Xylem XL Series H-522 - Plus - Manual (Page 191)

XL™ Series
Operation with the GOES Radio 16-35
16.9 Common GOES Terms
Baud Rate: GOES data is transmitted from the DCP to the GOES satellite at a baud rate of 100,
300, or 1200 bits per second.
DAMS: Data Acquisition and Monitoring System.
DAPS: Data Collection System Automated Processing Subsystem.
DCP: Data Collection Platform.
A data logger or data recorder system capable of gathering data from different sensors
and transmitting the data to the GOES satellite.
DCS: Data Collection System.
See DCP.
DOMSAT: Domestic Communication Satellite.
A commercial satellite used to rebroadcast GOES data.
DRGS: Direct Readout Ground Station
A receiver capable of receiving data directly from the GOES satellite.
DPS: Data Processing System.
GMT: Greenwich Mean Time.
All DCPs are assigned a time slot in which they are allowed to transmit. All DCPs
must have an accurate time clock set to GMT in order to make sure they transmit only
during the assigned time slot.
GOES: Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite.
DCP or DCS systems transmit data to the GOES satellite. There are two functional
satellites used for DCP operations, both are at a fixed position above the earth. One in
the eastern sky and one in the western sky. This allows DCP antennas to be aimed at a
fixed point for optimal operation.
LRGS: Local Readout Ground Station
A receiver capable of receiving data from the DOMSAT satellite.
NESDIS: National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service.
NIST: National Institute for Standards and Technology.
NOAA: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.