The fundamental goal of the LRS Program is to provide the Federal Government and the public with a primary source of remotely sensed data and applications and to be a leader in defining the future of land remote sensing, nationally and internationally.

Objectives

• Acquire regional and global remotely sensed datasets from multiple sources, and participate in defining and developing future satellite missions.

 

• Ensure the preservation of and access to the Nation's remotely sensed land data.

 

• Expand the understanding and applications of remotely sensed data.