Author

Contributions

  • Macauley, Molly K. - Contributor
  • Sponberg, Brant. - Contributor
  • United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. - Contributor
  • United States. Office of Science and Technology Policy. - Contributor
  • Science and Technology Policy Institute (Rand Corporation) - Contributor

Publication

1999 - RAND, Santa Monica, CA, California

Language

English

Word Count

62,000 words, Guess

Page Count

248 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100833027018
  • ISBN-139780833027016
  • Library of Congress Control Number99225810
  • OCLC Control Number41342596
  • Open LibraryOL107603M

Classifications

  • DDC550/.72073
  • LCCQE33.2.R4 P33 1999

Alternate Titles

  • Mission to Planet Earth

Description

The United States is pursuing several major initiatives aimed at characterizing and understanding the interactions between localities and global change in the environment. The largest single effort in this research is NASA's Mission to Planet Earth and a planned system of satellites and ground networks known as the Earth Observation System. This RAND study assesses the data policy issues and barriers to using commercial resources to support the objectives of this program. Its main objectives were to provide an overview of U.S. and international data policy issues affecting remote sensing data, to identify potential data policy barriers to the use of commercial remote sensing data in NASA's program, and to provide recommendations on how NASA and private industry may be able to reduce barriers to the use of commercial remote sensing to meet the needs of NASA and broader U.S. policy objectives.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • The RAND documented briefing series
  • Documented briefing (Rand Corporation)

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