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Rights & Permissions Free PDF Access Free Resources Sign in to download PDF book and chapters PDF EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Display this book on your site! Related Titles Earth Science and Applications from Space: National Imperatives for the Next Decade and Beyond Utilization of Operational Environmental Satellite Data: Ensuring Readiness for 2010 and Beyond Other Related Titles Transforming Remote Sensing Data into Information and Applications (2001) Space Studies Board (SSB) Ocean Studies Board (OSB) Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Page 74   E-mail  Facebook  Digg  Stumble  Twitter More The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. D Acronyms ARC affiliated research center AVHRR advanced very high resolution radiometer DOT Department of Transportation EOCAP Earth Observations Commercialization/Applications Program EOS Earth Observing System EOSAT Earth Observation Satellite Company EPA Environmental Protection Agency ESE Earth Science Enterprise FGDC Federal Geographical Data Committee GIS geographic information systems GPS Global Positioning System HAB harmful algal bloom HRPT high-resolution picture transmission NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization NESDIS National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NRC National Research Council Page 74 Front Matter (R1-R14) Executive Summary (1-6) 1 Realizing the Potential of Remote Sensing (7-22) 2 Meeting the Information Needs of End Users in the Coastal Zone (23-33) 3 Responding to Issues Critical to the Development of Successful Applications (34-45) 4 Recommendations (46-54) Appendix A: Biographical Information for Steering Committee Members and Workshop Speakers (55-65) Appendix B: Workshop Agenda and Participants (66-70) Appendix C: Planning Meeting Agenda (71-73) Appendix D: Acronyms (74-75)

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Transforming Remote Sensing Data into Information and Applications D Acronyms ARC affiliated research center AVHRR advanced very high resolution radiometer DOT Department of Transportation EOCAP Earth Observations Commercialization/Applications Program EOS Earth Observing System EOSAT Earth Observation Satellite Company EPA Environmental Protection Agency ESE Earth Science Enterprise FGDC Federal Geographical Data Committee GIS geographic information systems GPS Global Positioning System HAB harmful algal bloom HRPT high-resolution picture transmission NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization NESDIS National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NRC National Research Council

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Transforming Remote Sensing Data into Information and Applications NSDI National Spatial Data Infrastructure NSF National Science Foundation POES Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite SBIR Small Business Innovation Research (program) SeaWiFS Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor SHOALS Scanning Hydrographic Operations Airborne Lidar Survey SPOT Système pour l’Observation de la Terre TIROS Television Infrared Observing Satellite USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture USGS U.S. Geological Survey

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