XTCE (for XML Telemetric and Command Exchange) is an
XML based
data exchange format for
spacecraft telemetry and command
meta-data. Usin
XTCEthe format and content of a space systems command and telemetry links can be readily exchanged between spacecraft operators and manufacturers. XTCE was originally standardized by the
OMG
OMG may refer to:
* Oh my God (sometimes also Oh my Goodness or Oh my Gosh), a common abbreviation, often used in SMS messages and Internet communication
Acronyms
* OMG is the IATA code for Omega Airport, Omega, Namibia
* Operational manoeuvre ...
. In April 2007 the OMG released revision 1.1 of XTCE as an OMG available specification
Version 1.0of the XTCE specification is a
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green-book specificationand version 1.1 has been adopted as a
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blue-book specification
Overview
During the entire
ground system development and operation phases of a mission, telemetry and telecommand definitions may be exchanged between multiple systems and organizations. Without a standard format, databases need dedicated converters to convert between the various proprietary database formats and editors. Allowing for a common database exchange format throughout the entire mission lifecycle will significantly reduce the cost of database conversions that occur in many space projects. XTCE has been developed as part of an international cooperation involving the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research.
NASA was established in 1958, succeeding th ...
, the
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the
Goddard Space Flight Center
The Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) is a major NASA space research laboratory located approximately northeast of Washington, D.C. in Greenbelt, Maryland, United States. Established on May 1, 1959 as NASA's first space flight center, GSFC empl ...
, the
European Space Agency
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, headquarters = Paris, Île-de-France, France
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, the
United States Air Force and private industry including RT Logic, Harris,
SciSys,
Boeing and
Lockheed Martin
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. The standards development effort has been coordinated via the
Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems and the
Object Management Group. The XML Telemetry and Command Exchange standard is now in active use as a means to exchange mission databases improving interoperability while reducing mission readiness costs.
External links
XTCE home
References
*AIAA conference -
SpaceOps 2006, The XTCE Standardization approach of Telemetry and Command Databases - The ESA example: https://web.archive.org/web/20070930203552/http://pdf.aiaa.org/preview/CDReadyMSPOPS06_1317/PV2006_5582.pdf
*AIAA conference -
SpaceOps 2006, Exchanging Databases with Dissimilar Systems using CCSDS XTCE: https://web.archive.org/web/20070930203413/http://pdf.aiaa.org/preview/CDReadyMSPOPS06_1317/PV2006_5801.pdf
*CCSDS, MOIMS-SMC Working Group: http://cwe.ccsds.org/moims/docs/MOIMS-SMandC
*GSAW conference - 2006, Exchanging Databases with Dissimilar Systems using CCSDS XTCE, https://web.archive.org/web/20060511171958/http://sunset.usc.edu:80/GSAW/gsaw2006/s2/merri.pdf
*Aerospace Conference, 2004, XTCE: a standard XML-schema for describing mission operations databases
*AIAA conference -
SpaceOps2006, A Model for a Spacecraft Operations Language, https://web.archive.org/web/20070929190020/http://www.rheagroup.com/AIAA-2006-5708-129.pdf
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