Jul 11 2002
From The Space Library
NASA signed an agreement with the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) to provide researchers with mapping data collected during the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) in 2000. Specifically, the two agencies agreed to provide 90-meter-resolution (295-footresolution), digital-elevation-model (DEM) data for areas outside of the United States and 30-meter-resolution (98-foot-resolution) data for the continental United States. According to the agreement, only qualified researchers would have access to the DEM data, although the public would have access to certain selected data. NASA's JPL would process the 90-meter-resolution (295-foot-resolution) data into DEM data, and NIMA would provide additional finishing before sending it to the USGS's Earth Resources Observation Systems Data Center for archiving and distribution. In addition, NASA and NIMA would process requests for the data. With regard to the 30-meter-resolution (98-foot-resolution) data, the two agencies agreed that NASA would have access to the data for scientific research, and that NIMA, at its discretion, would make the data available to other agencies. (NASA, “Seeing Clearly Now: Sharp New NASA Maps To Improve Lives Everywhere,” news release 02-122, 11 July 2002.)
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