A description of the Global Resources Information DatabaseThis paper describes the Global Resources Information Database (GRID), which is part of the Global Environmental Monitoring (GEM) Program. The following four objectives were established for GRID: (1) to collect and disseminate geographical information; (2) to construct within developing countries a geographical information system (GIS); (3) to demonstrate the ability of GIS to fuse global and national data sets for resource and environment management and planning at the national level; and (4) to train individuals from developing countries in remote sensing technology. The activities of GRID are coordinated at the GEM center at Nairobi (Kenya).
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19910030359
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Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Vermillion, Charles H. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Hebin, O. (United Nations Environmental Program Geneva, Switzerland)
Kroze, H. (United Nations Environmental Program Nairobi, Kenya)