An operational earth resources satellite system - The Landsat follow-on programThe Landsats 1 and 2 have demonstrated the role of remote sensing from satellite in research, development, and operational activities essential to the better management of our resources. Hundreds of agricultural, geological, hydrological, urban land use, and other investigations have raised the question of the development of an operational system providing continuous, timely data. The Landsat follow-on study addressed the economics, technological performance, and design of a system in transition from R&D to operations. Economic benefits were identified; and a complete system from sensors to the utilization in forecasting crop production, oil and mineral exploration, water resources management was designed. Benefits-to-costs ratio in present-worth dollars is at least 4:1.
Document ID
19770052477
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Stroud, W. G. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Md., United States)