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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 29
• Publication Date: March 5, 1964
• Content Type: LETTER

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ATTENTION:
Reference:
Dear Sir:
(Proposal No. 112-GD 4
respectfully submits the follo ing addendum to
our Proposal No. 112-GD 4 submitted to your organizati n 21 February 1964.
This addendum includes items of clarification and additi ns as per our dis-
cussions subsequent to 21 February. Anew CPFF progra cost and price
analysis No. 112-GD64-A totaling~is attached. This supersedes
the previous cost and price analysis o. 2-GD64.
Declass Review by NIMA / DoD
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A. Regarding Proposal 112-A -Airborne Operations
Item 1 -SSD/RS-7 Modification
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' Item 2 -Resolution Testing
flights over both real target types and test objects n t e a as a ,
post flight evaluation and mensuration, !,
Sub-Task 1 -Preparation
Upon contract award, we will pursue the design and assembly of
various test objects .
a, Visible Test Objects
The primary camera test object is planneldi o be a simplified
version of a conventional two dimensional resolution cha$~t ,prepared on sections
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of thin plywood or construction board to facilitate handling and use. Recor
of this chart by the airborne camera will serve to:
1) insure camera system calibration, orientation and operation,
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3) provide reference for mensuration o
imaged by the camera ',
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Secondary camera system test objects wiill consist of folding
cardboard boxes and poles of several heights, When er~cted at a test site there
geometry and shadows they cast will serve to establish the camera system's
performance and resolution f or the collection of stereoscppic imagery. 2
The three dimensional objects and poss~.bly portions of the re-
solution test chart will include an appropriate gray scab. Measurement of
incident solar illumination at and reflection from portion of the gray scale will
be related to the various film exposure and processing factors (See Section III. C. ,
Proposal A, and Item 3, below) .
1 Manual of Photogrammet 2nd Edition, 1952, page 37
2 "The Future of Photogrammetry and Photo Interpretation," by Robert M. Colwell,
University of California, Photogrammetric Engineering, Vol. XXV, No. 5,
December 1959.
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Sub-Task 2 -Test Design_
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The actual test program will begin with design of several data
collecting tasks to be pursued in the Dallas area. The fist of these will include
the placement of all the aforementioned test objects on a'~,uniform background
material, e.g. , the main airstrip at Addison Air Field. Syzbsequent tests will
include data collecting over the test objects located in v~rious combinations of
natural and cultural backgrounds (e.g. , respectively White Rock Lake Park and
Texas National Guam Armor Motor Pool, Irving, Texas) .
All tests will be designed and scheduled', to permit imagery
processing and data evaluation as could affect the naturq' and performance of
subsequent tests . ~~
Sub-Task 3 -Test Performance
Airborne data collection will be made in'',conjunction with full
use of pertinent ground truth equipment (See Section II, proposal B) according to
the design plans . Flight profiles will be equivalent to tY~ose to be used during
the operational data collecting phase. The equivalent o~ six hours of airborne
operations distributed over three separate days are planned for this purpose.
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Imagery collected will be immediately processed and
evaluated to insure required data are being produced. Modifications to test
plans and even test objects (e.g. , the emissivity plates could be indicated
necessary during the course of this sub-task and will lead to appropriate
action.
Level of Effort
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The ground portion of this test and calibration effort is
estimated to require one and a half months of engineer ar~d scientist effort
distributed over approximately two weeks time. The airborne portion and
photo processing will require respective estimates of a half man month of
engineering services and three-tenth man months of tech ician services.
Item 3 -Step Wedging
This is expected to add $200 in materials costs and
seven tent s man mont sin manpower.
B. Regarding Proposal B -Ground Operations
Item 1 -Option 2
Option number 2 for time lapse ground photograph
in proposal 112-GD64, is hereby withdrawn.
Item 2 -Ground Teams
y as originally presented
Proposal B called for 14 eo le servin in seven ~wo man teams to collect
ground data 'This number is hereby
increased to 15 with the inclusion of one MTS-24 at 0.5 ',man/month effort. This
will free one MTS-26 for field supervision and coordinatilon between the seven
teams .
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Item 3 -Ground Data Reduction
Ground data reduction efforts are hereby increase'~3 from 0.75 man/month
to 1 .5 man/month effort. This appears as part of reporting and briefing on the
attached cost analysis . ~
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Item 4 -Field Confirmation
The importance of field confirmation by making airborne collected data
available to the ground parties during the proposed operation is hereby
recognized. Consequently $72 is included for shipping an~ related charges.
Item 5 -Radiometers
The orl anal proposal plan indicated one Barnes radiometer would be
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available for all seven ground data collection teams . Thej radiometer was costed
as a chargeable item. New investigations indicate that tY~e Barnes unit is
available on a rental basis. We propose, therefore, to rdnt two (2) such units
for the project rather than purchase one unit and accrue sizeable program economy.
Additionally, rental costs may be even less than quoted im the attached cost
analysis depending upon which model will be available.
truth kits .
Item 6 -Ground Truth Equipment
Proposal B(112-GD64) indicated as purchased items materials necessary
to adapt existing ground truth kits for ~,he subject proposed
use and to create 5 additional instrument packages . We ~ereby withdraw this
plan and substitute costs for use of seven supplied ground
Ground truth operations will make use of seven instrument packs, one
for each field team. Two of these instrument packs will ~e modifications of
25X1? present ground truth kits having proven value in exten$ive domestic and
foreign f~ld use. One of these packs will be improved ajnd upgraded to include
fficient, modern and
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accurate methods to the propose project. The additiona five instrument packs
will be prepared especially to fulfill the specific needs c~f this particular project.
For costing purposes and convenience all ground truth instrument kits will be
25X1 valued uniformly at each and will entail a preparlation and maintenance
fee of 10% of value per week, inclusive of breakage, damage and loss. The
need and use of these instrument packages is estimated ~t: 5 kits for 2 weeks
and 2 kits for 3 weeks .
Item 7 -Radios
will provide 3 radios for the proposed projects, one in
s
the aircraft and two on the ground . Because the program~l will require seven radios
on the ground , will rent from a local ~tendor additional sets
for this program:
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C . Scheduling
For clarification, )attached cost;and price analysis
(112-GD64A) is subdivided into the following categories: ',
1 . Equipment Modification and Installation
2. Resolution Testing
3. Air Operations
4. Ground Operations
5 , Reporting and Briefing
For convenience the above five units can be grouped as Proposal A -
Total Air Operations -including units 1 , 2 , and 3 , and Proposal B -Total
Ground Operations -units 4 and 5.
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The attached Table A-2 reflects the modified effort) as described in this
addendum and supersedes Table A-2 of Proposal 112-GD6~,
We trust the above will give you the necessary information; however,
if you desire additional details please let us know.
Yours very truly,
Manager,
Environmental Science Programs
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Resolution Study
and Testa
Pre -flight Recon-
nissance and Flight
Planning
Air Operations
Reproduction and
Ground Data
Reduction
Briefing in D. C.
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JUNE
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