KR101467122B1 - System for providing satellite information and method for providing satellite information - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for providing satellite information in a system which receives satellite information from at least one base station. The method for providing satellite information according to an embodiment includes the steps of: receiving at least one meta information for interpreting satellite information from each of at least one base station, respectively; receiving at least one satellite information from each of at least one base station, respectively; interpreting at least one satellite information received based on the at least one meta information; and sharing the interpreted satellite information with at least one communication terminal.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a satellite information providing system and a satellite information providing method,

The present disclosure relates to a satellite information providing system and a satellite information providing method, and more particularly to a satellite information providing system and a satellite information providing method for providing hypocrisy information from a ground station that manages at least one satellite information.

In recent years, studies on micro satellites weighing several tens of kilograms or less have been actively conducted. The breakthrough in science and technology has made possible the missions that were possible with the mid-sized and large-sized satellites, even with ultra-small satellites. Research on micro satellites is proceeding in the form of technical cooperation between researchers and research institutes, technology exchange among participants, and sharing of satellite information, rather than government-led, stand-alone, and technological closure like existing satellite development.

On the other hand, the above sharing may mean sharing in the ground station managing satellite information from one satellite. Therefore, even if satellite information is shared, satellite information can be accessed only by having access to a specific ground station. Users who do not have access to a specific ground station can not access satellite information managed by a specific ground station, and thus shareability of current satellite information is limited.

 The number of cube satellites (1 ~ 6U, 10 Kg) launched since the beginning of 2000 has reached about 100 in recent years, and the satellite information according to the mission of each cube satellite in the not too distant future, It is necessary to develop the new information by creating new information by sharing it.

The present disclosure is devised in response to the above-described technology development request, which discloses a satellite information providing system and a satellite information providing system that integrally manages satellite information received from at least one base station and provides satellite information to an OPEN API to a user ≪ / RTI >

According to one embodiment, a satellite information providing method in a satellite information providing system for receiving satellite information from at least one base station includes receiving at least one meta information for satellite information interpretation from each of the at least one base stations, Receiving at least one satellite information from each of the at least one base station, interpreting the received at least one satellite information based on the at least meta information, and interpreting the interpreted satellite information with at least one communication terminal .

The satellite information providing method according to another embodiment may further include classifying and storing the received at least one satellite information by satellite identifier.

The satellite information providing method may further include registering the at least one base station.

The satellite information providing method may further include storing the identifier information of the registered at least one base station.

In addition, the step of sharing the interpreted satellite information with at least one communication terminal may transmit the interpreted satellite information to the at least one communication terminal based on the web service.

The step of sharing the interpreted satellite information with at least one communication terminal includes the steps of transmitting search window data based on the web service, receiving a first satellite identifier in the search window, And transmitting the first satellite information corresponding to the satellite identifier to the at least one communication terminal in the XML format.

A satellite information providing system in a satellite information providing system for receiving satellite information from at least one base station by another aspect comprises means for receiving at least one meta information for satellite information interpretation from each of said at least one base station, A satellite information integration unit for receiving at least one satellite information from each of the base stations, a satellite information database for storing the received at least one meta information and the received at least one satellite information, Wherein the satellite information integration unit interprets the received at least one satellite information based on the at least meta information and the information providing unit transmits the interpreted at least one satellite information to the at least one communication And can share with the terminal.

Meanwhile, the satellite information database may store the received at least one satellite information by satellite identifier.

In addition, the satellite information providing system may further include a subscription satellite database for registering the at least one base station.

Here, the subscription satellite database may store the identifier information of the registered at least one base station.

On the other hand, the information providing unit may transmit the interpreted satellite information to the at least one communication terminal based on the web service.

Wherein the information providing unit transmits the search window data based on the Web service, receives the first satellite identifier in the search window, and converts the first satellite information corresponding to the received first satellite identifier into an XML format search result To the at least one communication terminal.

In another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a satellite information providing method for providing satellite information received from a satellite to a satellite information providing system, the method comprising: transmitting at least one meta information for analyzing the satellite information; And transmitting the data.

According to various embodiments, a satellite information providing system and a satellite information providing method for integrally managing satellite information received from at least one base station and providing satellite information to an OPEN API to a user may be provided.

1 is a block diagram for explaining a relationship between a satellite information providing system and a peripheral device according to an embodiment.
2 is a detailed block diagram of a satellite information providing system according to an embodiment.
3 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a data format stored in a satellite information database according to an embodiment.
4 is a timing chart for explaining a satellite information providing method according to an embodiment.
5 is a timing diagram for explaining a satellite information providing method according to an embodiment.
6A and 6B are a conceptual diagram and a flowchart for explaining an application using satellite information according to an embodiment, respectively.
7A and 7B are a conceptual diagram and a flowchart for explaining an application using satellite information according to another embodiment, respectively.

In the following, some embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, it is not limited or limited by these embodiments. Like reference symbols in the drawings denote like elements.

Although the terms used in the following description have selected the general terms that are widely used in the present invention while considering the functions of the present invention, they may vary depending on the intention or custom of the artisan, the emergence of new technology, and the like.

Also, in certain cases, there may be terms chosen arbitrarily by the applicant for the sake of understanding and / or convenience of explanation, and in this case the meaning of the detailed description in the corresponding description section. Therefore, the term used in the following description should be understood based on the meaning of the term, not the name of a simple term, and the contents throughout the specification.

1 is a block diagram for explaining a relationship between a satellite information providing system and a peripheral device according to an embodiment.

As shown in Fig. 1, the ground station A11 can perform communication with the satellite A (1). More specifically, the ground station A 11 can transmit the satellite control signal to the satellite A (1). For example, the ground station A 11 can transmit a satellite control signal to change the trajectory of the satellite to the satellite A (1) or to collect specific data.

Alternatively, the ground station A 11 may receive satellite information from the satellite A (1). Here, the satellite information may include at least one of collection information and housekeeping information associated with the mission assigned to the satellite. For example, the satellite information may include weather related information collected by the satellite, ground observation information, temperature information, satellite position information, and the like. Those skilled in the art can easily understand that the satellite information is not limited to the above-described examples, if it is information related to the mission assigned to the satellite or housekeeping information.

On the other hand, the ground station A11 can communicate with the satellite A (1) in a predetermined format. In addition, the satellite control signal or satellite information transmitted and received between the ground station A 11 and the satellite A 1 may be based on a predetermined format. For example, when the data transmitted and received by the ground station A 11 and the satellite A 1 are based on the first format and the data transmitted and received by the ground stations B 12 and B 2 are based on the second format , The first format and the second format may be different.

Each of the ground station A 11 and the ground station B 12 is an entity to be managed after the firing of the satellite A 1 and the satellite B 2 and in which the ground station A 11 and the ground station B 12 generate data The scheme can be different. Of course, the manner in which the ground station A 11 and the ground station B 12 generate data may be the same.

The ground station A11 can transmit the satellite control signal from the satellite A (1) and can control the operation of the satellite A (1). In addition, the ground station A11 can receive and store satellite information received from the satellite A (1). The ground station A11 may store or update the received satellite information in a time series manner. The ground station A11 may process the received satellite information in accordance with a predetermined purpose. For example, the ground station A 11 may process the satellite information based on the first format into a third format conforming to a specific standard. On the other hand, the ground station B 12 can also transmit the satellite control signal from the satellite B 2 or receive and manage the satellite information.

The ground station A 11 can transmit the stored satellite information to the satellite information providing system 100. In one embodiment, the ground station A 11 may transmit satellite information of raw data received from the satellite A 1, i.e., satellite information based on the first format, to the satellite information providing system 100 . In the case of transmitting satellite information based on the first format, the ground station A 11 may further transmit meta information required for the interpretation of the first format to the satellite information providing system 100.

In yet another embodiment, the ground station A 11 receives satellite information processed from satellite data received from the satellite A 1 in accordance with a specific standard, for example satellite information based on the third format, Or transmitted to the system 100. Here, satellite information processed in accordance with a specific standard, i.e., satellite information based on the third format, may be satellite information processed to be transmitted and received between the satellite information system 100 and the user terminals 21 and 22.

Meanwhile, the ground station A11 may classify satellite information to be transmitted to the satellite information providing system 100 and satellite information to be secured. For example, the ground station A 11 may not provide the satellite information providing system 100 with satellite information that it desires not to be publicly displayed among the satellite information collected from the satellite A 1. The satellite information providing system 100 can receive the setting of whether satellite information is provided in advance and transmit the satellite information to the satellite information providing system 100 according to the inputted setting.

In one embodiment, the ground station A 11 can transmit satellite information to the satellite information providing system 100 every predetermined period. In another embodiment, the ground station A11 may transmit satellite information to the satellite information providing system 100 at a point of time when satellite information is transmitted from the satellite A (1). In another embodiment, the ground station A 11 may transmit satellite information to the satellite information providing system 100 at the time when the satellite information providing system 100 requests satellite information. Meanwhile, the ground station B 12 can also transmit satellite information to the satellite information providing system 100.

The satellite information providing system 100 can register the ground station A 11 as a satellite information transmission destination in advance. The satellite information providing system 100 may transmit meta information for the interpretation of the satellite information from the ground station A11 at the time of registration. Here, the meta information for the interpretation of the satellite information from the ground station A (11) is referred to as first meta information, and the meta information for interpretation of the satellite information from the ground station B (12) do.

The satellite information providing system 100 may receive the first satellite information from the ground station A 11 and the second satellite information from the ground station B 12 as described above. The satellite information providing system 100 may store the first satellite information and the second satellite information. Here, it is assumed that the first satellite information is based on the first format and the second satellite information is based on the second format. The satellite information providing system 100 can store the first satellite information and the second satellite information according to the respective formats and interpret it based on the respective meta information. For example, the satellite information providing system 100 may analyze the first satellite information based on the first meta information to generate processed first satellite information based on the third format. In addition, the satellite information providing system 100 may analyze the second satellite information based on the second meta information to generate processed second satellite information based on the third format.

The satellite information providing system 100 may share the processed first and second satellite information with the users 21 and 22. The satellite information providing system 100 may share the first and second satellite information processed based on, for example, a web service method with the users 21 and 22. Here, the users 21 and 22 may be communication terminals. The satellite information providing system 100 can construct and provide an OPEN API (open application programming interface) which is accessible to the users 21 and 22, and can provide the satellite information to the user requesting the specific satellite information.

On the other hand, in another embodiment, when each of the first satellite information and the second satellite information is processed and received in the third format, the satellite information providing system 100 stores the received processed satellite information, 21, 22).

Meanwhile, the satellite information providing system 100 can store satellite information using a satellite identifier (ID) as a classification reference.

2 is a detailed block diagram of a satellite information providing system 100 according to an embodiment.

2, the satellite information providing system 100 may include a satellite information integrating unit 110, a satellite information database 120, a subscription satellite database 130, and an information providing unit 140.

The satellite information integration unit 110 can receive satellite information from the ground station 10 and can input and output data with the satellite information database 120 and the subscription satellite database 130. The satellite information integration unit 110 may configure a satellite information integration schema based on satellite information and meta information stored in the satellite information database 120 and the subscription satellite database 130, (20). For example, the satellite information integration unit 110 can construct the satellite information integration schema by analyzing the satellite information of the data using the meta information.

The satellite information database 120 may provide satellite information. The satellite information can be classified and stored according to the ID of the satellite. The satellite information may be classified and stored according to at least one classification criterion. In addition, satellite information may be stored in a time series.

In addition, the satellite information database 120 may further store meta information for analyzing the satellite information.

The subscription satellite database 130 may store information about satellites or base stations that are supposed to provide satellite information. The subscription satellite database 130 may store satellite or base station IDs.

The information providing unit 140 may provide the OPEN API to the user 20. The OPEN API may include satellite-specific satellite information. The user 20, for example, the communication terminal, can receive satellite information from the information providing unit 140, and thus receive satellite information from various satellites at the same time.

3 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a data format stored in a satellite information database according to an embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 3, the satellite information database may store satellite meta information 310. The satellite meta information 310 may be information for interpreting the satellite information. In addition, the satellite information 311 to 313 can be classified and stored according to the satellite ID, as shown in FIG.

4 is a timing chart for explaining a satellite information providing method according to an embodiment.

In step 410, the ground station 10 may register the satellite with the satellite information providing system 100. [ The ground station 10 may register the ID of the satellite or ground station in the satellite information providing system.

In step 420, the ground station 10 may transmit satellite meta information for satellite information interpretation to the satellite information providing system 100. In step 430, the satellite information providing system 100 may store the received satellite meta information.

In step 440, the ground station 10 may transmit satellite information source data. In step 450, the satellite information providing system 100 can interpret the original data based on the meta information. In step 460, the satellite information providing system 100 may store the interpreted satellite information.

5 is a timing diagram for explaining a satellite information providing method according to an embodiment.

At step 510, the satellite information providing system 100 may establish an interconnect with the user 20. For example, the satellite information providing system 100 may form a communication link with the user 20 to provide a web service.

At step 520, the user 20 may request to provide satellite information, and at step 530, the satellite information providing system 100 may provide satellite information. The satellite information providing request and the satellite information providing can be implemented by, for example, a web service. Accordingly, the user 20 can access the satellite information providing system 100 providing the web service, and can request satellite information related to the specific satellite. For example, the user 20 may display a search window, and may display the search results for the satellite ID input in the search window in XML format.

6A and 6B are a conceptual diagram and a flowchart for explaining an application using satellite information according to an embodiment, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 6A, the satellite A 1 collects information about the first area 601, the satellite B 2 collects information about the second area 602, and the satellite C 3 May collect information about the third region 603. The satellite A (1) to the satellite C (3) can transmit the collected local information to a satellite information providing system (not shown). Here, the area information may be the ground photographing information or the weather related information.

Referring to FIG. 6B, in step 630, the user may obtain a plurality of satellite information. As described above, each of the plurality of satellite information may be local information. In addition, at step 640, the user may generate wide area information based on a plurality of satellite information. For example, the user may generate photographing information or weather-related information for a wide area including the first area 601, the second area 602, and the third area 603.

7A and 7B are a conceptual diagram and a flowchart for explaining an application using satellite information according to another embodiment, respectively.

7A is a conceptual diagram of a satellite position map 700 according to an embodiment. As shown in FIG. 7A, the satellite position map 700 displays the satellite A 701 and the satellite B 702 on a map, and can display the position information of the more detailed satellite together.

Referring to FIG. 7B, in step 730, the user can acquire a plurality of satellite information. Here, the satellite information may be position information of the satellite. The user can acquire the current position information of the satellite having the satellite ID via the API of, for example, getCurrentLocation (satellite ID).

In step 740, the user can generate a satellite position map based on the acquired position information of the plurality of satellites.

In addition to the above-described examples, the user can create various applications based on a plurality of pieces of satellite information, and the effect of utilization of satellite information is enhanced.

The apparatus described above may be implemented as a hardware component, a software component, and / or a combination of hardware components and software components. For example, the apparatus and components described in the embodiments may be implemented within a computer system, such as, for example, a processor, a controller, an arithmetic logic unit (ALU), a digital signal processor, a microcomputer, a field programmable array (FPA) A programmable logic unit (PLU), a microprocessor, or any other device capable of executing and responding to instructions.

The processing device may execute an operating system (OS) and one or more software applications running on the operating system. The processing device may also access, store, manipulate, process, and generate data in response to execution of the software.

For ease of understanding, the processing apparatus may be described as being used singly, but those skilled in the art will recognize that the processing apparatus may have a plurality of processing elements and / As shown in FIG. For example, the processing unit may comprise a plurality of processors or one processor and one controller. Other processing configurations are also possible, such as a parallel processor.

The software may include a computer program, code, instructions, or a combination of one or more of the foregoing, and may be configured to configure the processing device to operate as desired or to process it collectively or collectively Device can be commanded.

The software and / or data may be in the form of any type of machine, component, physical device, virtual equipment, computer storage media, or device , Or may be permanently or temporarily embodied in a transmitted signal wave. The software may be distributed over a networked computer system and stored or executed in a distributed manner. The software and data may be stored on one or more computer readable recording media.

The method according to an embodiment may be implemented in the form of a program command that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions to be recorded on the medium may be those specially designed and configured for the embodiments or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software.

Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape; optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs; magnetic media such as floppy disks; Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like.

Examples of program instructions include machine language code such as those produced by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the embodiments, and vice versa.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. For example, it is to be understood that the techniques described may be performed in a different order than the described methods, and / or that components of the described systems, structures, devices, circuits, Lt; / RTI > or equivalents, even if it is replaced or replaced.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined by the equivalents of the claims, as well as the claims.

Claims (14)

A satellite information providing method in a satellite information providing system for receiving satellite information from at least one base station,
Receiving at least one meta information for satellite information interpretation from each of the at least one base station;
Receiving at least one satellite information from each of the at least one base station;
Analyzing the received at least one satellite information based on the at least meta information; And
Sharing the interpreted satellite information with at least one communication terminal
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Wherein the step of sharing the interpreted satellite information with at least one communication terminal comprises:
Transmitting search window data based on the web service;
Receiving a first satellite identifier in the search window; And
Transmitting the first satellite information corresponding to the received first satellite identifier to the at least one communication terminal in the XML format;
And the satellite information. The method according to claim 1,
Categorizing and storing the received at least one satellite information by satellite identifier
The satellite information providing method comprising the steps of: The method according to claim 1,
Registering the at least one base station
The satellite information providing method comprising the steps of: The method of claim 3,
Storing identifier information of the registered at least one base station
The satellite information providing method comprising the steps of: delete delete A satellite information providing system in a satellite information providing system for receiving satellite information from at least one base station,
A satellite information integration unit for receiving at least one meta information for analyzing satellite information from each of the at least one base station and receiving at least one satellite information from each of the at least one base station;
A satellite information database storing the received at least one meta information and the received at least one satellite information; And
An information providing apparatus for sharing satellite information with at least one communication terminal
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Wherein the satellite information integration unit interprets the received at least one satellite information based on the at least meta information,
Wherein the information providing unit shares the interpreted at least one satellite information with the at least one communication terminal,
Wherein the information providing unit transmits the search window data based on the web service, receives the first satellite identifier in the search window, and transmits the first satellite information corresponding to the received first satellite identifier to the search result To the at least one communication terminal. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the satellite information database stores the received at least one satellite information by satellite identifier. 8. The method of claim 7,
A subscriber satellite database for registering the at least one base station
The satellite information providing system further comprising: 10. The method of claim 9,
And the subscription satellite database stores identifier information of the registered at least one base station. delete delete delete A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for carrying out the method according to any one of claims 1 to 4 is recorded.

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