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that can be applied for all data. This is an area where the system engineer
should make a careful assessment based on the available literature or even
carry out his own studies to arrive at the best compression algorithm that
meets the objectives of the applications for which the camera is utilized. In
summary, one has to assess for a particular application what the highest CR
is beyond which a lossy compression negates the advantage of going for a
higher resolution.
7.6 Constraints on the Satellite
The best image product from an Earth observation camera can be generated
only if there is teamwork between ...