Platforms and Channels

Platform

Overview

StanagProcessor manages platforms and sensors (channels) to represent and organize video, audio, and data streams. It provides flexibility by allowing users to configure streams (channels) and logically group them using platforms. Understanding how these two entities work together can help you organize your data efficiently and make it easier to filter and manage streams.

Channels

A channel represents an individual stream, such as:

  • Video stream (e.g., UAV EO-IR camera feed)
  • Audio stream (e.g., audio from a Ground Station microphone)
  • Data stream (e.g., radar, aux, etc data)

Each channel is configured to handle a specific media stream, and you can set up one or more channels as needed. Channels are the core elements in the system and need to be defined for the application to operate correctly.

Platforms

A platform represents a system that hosts one or more channels. While platforms are optional, they help organize channels into logical groups and allow users to filter and manage relevant streams effectively.

For example, a platform could represent a physical system such as:

  • A UAV with multiple cameras sources (EO/IR, tail camera, etc.)
  • A Ground Station receiving data from different sensors

Platforms serve as containers for channels, helping to logically combine/filter the streams that originate from the same source or system.

Platforms editor

You can create and manage platforms in the PLATFORMS section of the StanagProcessor GUI.