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Fig. 5.14. Cone penetration testingtruck
Satellite
Data Server
Vibration Source
Wireless
NEESpop
Telepresence
Server
Field Data
Logger
Mobile Command Center
Instrumented
Structure
RSA
Fig. 5.15. UCLA NEES SatelliteTransmission System
3.1.4. Satellite system
ThesatellitesystemserviceisprovidedbyPSSI(Figures5.15and5.16).Itboastsa1.8m
dishwithGPSpositioningandautomaticsatellitetrackingforeaseofdeployment.Satel-
lite modems, amplifiers, GPS navigation equipment, etc. are all housed in the equipment
rack inthe mobile command centre.
It provides for unlimited 128Kbps bandwidth connectivity anywhere in the world
with a view of the southwestern sky. Bandwidths of 512Kpbs, 768Kbps, 1Mbps, and
