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#  SilverSat SSDV Image Creator(SSIC) ver.1.0
#  Windows Console Program written in Python3
#  Released on January 25, 2026
#  (c) 2026- JA3TDW/Fumio Asai All Rights Reserved
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1.What is SilverSat SSDV Image Creator(SSIC)?
 SSIC is a software for creating images from SilverSat
 SSDV frame data stored in the open satellite database
 SatNOGS. Although it's originally a Python3 script, its
 executable program(ssic.exe) is created using Nuitka.

2.Oprating environment
1)It works on the Japanese version of Windows 11 Home 64bit.
 It should work in other language versions ​​too.
 Python3 executable environment is not required.
2)SSIC calls the SSDV image data encoding/decoding software
 to create the image. Make the executable program(ssdv.exe)
 from the source files on the following website and place it
 in the same folder as SSIC.
*https://github.com/fsphil/ssdv

3.How to use
1)Download a SilverSat csv file from SatNOGS.
2)Execute ssic.exe. Enter csv file name and image ID.
  Then, csv file(xx_output.csv), bin file(xx_output.bin)
   and jpg file(xx_output.jpg) are created respectively. 
   xx indicates image ID.
*The extracted SSDV frame data are deduplicated, sorted in
 order of packet ID and saved in the CSV file.  
*The bin file is the binary file for ssdv.exe.

--------- Sample of SSIC screenshot --------
SilverSat SSDV Image Creator(SSIC) ver.1.0

Input csv file:input.csv
Press Enter key if csv file name is OK
Enter input csv file name:satnogs_input.csv
Enter image ID:18

Created SSDV frame file :18_output.csv
Created SSDV binary file:18_output.bin

Creating SSDV Image using ssdv.exe...
Callsign: WP2XGW
Image ID: 18
Resolution: 320x240
MCU blocks: 300
Sampling factor: 2x2
Quality level: 4
Read 65 packets
done
SSCI is going to close in 10 seconds...
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*Release notes
1)26/01/2026: Released ver.1.0.
