Abstract: The present invention is in the area of correlation of tracks from different sensors or sensor systems. Embodiments encompass systems of process and/or equipment to format tracks from more than one sensor to be compared or correlated by statistical and/or optical correlation techniques to determine redundant or duplicate tracks. Embodiments may take into account determinations or calculations to refine coordinate transformations for the sensors and may take into account errors in those determinations by comparing a full or partial history of the data from tracks associated with the same object from the same sensor. Further, many embodiments comprise software that can execute on a laptop, desktop, or similar computer.

Abstract: The present invention is in the area of gridlocking or sensor registration. Embodiments encompass systems of process and/or equipment to format tracks from more than one sensor to be compared or correlated by statistical and/or optical correlation techniques to provide coordinate transformations between one or more of the sensors based upon the objects or a subset of the objects tracked by each sensor. Embodiments may take into account determinations or calculations regarding tracks describing the same object by different sensors and may take into account errors in those determinations by comparing pairs of tracks associated with more than one object at the same or substantially the same time. Further, many embodiments comprise software that can execute on a laptop, desktop, or similar computer.

Abstract: The present invention is in the area of optical correlation. Embodiments of the invention encompass systems of process and/or equipment to compress images for optical correlation. Further embodiments of the invention may compress images to correlate objects and gridlock sensors with images based upon track data from sensors. In many of the embodiments of the invention, the sensors may comprise radars, global positioning systems, laser target designators, seismic sensors or systems of seismic sensors comprising hydrophones and geophones, and other similar systems. While some embodiments of the invention may comprise an optical correlator, many embodiments of the invention perform one or more analyses statistically. In addition, many embodiments of the invention comprise software that can execute on a laptop, desktop, or similar computer.

Abstract: The present invention is in the area of tracking objects with systems such as correlation, gridlocking, optical correlation, and combinations thereof. Embodiments encompass systems of process and/or equipment to correlate objects and gridlock sensors with images based upon track data from sensors. In many of the embodiments the sensors may comprise radars, global positioning systems, laser target designators, seismic sensors or systems of seismic sensors comprising hydrophones and geophones, and other similar systems. While embodiments may comprise an optical correlator, many embodiments perform one or more analyzes statistically. Embodiments may refine coordinate transformations for the sensors and may account for errors by comparing a full or partial history of the track data associated with the same object from the same sensor. Further, many embodiments comprise software that can execute on a laptop, desktop, or similar computer.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for compressing data is disclosed. The apparatus and method comprise: 1) analysis of the data to identify a relationship between a plurality of data elements in the data, 2) reordering the data based on the identified relationship between the plurality of data elements, and 3) identifying common sequences in the reordered data and storing these references using a lean index. The apparatus and method of the present invention further includes reordering the data to arrange related data elements adjacent to one another, and compressing the reordered data to generate a compressed data set.