Semi-Automatic Ground Environment system
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Cold War military project
air defense system
computer-based command and control system
radar network
The Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) system was a Cold War–era, computer-based air defense network that integrated radar, communications, and command centers to detect and coordinate responses to potential airborne threats over North America.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Semi-Automatic Ground Environment | 0 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War military project
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air defense system ⓘ computer-based command and control system ⓘ radar network ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | SAGE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Cape Cod System prototype
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Whirlwind computer research NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledWeaponSystem |
BOMARC missile
NERFINISHED
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F-101B Voodoo interceptor NERFINISHED ⓘ F-106 Delta Dart interceptor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designedFor |
Cold War air defense
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defense against Soviet bombers ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Burroughs Corporation
NERFINISHED
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IBM NERFINISHED ⓘ Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ System Development Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Electric NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
IBM AN/FSQ-7 computers
NERFINISHED
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combat centers ⓘ communications network ⓘ consoles with light guns ⓘ direction centers ⓘ gap-filler radar sites ⓘ long-range radar sites ⓘ radar stations ⓘ underground bunkers ⓘ |
| inception | 1950s ⓘ |
| influenced |
later air traffic control systems
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real-time computing ⓘ |
| location |
Canada
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North America ⓘ continental United States ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
automatic radar track generation
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computer-assisted weapons control ⓘ large-scale time-sharing of radar data ⓘ real-time digital data processing ⓘ redundant dual-computer configuration ⓘ use of modems for data transmission ⓘ |
| numberOfDirectionCenters | more than 20 ⓘ |
| operator |
Air Defense Command
NERFINISHED
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North American Aerospace Defense Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | North American air defense system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Joint Surveillance System
NERFINISHED
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modern NORAD command and control systems ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 1980s ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | late 1950s ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air defense coordination
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airborne threat detection ⓘ interceptor aircraft control ⓘ surface-to-air missile guidance ⓘ |
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