MSS Reporting Terminal is used to transmit messages up to 40 characters length from a remote location to three pre-defined locations via INSAT satellite, earth station and PSTN. The reporting terminal is a one way transmitter developed in collaboration with Space Application Center, Ahmedabad. Different versions of the MSS Reporting Terminal are available:

• Hand-held Mobile Terminal
• Vehicle Mount Terminals
• Data Acquisition Terminals

Description

INSAT reporting system operates in TDMA mode, and is suitable for sending low density short messages. Each Reporting Terminal with unique ID code operates at S-band and transmits short messages up to 40 characters at 600 BPS.

INSAT reporting network consists of S / C transponder (with coverage area of the Indian subcontinent and the surrounding seas and ocean), C - band Hub Station, Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), Reporting Terminals and User Terminal (PC / FAX) at the destination.

Applications

Hand-held Mobile Terminal

• Reporting from field to headquarters.
• Disaster management.
• Coded communications for defence and security personnel.
• Emergency message reporting by expedition team.
• Position Data Reporting.
  

• Monitor the movement and location of transport carriers.
• Search and rescue.
• High value / Hazardous cargo movement.
• Trekking / expedition / mountaineering.
• Location reporting from high seas.

• Weather data reporting from remote locations.
• Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition. (SCADA)
• Acknowledgment of cyclone warning reception.
  

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