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Landsat-7 Mission and Early ResultsThe Landsat-7 mission has the goal of acquiring annual data sets of reflective band digital imagery of the landmass of the Earth at a spatial resolution of 30 meters for a period of five years using the Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) imager on the Landsat-7 satellite. The satellite was launched on April 15, 1999. The mission builds on the 27-year continuous archive of thematic images of the Earth from previous Landsat satellites. This paper will describe the ETM+ instrument, the spacecraft, and the ground processing system in place to accomplish the mission. Results from the first few months in orbit will be given, with emphasis on performance parameters that affect image quality, quantity, and availability. There will also be a discussion of the Landsat Data Policy and the user interface designed to make contents of the archive readily available, expedite ordering, and distribute the data quickly. Landsat-7, established by a Presidential Directive and a Public Law, is a joint program of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Earth Science Enterprise and the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Earth Resources Observing System (EROS) Data Center.
Document ID
19990115810
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Dolan, S. Kenneth
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Sabelhaus, Phillip A.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Williams, Darrel L.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Irons, James R.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Barker, John L.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Markham, Brian L.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Bolek, Joseph T.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Scott, Steven S.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Thompson, R. J.
(Geological Survey Sioux Falls, SD United States)
Rapp, Jeffrey J.
(Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space King of Prussia, PA United States)
Date Acquired
August 19, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1999
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Meeting Information
Meeting: Remote Sensing
Location: Florence
Country: Italy
Start Date: September 20, 1999
End Date: September 24, 1999
Sponsors: International Society for Optical Engineering
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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