Chapter
Redefining the Purposes for Land Imaging—Toward an Operational Paradigm
Examples from Moderate-Resoluti
Commerce and Earth Resource Management
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
Civil Operations and Applications
Treaty and Legal Compliance
The Economic Value Proposition of Moderate-resolution Land Imaging
The Value of U.S. Leadership in Land Imaging
Chapter 3 THE USERS, USES, AND VALUE OF LANDSAT AND OTHER MODERATE-RESOLUTION SATELLITE IMAGERY IN THE UNITED STATES - EXECUTIVE REPORT
Statistical Significance and Interpretation
Scales and Locations of Projects
Level of Landsat Use in Work
Discussion: Use of Landsat Imagery
Changes in Use of LandsatImagery over Time
Discussion: Change in Use of Landsat over Time
Impacts of No Cost Data Policy
Discussion: Impacts of No Cost Data Policy
Importance and Satisfaction
If Landsat Imagery Was No Longer Available…
Willingness to Pay for Landsat Imagery
Discussion: Value of Landsat Imagery
Snowball Sampling Process
Users of Other Types of Satellite Imagery
Current Users of Other Types of MRI
Past Landsat Imagery Users
Double-Bounded Willingness-to-Pay Analysis
Single-Bounded vs. Double-Bounded WTP Analyses
Chapter 4 PRECIOUS RESOURCES:WATER AND LANDSAT’S THERMAL BAND
IRRIGATION: A NUMERICAL EXPLANATION
CONSERVING WATER WITH LANDSAT
A Closer Look at Landsat’s Role
How Landsat Has Helped in the U.S.
BENEFITS OF LANDSAT DATA OVER OTHER SENSORS
A Future without a Landsat Thermal Bandand an International Plea
Chapter 5 LANDSAT’S CRITICALROLE IN AGRICULTURE
DATA UNMATCHED IN QUALITY,COVERAGE, DETAIL AND VALUE
LANDSAT DATA FOR LOCALAND GLOBAL DECISION-MAKING
MONITORING AND MANAGING CROPS
FORECASTING CROP PRODUCTION
MEASURING WATER SUPPLIES AND USE
MONITORING THE CROP IMPACTSOF NATURAL DISASTERS
Fighting Crop Insurance Fraud
Chapter 6 LANDSAT’S CRITICAL ROLE IN URBAN PLANNING: HOT TIMES IN THE CITY
LANDSAT DATA FOR LOCAL ANDGLOBAL DECISION-MAKING
MONITORING URBAN SPRAWLAND LAND USE EFFICIENCY
MEASURING IMPERVIOUS SURFACE AREA
OBSERVING HEAT ISLAND EFFECTS
LINKING URBAN GROWTH ANDRAINFALL PATTERN CHANGE
Chapter 7 LANDSAT DATA CONTINUITY MISSION
WHAT IS THE LDCM AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?
Chapter 8 THE LANDSAT PROGRAM IS NOT MEETING THE GOALS AND INTENT OF THE LAND REMOTE SENSING POLICY ACT OF 1992
Program Responsibilities and Accountabilities for LDCM
FINDING A: LANDSAT’S ABILITY TO MEET CONGRESSIONAL GOALS IS HAMPEREDBY A LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Landsat Management Responsibility and Acquisition Process Changed Periodically
LDCM Formulation Phase Delayed by Acquisition Strategy Indecision
Initial Acquisition Schedule Driven by AggressiveLaunch Readiness Date
No Mandated Responsibility or Accountability for Landsat Data Continuity
Landsat Spacecraft Degradation and EnsuingData Gap Ends Three Decades of Data Continuity
Establishing a Long-Term Program to Meet Land Imaging Needs
Recommendations, Management’s Response, and Evaluation of Management’s Response
FINDING B: REINSTATEMENT OF THERMAL IMAGING INCREASED COSTS AND MAY FURTHER DELAY LAUNCH
Importance of Thermal Imaging Increased for the Landsat Data User Community
NASA Removed Thermal Imaging Capability fromLDCM Requirements
Contractors Recommend Exclusion of Thermal Capability
LDCM Project Management Recommends Inclusionof Thermal Capability
System-Level Requirements Change to Reinstate Thermal Capability Late in Acquisition Life Cycle
Spacecraft Costs Increased as a Result of LateChanges to Requirements
Recommendations, Management’s Response, andEvaluation of Management’s Response
Use of Computer-Processed Data
Review of Internal Controls
Government Accountability Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Non-NASA Organizations and Individuals
Congressional Committees and Subcommittees,Chairman and Ranking Member
Landsat and Its Valuable Role in Satellite Imagery of Earth
( Environmental Science, Engineering and Technology )
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