will be completed in late 2017.
GRASP 2-page Overview - June 2016
- 1. Global Receive Antenna and Signal Processor Facility JAMSS America, Inc., 16055 Space Center Blvd., Suite 240, Houston, Texas 77062 USA grasp@jamssamerica.com • +1 281-461-3700 FACILITY DESCRIPTION Global Receive Antenna and Signal Processor (GRASP) is an enabling technology facility that provides for affordable recovery of terrestrial radio frequency (RF) data using the International Space Station National Laboratory. Remote RF data is vital to businesses, governments, researchers and academics for reasons as diverse as tracking ships at sea, studying animal migrations, improving agricultural yields, and monitoring the health of assets – and the environment. GRASP development starts in July 2016 and will be completed in late 2017. A key feature of GRASP is that it can be used by multiple customers, each targeting unique frequencies of interest (a representation of this is shown in the graphic below). Placing GRASP on the ISS National Lab vastly increases access to and use of terrestrial RF signal data. The GRASP commercial facility on the ISS opens access to many worthwhile projects that are presently not feasible due to limited access to and high cost of recovering terrestrial RF signals using satellites. GRASP Versatility The GRASP facility consists of an externally-mounted, nadir-pointing antenna and interally-mounted signal processing facility to simultaneously condition and process incoming signals in the VHF, UHF, L-, S-, C- and X-bands. The processed data will be immediately downlinked and distributed to user facilities. GRASP facilitates machine-to-machine communications, providing a global platform for reception and distribution of data.
- 2. REPRESENTATIVE APPLICATIONS Commercial • Remote asset monitoring and data collection • Asset tracking • Weather data collection • Agricultural monitoring • Improving cost performance and environmental efficiency of ships • Confirmation of post-launch CubeSat activation • ACARS (Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System) technology demonstrations • Increasing the TRL (Technology Readiness Level) of new space products and applications Scientific and Academic • Environmental monitoring (e.g. ocean conditions, glacier movements, water quality, atmospheric studies) • Wildlife tracking • Academic studies (student research, academic publications, theses and dissertations) Government and Regulatory • Spectrum studies to identify usage of given frequencies • Radio propagation studies to identify sources of interference • Monitoring of vital infrastructure and assets • Detection of illegal fishing, dumping, trafficking • Marine environment monitoring • Homeland security • Search and rescue INPUTS SOLICITED GRASP seeks inputs from users of remotely-collected data to identify user requirements for the GRASP facility. These inputs will be reflected in the system design to accommodate user requirements to the maximum extent possible. All inputs received will be kept confidential and will only be used for system design. Aggregated information will be discussed with the design team, including subcontractors. However, individual survey results will not be disclosed without the prior written approval of respondants. FOR MORE INFORMATION ATTN: GRASP JAMSS America, Inc. 16055 Space Center Blvd., Suite 240 Houston, Texas 77062 USA 281.461.3700 grasp@jamssamerica.com