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Please note: the CRSSP website will be unavailable November 12-14, 2008.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is implementing the President's U.S.
Commercial Remote
Sensing Space Policy (CRSSP) in partnership with the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency
(NGA), and other Federal civil agencies. As shown in
figure 1, NOAA leads the effort to document civil
long-term Earth observation requirements that may drive the development of
future commercial remote sensing systems. NGA chairs a senior management
oversight committee and leads the effort to leverage Federal investments in
commercial data and infrastructure, procurements and contracts. The USGS leads
the near-term remote sensing data requirements process on behalf of the Federal
government, with objectives to:
- Collect the near-term land remote sensing data requirements of U.S.
Federal civil agencies and provide query and report capabilities to
help agencies leverage resources in areas of
common interest;
- Provide documented evidence for potential remote sensing funding
initiatives;
- Satisfy user requirements with
existing data sources where possible;
- Provide the commercial satellite and aerial industry with a snapshot of
civil agency needs, allowing industry an opportunity to respond with
accurate and specific data and services.
The current USGS near-term requirements processes are being integrated with
other data services to help government agencies meet more of their operational
land imaging needs. As illustrated in
figure 2, once a data requirement is entered,
searches will be performed to find existing imagery to meet the requirement
and/or customers will be connected to potential partners and contract vehicles
to help them acquire a solution to their remote sensing needs.
All Federal agencies are encouraged to be involved:
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