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ILIADS (Integrated Lunar Information Architecture for Decision Support)

Principal Investigator (PI)
Description and Objectives
  • Provide users with:
    • Capability to locate, access, analyze, and visualize mapped lunar data products.
    • A core suite of on-the-fly "What-if?" quantitative analysis tools.
  • Provide developers with:
    • Access to open source code to facilitate contributions from domain experts.Ability to add custom algorithms & software apps.
    • An architecture that readily facilitates interoperability with external GOTS* and COTS* systems and services.

 

ILIADS shows Mission Operations, Lunar Mission Planning/Surface Operations, and Synthesized Science Data.
 
ILIADS Concept

 

Technical Approach
  • Leverage GSFC's field-proven Instrument Remote Control (IRC) software framework.
  • Integrate proven off-the-shelf (OTS) and open source applications.
  • Provide an ILIADS Application Programming Interface (API).
  • Open Source
  • Adhere to Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) and other widely used standards.
  • * GOTS: Government Off-The-Shelf; COTS: Commercial Off-The-Shelf
Main Innovation(s)
  • Easy access to historical and new mapped lunar data repositories.
  • Support lunar mission formulation studies.
  • Provide a software architecture that facilitates interoperability and/or integration with other exploration information systems.
Infusion Potential
  • Embed ILIADS into future crew-centric Lunar Space Systems (LSS) assets (e.g., Lunar Electric Rover (LER), outposts, habitats, suits ...)
  • Generalize to other Planetary data