Transcript UCDAM: Implementing the Commercial Remote Sensing Space

Commercial Remote Sensing Data
for Federal Users and Partners
The Commercial Remote Sensing Space Policy (CRSSP)
ASPRS/MAPPS 2009 Specialty Conference
San Antonio, Texas
November 2009
U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Geological Survey
The Commercial Remote Sensing Space Policy
(CRSSP)
President’s Commercial Remote Sensing Space
Policy (CRSSP) signed April 2001;
1. Collect near-term land remote sensing image requirements
2. Develop an infrastructure to store, manage and distribute
commercial remote sensing data that has been acquired by
and can be shared with other Federal agencies
3. Provide an interface for acquiring commercial remote
sensing data from commercial satellite and aerial vendors
Commercial Remote Sensing Space Policy
(CRSSP)
 USGS Implementation Plans;
 Collect near-term land remote sensing data requirements of
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U.S. Federal civil agencies;
Provide query and report capabilities to help agencies
leverage resources in areas of common interest;
Provide documented evidence for potential remote sensing
funding initiatives;
Satisfy user requirements with existing data sources where
possible;
Provide a snapshot of civil agency needs to the commercial
satellite and aerial industry.
Coverage of the United States- IKONOS
2007-present
As of September 28, 2009
© Copyright Satellite Imaging Corporation
Coverage of the United States- Quickbird
© Copyright GeoEye
As of September 28, 2009
Coverage of the United States- Worldview
As of September 28, 2009
© Copyright Digital Globe 2007
Coverage of the United States- GeoEye
© Copyright
As of GeoEye
September
28, 2009
Additional Commercial Sensors
 AWiFS
 Orbview
 SPOT
© Copyright GeoEye
© Copyright Cnes 2002
© Copyright GeoEye
Obtaining this data?
 Departments and agencies of the Executive, Judicial, and Legislative
branches of the United States Government
 Others that have agreements in place or are associated with federal
agencies.
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License restrictions exist, depending on the particular license attached to
each scene
Verified on a case-by-case basis:
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State Governments when working with Federal agencies
AV Consortium members may have access to some data, for internal use
only
 United States Government Agency Certification Form Required
Available by contacting USGS EROS
 USGS Registration Profile Update Required
Available by contacting USGS EROS
Obtaining commercial data
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USGS Commercial Data Purchases (UCDP) Imagery
Collection Data archived at USGS EROS, available to view and/or order/download
from EarthExplorer (access granted w/ profile client)
http://earthexplorer.usgs.gov
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CRSSP Imagery-Derived Requirements (CIDR) Entry Tool
Collects and provides query/report capabilities on the near term remote
sensing data requirements of US Federal Civil agencies
http://cidr.cr.usgs.gov/
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USGS Commercial Remote Sensing Data Contracts
(CRSDC) – Obtaining new AOI imagery
IDIQ Contract managed by the USGS Mid-Continent Geographic Science
Center (MCGSC) in Rolla MO
http://geodatacontracts.er.usgs.gov/crsdc/index.html
For More Information
CRSSP Homepage: http://crssp.usgs.gov/
USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center
Attn: Commercial Data Requests
47914 252nd Street
Sioux Falls, SD 57198-0001
Phone: (605) 594-6151
Toll Free: (800) 252-4547
Fax: (605) 594-6589
Email: [email protected]
Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Central Time
Commercial Data License Issues
• Management of licensed data – costly.
• Distribution restrictions within the Federal Civil science
community difficult and prohibitive to oversee.
• Government scientists don’t care about “selling” data.
• Need one data license for Civil Agencies & partners –
freedom to distribute as required.
• Government does not want to compete with satellite operators for
distribution revenue.