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United States Landsat satellites for remote sensing have been so successful in their experimental phase that there is a demand for an operational system. 1/ This demand is not confined to the United States. It is international and arises from the fact that remote sensing technology has already been used to assist in the solution of numerous practical resource and environmental problems. This particular application of space technology became available just when needed to deal with global problems of air, land and sea pollution, the adjustment of world food supplies to population growth, and the more effective management of resources. Worldwide appreciation of Landsat data is evident from the fact that some 50 nations and five international organizations have entered into co-operative agreements with NASA to use Landsat data. Some nations — Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Italy, Iran and Zaire — have made agreements with NASA to build ground stations at their own expense. Other countries have asked to participate actively in the acquisition and processing of remote sensing data.
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Landsat is an experimental system whose prime purpose is the testing of new technology and new procedures. While the Information from it has many applications, it does not guarantee a flow of data to the users. Here operational system means a system that would provide an assured continuing service based on user requirements.
There is no agreement on the definition of “natural resources”
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An identical bill, H.R. 15736, was introduced in the United States House of Representatives on September 28, 1976, by Representative Olin Teague, Chairman, House Committee on Science and Technology. Copies have been distributed to members of this NATO Advanced Research Institute, as an appendix to this paper.
Background information is available in “An Analysis of the Future Landsat Effort”, Staff Report prepared for the use of the Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences, United States Senate, August 10, 1976, (for sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402). Copies of the Committee Print have been distributed to members of this NATO ARI, as an appendix to this paper.
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Gehrig, J.G. (1977). Planning for an Earth Resources Information System. In: Clough, D.J., Morley, L.W. (eds) Earth Observation Systems for Resource Management and Environmental Control. NATO Conference Series, vol 4. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-8864-1_20
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