AmericaView (AV) is a nationwide
program that focuses on satellite remote sensing data and
technologies in support of applied research, K-16 education,
workforce development, and technology transfer.
AmericaView is administered through a partnership between the U.S.
Geological Survey and the AmericaView Consortium. The Consortium
is the federal government's primary partner in achieving the AV
Program vision and goals.
The AmericaView Program is comprised of two complementary and
interrelated activities:
- USGS AmericaView Program is an AV data infrastructure, data
processing, and data delivery initiative administered by the
USGS under the Land Remote Sensing (LRS) Program and carried out
at USGS facilities. Primary activities for this effort are
undertaken by the USGS Earth Resources Observation System (EROS)
Data Center (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) in conjunction with
other LRS priorities such as the Landsat Data Continuity Mission
(LDCM).
- AmericaView Consortium is comprised of university-led,
state-based consortia working together to build a nationwide
network of state and local users. AmericaView supports the
goals of the AV Program by further expanding communications
networks, facilities, and capabilities for acquiring and sharing
remotely sensed data among AmericaView members. The Consortium
is actively working with the USGS and universities across the
country to expand participation in the AV Program to all 50
states.
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