Strategic Plan for the U.S. Integrated Earth Observation System: by National Aeronautics and Space Administration

By National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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Title:	Strategic Plan for the U.S. Integrated Earth Observation System: by National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Author:	National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Language:	English
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Excerpt
Excerpt: A global system of Earth observations would provide us with tools to make national and global air quality forecasts, would help us to know in advance when droughts would occur and how long they would last, and would give us the capability to predict the outbreak of deadly diseases by tracking the environmental factors that contribute to their spread. The availability of these types of observational data would transform the way we relate and react to our environment, providing significant societal benefits through improved human health and well-being, environmental management, and economic growth...

Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. iii Introduction . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 1 Purpose, Vision and Goals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 5 Links to International Activities . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 9 A Practical Focus for Earth Observations.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 Linking Observations to Societal Benefits . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 Implementation of the U.S. Integrated Earth Observation System .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 Establishment of a U.S. Governance Structure .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 Policy, Technical and Fiscal Aspects of Implementation . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 Architecture for the U.S. Integrated Earth Observation System . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 45 Integration of Earth Observation Systems .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 47 Next Steps in Implementation . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 53 Conclusion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 57 Appendices 1. Near-term Opportunities.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 59 2. Technical Report Summaries . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 69 3. List of Acronyms.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 142 4. Endnotes . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 145 5. Photo credits . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 148 6. National Science and Technology Council Committee on . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 149