Interoperability and data at GSAW 2023

The city of El Segundo in California welcomed a new addition of the Ground System Architectures Workshop (GSAW) from February 27 to March 2, 2023. This annual event is one of the main international forums to exchange knowledge, experience, and technologies. It brings together global experts, developers, researchers, space sector providers, and the interested public to analyze the state-of-the-art of ground system architecture for the space sector.

GSAW’s 27th edition, with the slogan “Stronger Together: Improving Interoperability for Users and Operations,” focused on taking advantage of interoperability for corporate data and capacities, beyond the individual or grams for consumers and operators, and in improving the user experience.

In this context, GMP had a space where presented its portfolio solutions in this area, including demonstrations of them. The presented developments included: Flexplan (a mission planning system), Flyplan (operations automation and orchestration system); Hifly (real-time satellite control and monitoring), FocusSuite (for flight dynamics operations), Smart (telcom satellites payload management), Magnet (ground segment control and monitoring), Archiva (to use and analyze the data from satellites), and FleetDashboard (a program that provides overall knowledge on the mission status).

Additionally, GMP had the opportunity to take part in private meetings with other government agencies and companies, which enabled an enhanced exchange of ideas and collaboration in the field of ground control system architecture.

The nonprofit Aerospace Corporation is responsible for hosting this forum with collaboration by the US Space Force (USSF), the NASA/JPL (Jet Propulsion Lab) and California Institute of Technology, the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, the ESA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the Software Engineering Institute (SEI