Technology guidance for safeguards information management

Conference · Thu Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1994

OSTI ID:10180699

Manatt, D R ^[1]; Howell, J A ^[2]; Steinmaus, K; Pierre, D ^[3]; Deland, S M; Vandewart, R ^[4]

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1. Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
2. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
3. Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
4. Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)

The Safeguards Information Management Systems project, SIMS, seeks to provide information access tools to the IAEA to assist in implementation of enhanced safeguards. The Technology and Systems Group advises the SIMS project in the selection of hardware and software, the integration of system components, and the evaluation of realistic information management approaches. The group`s guidance has led to reevaluation of the system hardware choices, visual data storage methods, and geographical data sources. Consultation with the Agency has resulted in a major realignment of the effort towards providing information access on Networked Microsoft Windows desk top computers rather than separate SUN workstations. The manner in which imagery is stored and presented is another developing area. Initial systems delivered to the Agency relied on analogue video disc recorders and VCRs. Future systems will store and manipulate digital images. The initial source of map data for the workstation was analogue video discs from the US Defense Mapping Agency. Many of these maps are restricted in their distribution, therefore additional map data sources were developed. The Technology map data sources were developed. The Technology and Systems Group`s efforts to steer a clear course through this ever changing mine-field is described.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States); Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States); Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36; W-7405-ENG-48; AC06-76RL01830; AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 10180699
• Report Number(s): LA-UR--94-2732; CONF-940748--92; ON: DE94018266; BR: GB0103012
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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