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Process and service diagram: BOSH Global Services

Field Units

By reaching into the actual battlefield or theater, BOSH can bring on-site warriors and first responders a visual review of the situation at hand. Because of the austere environment in which these customers operate, communications media options and bandwidth are generally extremely limited. These limitations require an advanced degree of compression and configuration of the video signal to allow real-time delivery of corresponding imagery viewed by the analysts and commanders. Although generally lower in image quality, the cost and complexity of this user’s requirements tend to drive higher costs for imagery transport and delivery.

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A Launch and Recovery Element, or LRE, is where a pilot and payload operator launch and land the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Click to learn more. The satellite communications (SATCOM) terminal serves as the downlink point for all beyond line-of-sight (BLOS) communications between the Ground Control Station (GCS) and the unmanned aircraft. Click to learn more. A Ground Control Station (GCS) is where the pilot and payload operator control the unmanned aircraft once it’s been launched from the LRE and has left the line-of-sight. Click to learn more. The Squadron Operations Center (SOC) provides environmental situational awareness to the pilot and payload operator in the GCS. Click to learn more. The Video Hub receives video from the SOC then prepares full motion video and associated metadata for transmission over a global network to end users. Click to learn more. Imagery experts who receive the highest quality, secure video. Decision makers who receive situational awareness quality video. First responders and warriors who need video fast, transmitted through challenging environments. 571dffss