MARITIME ADMINISTRATION MARITIME SATELLITE PROGRAM FACSIMILE EXPERIMENT TEST PLAN

This document comprises a plan for facsimile experiments that were to be carried out as part of the communication experiments being conducted via the maritime satellite by the Maritime Administration in Phase 4 of its Maritime Satellite Navigation/Communication Program. The plan covers test objectives and their implementation, data collection and evaluation techniques, and data presentation formats. The purpose of these experiments was to demonstrate to U.S.-flag maritime operators the usefulness of facsimile devices as a tool in fleet management operations. For related document see AN 10390.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Report; For related document, see AN 10390
• Corporate Authors:

  Magnavox Research Laboratories

  Torrance, CA  United States 
• Publication Date: 1976-6-29

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: Various p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Facsimile; Fleet management; Navigational satellites; Satellite communication; Tests
• Old TRIS Terms: Shipowners and operators
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00657453
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Technical Information Facility
• Contract Numbers: 5-37039
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM