Comparison of existing earth resources data processing facilities
- Paper ID
IAF-74-26
- author
- company
General Electric Company
- country
U.S.A.
- year
1974
- abstract
The purpose of this paper is to provide readers, potentially interested in establishing their own capability for accessing ERTS data, with an overview of the ground system currently in operation in the U.S., Canada and Brazil, and under active development in Italy and the Federal Republic of Germany (see Fig. 1) COUNTRY OPERATIONAL U.S.A. - MID 1972 CANADA - EARLY 1973 BRAZIL - LATE 1974 ITALY - UNDER DEVELOPMENT GERMANY (ERG) UNDER DEVELOPMENT Fig. 1. Earth resources ground systems The reader is cautioned to look upon these facilities as examples only. There are many ways to implement ERTS ground systems ranging from small, relatively inexpensive options to large, complex and costly implementations. Each implementation plan should be carefully analyzed to fit the needs and budget of the prospective user.