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https://github.com/gemd06/DEXSrealtimeapp

D.E.X.S (Data Exchange System)real time app

DEXS real time app is an application that will allow us to exchange information in real time between users who have access to the application. It consists The app consists of the main user interface screen which in turn contains the menu with 4 options: user, data, report and devices, in addition to containing the logo, the date and time in which the application is being used, that allows the exchange and consultation of data in real time with different users. 

This is the users window where you can see a form style that must be filled out by the person who is using the application. It is for the exclusive use of the personnel of the different space agencies where the user has a unique identification. Once the user id, user, her age and her gender is entered, it will be automatically registered in the application's database and it will be reflected in the table at the bottom of the window. This in order to have a record of all the people who enter the application.

This is the data upload window where users share or upload data collected during their missions. As can be seen in this option, the users can enter their identification, their occupation within the agency. The users can choose which institution they belong to, the type of publication to be shared, the category of its publication, and finally the section to write the project and upload it. Users will not be able to overwrite or delete other users' entries, only their own publications can be edited. Access to this application is only allowed for people approved by space agencies.

As can be seen when clicking on the institution option a sub menu is displayed where the user can choose the institution to which he belongs. By clicking on the type of publication, the user will be able to choose if his publication is of type fact, contribution, question or idea. Clicking on category will open a sub menu for the user to choose the category to which his publication belongs, he can choose between launch, earth orbit, translunar injection, transposition, docking, extraction, navigation, experiments, observations, landing ( space), trans-earth injection, approaching earth, entry and splashdown.The last updates window will show the record of all the entries made by the users. It allows to compare and consult the shared information such as mission results, tables, data, etc. The information can also be viewed from earth.

The devices window contains the information of the connected devices in real time. It shows the name of the device and its IP address to know what types of devices are using the application.

BENEFITS

This app will promote future technologies that will allow us to do more research to discover the mysteries of space, provide answers and improve communication between space and earth. Another benefit of our application is the possibility that there is an instantaneous feedback of the information. A large-scale brainstorming dynamic can be given that can help formulate a more complete idea and taking into account more parameters.

SOFTWARE USED

For the realization of this app, the Visual Studio program was used, whose programming language is Visual Basic.

The resource page of the selected challenge "LUNAR SURFACE OPERATIONS: REAL-TIME COLLABORATION" provides information about several Misions carried out by NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) which helped us to understand more deeply the problems that can be present when wanting to exchange and compare the information and data collected.

To devise a solution to this challenge, we relied on the way in which the data was collected in an EVA console log (NASA Space Apps Challenge, 2021) and in CSA's Juno Rover (Canadian Space Agency, 2021) in the form of a kind of table repository where the information is collected and then consulted.

From the resources provided by the CSA in its campaign "Lunar Exploration Analogue Deployment (LEAD)" which was also carried out in conjunction with the European Space Agency ESA, we could understand that it is constantly seeking to solve problems not only of data exchange but also communication problems to large distances for which the rover was operated from two locations quebec and germany (Canadian Space Agency, 2021).

Union make force!

The marathon of the space apps challenge is an experience that teaches us to work as a team and to develop our critical and analytical thinking in order to find a solution to a challenge we choose.

The reason that inspired us to choose the challenge "LUNAR SURFACE OPERATIONS: COLLABORATION IN REAL TIME" was the possibility presented to us of being able to create a useful application or tool capable of working with data efficiently, allowing information to be shared and consulted in real time using a cloud service.

To carry out this project we focus on solving the problems that may arise in a spatial data system such as: the exchange and consultation of data in real time, the connection distances that can affect communication and access by users. . Our project seeks to reduce costs, function in a way that can work more efficiently considering any condition that may arise.

One of the challenges was to make the compatibility with the SQL application since the frameworks were disabled. So it was required to install the missing ones and then enable them.

Another challenge in the experience was to make the connection with a SQL server database since the programming language was new to us.

NASA Space Apps Challenge. (2021, October 1). Lunar Surface Operations Challenge Resource - EVA Console Log | NASA Space Apps Challenge. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQdpfA0Wsho

Canadian Space Agency. (2021, January 26). Lunar Exploration Analogue Deployment (LEAD) - Rover Data - CKAN. Open Data and Information Portal. https://donnees-data.asc-csa.gc.ca/en/dataset/9151430-4v0p-4t5c-468vnhj714ao64

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This project has been submitted for consideration during the Judging process.