Commercial Remote Commercial Remote Sensing Satellite Data Sensing Satellite Data

Transfer GuidelinesTransfer Guidelines

USGS Presentation to theUSGS Presentation to the

ACCRES FACA CommitteeACCRES FACA Committee

September 13, 2005September 13, 2005

Mandate – Public LawMandate – Public Law Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992 Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992 (P.L. 102-(P.L. 102-

555)555)

““It is in the best interest of the United States to It is in the best interest of the United States to maintain maintain a permanent, comprehensive Government archivea permanent, comprehensive Government archive of of global Landsat and other land remote sensing data for global Landsat and other land remote sensing data for long-term monitoring and study of the changing global long-term monitoring and study of the changing global environment. environment. ””

““DOI shall provide for DOI shall provide for long-term storage, maintenance, long-term storage, maintenance, and upgrading of a basic, global, land remote sensing dataand upgrading of a basic, global, land remote sensing data set...and shall follow reasonable archival practices to set...and shall follow reasonable archival practices to assure proper storage and preservation of the basic data assure proper storage and preservation of the basic data set and timely access for parties requesting data.”set and timely access for parties requesting data.”

Archive Advisory CommitteeArchive Advisory Committee Third Committee (2004-2006)Third Committee (2004-2006)

Mr. David Louis BrownMr. David Louis Brown Library and Archives CanadaLibrary and Archives Canada Mrs. Amelia M. BudgeMrs. Amelia M. Budge University of New MexicoUniversity of New Mexico Mr. Gene ColabatisttoMr. Gene Colabatistto Xvionics, Inc.Xvionics, Inc. Dr. Kenneth D. DavidsonDr. Kenneth D. Davidson NOAA/NCDC retiredNOAA/NCDC retired Dr. Bradley D. DoornDr. Bradley D. Doorn U.S. Department of AgricultureU.S. Department of Agriculture Mr. Daniel DubnoMr. Daniel Dubno CBS NewsCBS News Mr. John FaundeenMr. John Faundeen USGS EROS ArchivistUSGS EROS Archivist Mr. James J. FrelkMr. James J. Frelk NASA HQNASA HQ Prof. Joanne Irene GabrynowiczProf. Joanne Irene Gabrynowicz University of Mississippi University of Mississippi Dr. Samuel GowardDr. Samuel Goward University of MarylandUniversity of Maryland Ms. Kass GreenMs. Kass Green Alta Vista CompanyAlta Vista Company Mr. Thomas M. Holm Mr. Thomas M. Holm USGS/EROSUSGS/EROS Mr. Dave JonesMr. Dave Jones StormCenter Communications, Inc.StormCenter Communications, Inc. Ms. Roberta E. LenczowskiMs. Roberta E. Lenczowski NGA retiredNGA retired Dr. Gerald Charles NelsonDr. Gerald Charles Nelson University of IllinoisUniversity of Illinois Mr. Herbert F. Satterlee, IIIMr. Herbert F. Satterlee, III Digital Globe, Inc.Digital Globe, Inc. Dr. George A. SeielstadDr. George A. Seielstad University of North DakotaUniversity of North Dakota Dr. Darrel WilliamsDr. Darrel Williams NASA GoddardNASA Goddard

NSLRSDA ContentsNSLRSDA Contents

CollectionsCollections RecordsRecords DatesDates VolumeVolume Landsat MSSLandsat MSS 659,000 659,000 1972 - 19921972 - 1992

19 TB19 TB Landsat TMLandsat TM 662,000 662,000 1982 onward 1982 onward 165 TB165 TB ETM+ETM+ 515,000 515,000 1999 onward1999 onward 239 TB239 TB AVHRRAVHRR 361,000 361,000 1986 onward 1986 onward 43 TB 43 TB Declass IDeclass I 945,000 945,000 1960 - 19721960 - 1972

N/A*N/A* Declass IIDeclass II 46,000 46,000 1963 - 19801963 - 1980

N/A*N/A* SPOTSPOT 943,000943,000 1986 - 19981986 - 1998 61 TB61 TB

TotalTotal 4,131,0004,131,000 527 TB527 TB

* Film-Based

Orders of Magnitude: Megabytes, Gigabytes, Terabytes, Petabytes, Exabytes

L7 ETM+ U.S. Global ArchiveL7 ETM+ U.S. Global Archive

Through 31 March 2005

RelevancyRelevancy InformationInformation Human HealthHuman Health Natural HazardsNatural Hazards

RelevancyRelevancy

RelevancyRelevancy National Societal IssuesNational Societal Issues

EarthquakesEarthquakes Land Surface ChangeLand Surface Change Coastal / River EnvironmentsCoastal / River Environments

RelevancyRelevancy

Agricultural PracticesAgricultural Practices

Urban DynamicsUrban Dynamics

GroundwaterGroundwater

RiversRivers

RelevancyRelevancy

Fire ScienceFire Science Greenness MappingGreenness Mapping Fire Fuels PotentialFire Fuels Potential

Coalbed MethaneCoalbed Methane

Goals from February ACCRESGoals from February ACCRES

Develop guidelines for satellite data Develop guidelines for satellite data transfer based on public lawtransfer based on public law

Approach activity as part of a long-term Approach activity as part of a long-term government/industry partnershipgovernment/industry partnership

Mandate – Public LawMandate – Public Law““A licensee shall provide to the U.S. Government, upon request, a complete list A licensee shall provide to the U.S. Government, upon request, a complete list

of all archived, unenhanced data which has been generated by its licensed of all archived, unenhanced data which has been generated by its licensed system which is not already maintained in a public catalog…”system which is not already maintained in a public catalog…”

- 15 CFR § 960.11(b)(7)- 15 CFR § 960.11(b)(7)

““A licensee shall make available unenhanced data requested by the National A licensee shall make available unenhanced data requested by the National Satellite Land Remote Sensing Data Archive (''the Archive'') in the Satellite Land Remote Sensing Data Archive (''the Archive'') in the Department of the Interior on reasonable cost terms and conditions as Department of the Interior on reasonable cost terms and conditions as agreed by the licensee and the Archive...”agreed by the licensee and the Archive...”

- 15 CFR § 960.11(b)(8)- 15 CFR § 960.11(b)(8)

““Before purging any licensed data in its possession, the licensee shall offer such Before purging any licensed data in its possession, the licensee shall offer such data to the Archive at the cost of reproduction and transmission. The Archive data to the Archive at the cost of reproduction and transmission. The Archive shall make these data available immediately to the public at a price shall make these data available immediately to the public at a price equivalent to the cost of fulfilling user requests” equivalent to the cost of fulfilling user requests”

- 15 CFR § 960.11(b)(9)- 15 CFR § 960.11(b)(9)

Industry Site VisitsIndustry Site Visits USGS and NOAA Visited SI, DG, and OI USGS and NOAA Visited SI, DG, and OI

facilities in Julyfacilities in July Reviewed USGS archive transfer Reviewed USGS archive transfer

requirements and expectationsrequirements and expectations Discussed vendor data formats, Discussed vendor data formats,

processing, and maintenance plans processing, and maintenance plans Explored procedures to allow archives to Explored procedures to allow archives to

be decompressed and processed be decompressed and processed Offered USGS/EROS as an off-site archive Offered USGS/EROS as an off-site archive

backupbackup

Site Visit - ObservationsSite Visit - Observations Vendors supportive of policy goalsVendors supportive of policy goals

Appreciate assets in the context of a long-term global Appreciate assets in the context of a long-term global environmental recordenvironmental record

Open with technical informationOpen with technical information Commonality between USGS/EROS and vendor Commonality between USGS/EROS and vendor

storage technology storage technology Challenges in areas of proprietary compression Challenges in areas of proprietary compression

and product processingand product processing No purge plans on the horizonNo purge plans on the horizon

Data very compactData very compact Represents their core business assetRepresents their core business asset

Considerable interest in USGS/EROS as an offsite Considerable interest in USGS/EROS as an offsite backup backup

Solves physical transfer issueSolves physical transfer issue

Status of ActionsStatus of Actions USGS evaluating vendor media formats to USGS evaluating vendor media formats to

assure compatibilityassure compatibility Vendor metadata shape files receivedVendor metadata shape files received USGS sharing trade studies and metadata USGS sharing trade studies and metadata

mapping algorithmsmapping algorithms Compression and product generation Compression and product generation

issues pendingissues pending

SI and DG CONUS CoverageSI and DG CONUS Coverage

Development of Data Transfer Development of Data Transfer GuidelinesGuidelines

First Draft (internal) First Draft (internal) JulyJuly 20052005 U.S. Agency ReviewU.S. Agency Review Sept 2005Sept 2005 Commercial ReviewCommercial Review DecDec 20052005