Landsat Advisory Group Update Summary September 2013
The Landsat Advisory Group (LAG) updated on September 5, 2013, discussed various topics including product improvement, cloud technology, industry benefits, foreign partnerships, new applications, and the NRC report. Different team leads provided status updates and plans for future meetings to enhance Landsat data usability and partnerships. The group aims to advise USGS and explore collaboration opportunities to advance Landsat systems for better industry benefits and global partnerships.
Download Presentation
Please find below an Image/Link to download the presentation.
The content on the website is provided AS IS for your information and personal use only. It may not be sold, licensed, or shared on other websites without obtaining consent from the author. If you encounter any issues during the download, it is possible that the publisher has removed the file from their server.
You are allowed to download the files provided on this website for personal or commercial use, subject to the condition that they are used lawfully. All files are the property of their respective owners.
The content on the website is provided AS IS for your information and personal use only. It may not be sold, licensed, or shared on other websites without obtaining consent from the author.
E N D
Presentation Transcript
Landsat Advisory Group Update September 5, 2013 Co-Chairs Kass Green and Roger Mitchell
LAG Membership Name Kass Green (LAG Co-Chair) Roger Mitchell (LAG Co-Chair, NGAC Member) Peter Becker John Copple Dave Cowen Joanne Gabrynowicz (NGAC Member) Rebecca Moore Tony Spicci (NGAC Member) Cory Springer Tony Willardson Darrel Williams Organization Kass Green & Associates MDA Information Systems, Inc. ESRI Sanborn Map Co. University of South Carolina University of Mississippi Google, Inc. State of Missouri Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. Western States Water Council Global Science & Technology, Inc.
Landsat Study Questions 1) Product Improvement: Review current and future Landsat data and information product specifications, and advise USGS on potential means of modifying the current products to make them more useful to commercial information providers and value-added analysts. Team Lead: Peter Becker Status: Approach drafted and 2 productive meetings. Output: Initial draft summary report may be complete by Sept 6. 2) Cloud: Recommend potential new approaches to data management and distribution (e.g., possible means to bring algorithms to the data , rather than to bring the data to algorithms ; and use of the cloud and other new technology developments). Team Lead: Darrel Williams Status: Team met with EROS staff. Provided LAG with initial draft. Output: Plans to have next draft within a few weeks. Ready for December NGAC meeting.
Landsat Study Questions 3) Industry benefits: Review and document the benefits to Industry of the U.S. Government continuing to build and operate future Landsat systems. Team Lead: Cory Springer Status: Just getting started. Action: Team meetings scheduled for week of Sept 2. 4) Foreign partnerships: Review and make recommendations regarding partnership opportunities with existing commercial or foreign missions to maintain and augment DOI/USGS land imaging capability. Team Lead: John Copple Status: Information requested from USGS on foreign partnerships. Meetings being scheduled.
Landsat Study Questions 5) New apps: Based on the Landsat 8 improvements, in collaboration with the Landsat Science Team, identify potential new applications of Landsat imagery and data. Team Lead: Tony Spicci Status: Team has developed a strategy. Landsat Science Team polled for suggestions. Face-to-face meeting with Science Team in Oct. Output: Draft paper in progress. 6) NRC Report: Review and comment on the National Research Council report on implementing a sustained Land Imaging Program. Team Lead: Dave Cowen Status: Summary draft report is complete. Organized as a synthesis. Output: Draft summary report for NGAC to consider at September meeting. Action: Additional refinement to include LAG comments.
