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Availability of Earth observations data from the U.S. Geological Survey's EROS data center

Pecora 12 Symposium
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Abstract

For decades federal and state agencies have been collecting regional, continental, and global Earth observations data acquired by satellites, aircraft, and other information-gathering systems. These data include photographic and digital remotely sensed images of the Earth's surface, as well as earth science, cartographic, and geographic data. Since 1973, the U.S. Geological Survey's Earth Resources Observation Systems (EROS) Data Center (EDC) in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, has been a data management, production, dissemination, and research center for these data. Currently, the Data Center holds over 10 million satellite images and aerial photographs, in photographic and digital formats. Users are able to place inquiries and orders for these holdings via a nationwide computer network. In addition to cataloging the data stored in its archives, the Data Center provides users with rapid access to information on many data collections held by other facilities.

Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Availability of Earth observations data from the U.S. Geological Survey's EROS data center
Series title Pecora 12 Symposium
Year Published 1993
Language English
Publisher American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
Publisher location Bethesda, MD
Description 5 p.
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Larger Work Subtype Journal Article
Larger Work Title Pecora 12 Symposium
First page 273
Last page 277
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