ANALYSIS OF THE PROBABILITY OF RETAINING THE HIGH PRECISION STEREO COMPARATOR AT(Sanitized)

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
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• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 17, 2003
• Sequence Number: 64
• Publication Date: June 2, 1969
• Content Type: MF

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'IC/TSSG/DED-1637-69
2 June 1969
tORANDUM FOR t Chief, Technical. Services & Support Group
is of the Probability of Retainin
the Hi
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Per your request the Development &
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t,y of leaving the
Comparator at for operation and utilization. Initial investigation
would indicate--that this would not be a feasible approach because of the
prohibitive costs and complications involved,
2A These costs and complications lay in the following areas:
full-time security personnel assigned.
e whole comparator area would have to be made a
with
b? Due to the specialized nature of the computer programs
involved, the instrument has to operate on-line to NPIC's UNIVAC
4914 computers. We would have the continuing expense of the data
liar, and because of the nature of the information it would have to
be incoded and decoded at both ends.
for emergencies. we--u- aria a oacx-up
,.. Site Preparation - The current location of the comparator
is unacceptable for operational usage. It would require an invest-
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clean room standards, To date
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to OSA for preparations at of course, some of this 25X1
would be recoverable.
All of the film to be measured would h
ave to be shipped
to the West Coast. Because of the classified nature of this material,
shipping costs and courier expenses could become prohibitive.
a. Security - The 0 area is unacceptable for handling TKH
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SUBJECT : Analysis of the Probabilit of Ret.iining the High Precision
Stereo Comparator at 25X1
t. Original Negftive - The comparator was designed to use the
negative where the sophistication of the measurement require-
ment makes it necessary. The Original negative is needed full time
at NPIC for reproduction purposes and there is a distinct risk in
transporting the unique copy back and forth across the country.
3. There are some advantages to the proposal in that the comparator
VOU3d be maintained in an area in close proximity to competent maintenance
nel. However, maintenance cost would not be significantly reduced
except for savings in transportation and per diem. As a consequence, it
might be more feasible to maintain an representative in Washington 25X1
rather than a NPIC representative in San Francisco. The risks of shipping
the comparator from the West Coast to the Nast Coast have been somewhat
exaggerated; since, precise laboratory equipment, of equal degree of
cclexity, is often shipped throughout the country by Air Van. The crucial
portion of the comparator is the Optical Bridge and this has to be shipped
. to fan Francisco and there would be no more risk in shipping it
from 15an ancisco to Washington than there is inherent in thel trip. 25X1
0
ing a wreck or a crash, the possibility of significant damage during,
4. It is recommended that the comparator be installed in
as originally anticipated and, if maintenance becomes a problem, a
provide a full time maintenance man at NPIC whether he be= or
25X1
25X1
25X1
ency. This should prove significantly less expAnsive in the long run.
e , eveopmen. Engineering ? ivision
Distribution:
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NPIC/TSSG/DED (2 June 1969)
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