Landsat and beyond : sustaining and enhancing the nation's land imaging program / Committee on Implementation of a Sustained Land Imaging Program, Space Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Committee on Implementation of a Sustained Land Imaging Program, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Implementation of a Sustained Land Imaging Program, issuing body.

National Research Council (U.S.). Space Studies Board, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Landsat satellites--Congresses.

Landsat satellites.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (76 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : National Academies Press, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 1972 NASA launched the Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ETRS), now known as Landsat 1, and on February 11, 2013 launched Landsat 8. Currently the United States has collected 40 continuous years of satellite records of land remote sensing data from satellites similar to these. Even though this data is valuable to improving many different aspects of the country such as agriculture, homeland security, and disaster mitigation; the availability of this data for planning our nation's future is at risk. Thus, the Department of the Interior's (DOI's) U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) requested that the National Research Council's (NRC's) Committee on Implementation of a Sustained Land Imaging Program review the needs and opportunities necessary for the development of a national space-based operational land imaging capability. The committee was specifically tasked with several objectives including identifying stakeholders and their data needs and providing recommendations to facilitate the transition from NASA's research-based series of satellites to a sustained USGS land imaging program. Landsat and Beyond: Sustaining and Enhancing the Nation's Land Imaging Program is the result of the committee's investigation. This investigation included meetings with stakeholders such as the DOI, NASA, NOAA, and commercial data providers. The report includes the committee's recommendations, information about different aspects of the program, and a section dedicated to future opportunities.

Contents:

Front Matter; Preface; Acknowledgment of Reviewers; Contents; Summary; 1 Imperative for a Sustained and Enhanced Land Imaging Program; 2 Technical Characteristics of the Core Program; 3 Enhancing a Sustained Land Imaging Program; 4 Data Systems; 5 Opportunities on the Path Forward; Appendixes; Appendix A: Statement of Task; Appendix B: Acronyms; Appendix C: Committee and Staff Biographical Information; Cover Credits

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 6, 2014).

ISBN:

9780309290043

030929004X

9780309290029

0309290023

OCLC:

863087989