[Cesg-all] CMC Poll Results - IDC WG Closure

[Neil Dissinger]

CMC E-Poll Identifier:  CMC-P-2007-07-002: Authorization to terminate 
operations of the Image Data Compression Working Group   

Results of CMC poll beginning 19 July 2007 and ending 9 August 2007:

                ADOPT:  7 (87.5%) (ASI, BNSC, CNES, DLR, ESA, JAXA, NASA)
  ADOPT PROVISIONALLY:  1 (12.5%) (INPE)
               REJECT:  0 (0%)
 REJECT WITH COMMENTS:  0 (0%)

     INPE:  Also in consideration to due memory related to the 
pioneering work concentrated in data compression, among other important 
contributions, done by Warner Miller (NASA/GSFC), for and since the 
first hour of existence of CCSDS, and which was so competently succeeded 
by his old time collaborator Pen-shu Yeh (NASA/GSFC), it is naturally 
somewhat sad, although comprehensively required, to concur with this 
action. It is also understood that this is the correct technical action 
to be taken at the moment, in view of the current context of other, 
certainly higher priority, pressing commitments which have been 
identified by the committee and which are required or strongly suggested 
to be tackled and solved, in view of the many new and planned missions 
that necessarily have to be taken into account. One question still 
remains, though: What care (if any) would be under consideration by 
CCSDS for reviewing and possibly maintaining the current products (2 BBs 
and 2 corresponding GBs) which derive from the legacy of the IDC WG ? 
Or, under what criteria after their current, assured lifespan, these 
products would be simply deemed to become "obsolete" ? What if missions 
(agencies), to some extent, adopt the corresponding Recommendations, for 
what they are meant for, before they may be deemed "obsolete" by CCSDS ? 
What CCSDS policy is or would be defined for an issue of this nature ? 
There seems to exist the need of a definition to be given by the 
committee, which may further explore this aspect, besides the related 
declaration which is given in the Prefaces of each BB.


Results are based on responses from 8 out of 10 members (80%).

No response was received from the following Agencies:

CSA
FSA



Secretariat Interpretation of Results:  Adopted
Resulting CMC Resolution:               CMC-R-2007-08-001
Inferred Secretariat Action:            Update Organizational Records

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                 POLL ITEM DISPOSITION (PID) FORM

PID NUMBER: CMC-P-2007-07-002-001
SUBMITTING ORGANIZATION: INPE
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RESPONDER:  Secretariat
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CMC Poll:   CMC-P-2007-07-002
Title:      Authorization to terminate operations of the Image Data 
Compression Working Group   
POLL DATES: July 19, 2007 through August 9, 2007
PID ID:     Review and Maintenance of Compression Documents
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ITEM:
Also in consideration to due memory related to the pioneering work 
concentrated in data compression, among other important contributions, 
done by Warner Miller (NASA/GSFC), for and since the first hour of 
existence of CCSDS, and which was so competently succeeded by his old 
time collaborator Pen-shu Yeh (NASA/GSFC), it is naturally somewhat sad, 
although comprehensively required, to concur with this action. It is 
also understood that this is the correct technical action to be taken at 
the moment, in view of the current context of other, certainly higher 
priority, pressing commitments which have been identified by the 
committee and which are required or strongly suggested to be tackled and 
solved, in view of the many new and planned missions that necessarily 
have to be taken into account. One question still remains, though: What 
care (if any) would be under consideration by CCSDS for reviewing and 
possibly maintaining the current products (2 BBs and 2 corresponding 
GBs) which derive from the legacy of the IDC WG ? Or, under what 
criteria after their current, assured lifespan, these products would be 
simply deemed to become "obsolete" ? What if missions (agencies), to 
some extent, adopt the corresponding Recommendations, for what they are 
meant for, before they may be deemed "obsolete" by CCSDS ? What CCSDS 
policy is or would be defined for an issue of this nature ? There seems 
to exist the need of a definition to be given by the committee, which 
may further explore this aspect, besides the related declaration which 
is given in the Prefaces of each BB.
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RESPONSE:
Existing procedures provide for review and maintenance of published 
documents.
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DISPOSITION:
Closed.