Defence and Strategic Goods List 2019
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6D Software
6D001 “Software” specially designed for the “development” or “production” of equipment specified by 6A004, 6A005, 6A008 or 6B008.
6D002 “Software” specially designed for the “use” of equipment specified by 6A002.b., 6A008 or 6B008.
6D003 Other “software” as follows:
a. “Software” as follows:
1. “Software” specially designed for acoustic beam forming for the “real‑time processing” of acoustic data for passive reception using towed hydrophone arrays;
2. “Source code” for the “real‑time processing” of acoustic data for passive reception using towed hydrophone arrays;
3. “Software” specially designed for acoustic beam forming for “real‑time processing” of acoustic data for passive reception using bottom or bay cable systems;
4. “Source code” for “real‑time processing” of acoustic data for passive reception using bottom or bay cable systems;
5. “Software” or “source code”, specially designed for all of the following:
a. “Real‑time processing” of acoustic data from sonar systems specified by 6A001.a.1.e.; and
b. Automatically detecting, classifying and determining the location of divers or swimmers;
N.B.: For diver detection “software” or “source code”, specially designed or modified for military use, see the Munitions List controls.
c. “Software” designed or modified for cameras incorporating “focal plane arrays” specified by 6A002.a.3.f. and designed or modified to remove a frame rate restriction and allow the camera to exceed the frame rate specified by 6A003.b.4. Note 3.a.
d. "Software" specially designed to maintain the alignment and phasing of segmented mirror systems consisting of mirror segments having a diameter or major axis length equal to or larger than 1 m;
f. “Software” as follows:
1. “Software” specially designed for magnetic and electric field “compensation systems” for magnetic sensors designed to operate on mobile platforms;
2. “Software” specially designed for magnetic and electric field anomaly detection on mobile platforms;
3. “Software” specially designed for “real‑time processing” of electromagnetic data using underwater electromagnetic receivers specified by 6A006.e.;
4. “Source code” for “real‑time processing” of electromagnetic data using underwater electromagnetic receivers specified by 6A006.e.;
g. “Software” specially designed to correct motional influences of gravity meters or gravity gradiometers;
h. “Software” as follows:
1. Air Traffic Control (ATC) “software” application “programs” designed to be hosted on general purpose computers located at Air Traffic Control centres and capable of accepting radar target data from more than four primary radars;