SAAPS, Version 1.01

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About SAAPS

SAAPS is an acronym for Spacecraft Anomaly Analysis and Prediction System and a general description of the project can be found at the SAAPS home page.

SAAPS is available over the Internet using a web browser such as Netscape or Microsoft Internet Explorer. SAAPS will offer several different tools to perform analysis of space weather data and the relation to spacecraft anomalies. SAAPS will also include tools for nowcasting and forecasting of space weather parameters and spacecraft anomalies.

Acknowledgement of data providers

The people and organisations providing the data that are used by SAAPS are highly acknowledged. The following list shows in alphabetical order the data used:

Computer implementation

The SAAPS models are implemented as Java Applets and will run from the web browser. SAAPS has been tested on the following environments:

Unfortunately, the Java Applets will not work in Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) running on a Microsoft Windows PC. The problem is that IE does not fully implement the Java language, and especially it does not include the Remote Method Invocation (RMI) Java classes. The solution is to use Netscape on the Windows machines.

User feedback

Any user feedback are welcome. This can be about whether the tools work or not, the usefulness of the tools, and suggestions for improvements. Observe that SAAPS will be developed over time and more tools will be added. Comments or questions can be sent to Peter Wintoft.

Peter Wintoft
Tuesday, October 23, 2001