XML Telemetric and Command Exchange: Difference between revisions

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'''XTCE''' (for XML Telemetric and Command Exchange) [http://www.omg.org/space/xtce XTCE home] is an [[XML]] based exchange format for spacecraft telemetry and command meta-data. Using XTCE the 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 [[Object Management Group|OMG]]. In April 2007 the OMG released revision 1.1 of XTCE as an OMG available specification. Version 1.0 of the XTCE specification is a [[Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems|CCSDS]] red-book specification and version 1.1 is a candidate [[Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems|CCSDS]] blue-book specification.[[Image:XTCE_exchangeXTCE exchange.gif]]

==Overview==

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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 developpeddeveloped as part of an

international cooperation involving the [[National Aeronautics and Space Administration]], the

[[Jet Propulsion Laboratory]], the [[Goddard Space Flight Center]], the [[European Space Agency]], the [[United States Air Force]] and private industry including RT Logic, Harris, [[Boeing]] and [[Lockheed Martin]]. 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