Station reports were focused on addressing a variety of technical issues currently being worked by the projects. This was a new initiative and proved most informative to all. In addition, status reports were given on the China Brazil Earth Resources Satellite 2B (CBERS-2B) program by the Brazil representative, on the Thailand Earth Observation System (THEOS) program by the Thailand delegation, on TerraSAR-X by the German representative, and on the Sentinel program by the representative from the European Space Agency (ESA). Highlights of the week included a tour of the White House, time to explore the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center of the National Air and Space Museum as well as the museums and galleries on the national mall in Washington DC, and dinner in the Lyndon B. Johnson room of the Capitol, capped off with a visit from both Senator John Thune and Senator Tim Johnson of South Dakota.
Meeting Actions
Actions taken during the meeting will help facilitate the sharing
of information among the members of the technical group, including
documentation, software, technical information on the LDCM as
it becomes available, and Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper (TM) formats
as they get standardized in preparation for a potential TM data
validation and exchange (DV&E)
program.