GSAW 2000
was the fourth in a series of annual workshops that facilitate
exploration of issues and potential for consensus in software
architectures for spacecraft ground systems (SGSs). The annual
GSAW provides a forum for SGS users, developers, and researchers
to share their experiences through presentations, working groups,
and panel discussions. Emphasis is on the dissemination of new
ideas and lessons learned in the creation, application, and evaluation
of software architectures that meet the technological challenges
of SGS development.
The workshop
was sponsored by The Aerospace Corporation, in cooperation with
the Ground Systems Integrated Product Team (GSIPT) of the U.S.
Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), the Center for
Software Engineering of the University of Southern California
(USC-CSE), and the Software Engineering Institute (SEI). GSAW
2000's affiliation with government and civilian institutions has
made this workshop a unique opportunity to advance the state of
practice and research in software architectures for SGSs.
Technical
sessions of GSAW 2000 focused on the role of software architectures
on the development, operation, and maintenance of reusable and
evolvable SGSs. Specific issues that were addressed included:
