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Organizations challenged by global database development

Abstract

Several international programs have identified the need for a global 1-kilometer spatial database for land cover and land characterization studies. In 1992, the US Geological Survey (USGS) EROS Data Center (EDC), the European Space Agency (ESA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will collect and archive all 1-kilometer Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) data acquired during afternoon orbital passes over land.

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J. A. Sturdevant, J.C. Eidenshink, Thomas R. Loveland. 1991. Organizations challenged by global database development. https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/70188411

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