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Hi, everyone--another item of interest that was sent out over the listserver.

Helen

From kjwolf@wheel.dcn.davis.ca.usThu Mar 16 10:13:45 1995
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 1995 00:10:13 -0800
From: Kevin Wolf <kjwolf@wheel.dcn.davis.ca.us>
To: Multiple recipients of list <water-on-line@ucdavis.edu>
Subject: PR EPA COMMENTS TO PARTNERSHIP FOR LONG-TERM RESEARCH ON DATA (fwd)


The growing amount of collaboration on remote sensing work bodes well for 
environmental and water research.  The Sequoia 2000 project expects to 
tie much of its work on making accessable the huge amounts of data that 
will com from these efforts.  Does anyone know if any remote sensing 
data is availabe yet through the Internet yet?


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Kevin Wolf
724 N St
Davis, CA 95616
phone and fax: 916-758-4211

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Date: Fri, 10 Mar 1995 18:08:07 -0500
From: GROUP PRESS 202-260-4355 <PRESS@epamail.epa.gov>
To: Multiple recipients of list <epa-press@dggis.rtpnc.epa.gov>
Subject: PR EPA COMMENTS TO PARTNERSHIP FOR LONG-TERM RESEARCH ON DATA


        FOR RELEASE:  FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1995
                
                EPA COMMITS TO PARTNERSHIP FOR LONG-TERM RESEARCH ON 
                     REMOTE-SENSING DATA FROM SPACE SATELLITES 
      
      	   As part of the effort to reinvent government, the U.S. Environmental 
      Protection Agency today signed a memorandum of understanding with three 
      other federal agencies committing to advanced, long-term research using 
      remote-sensing data from space satellites.  The partnership is designed 
      to reduce duplication and streamline the research process, saving the 
      government $30 million in purchasing costs and preparation of the data, 
      including archiving, management and data distribution.  	  
      	   Joining EPA in the agreement are the Department of Commerce's 
      National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Department of 
      the Interior's National Biological Service (NBS) and the U.S. Geological 
      Survey (USGS).
      	   
      	   The partnership, known as the Multi-Resolution Land Characteristic 
      Consortium, will collaborate on research and the development of a 
      flexible land characteristics database to be used by the consortium and 
      other federal, state and local organizations.  The data will aid 
      scientists in monitoring environmental changes over time and will be used 
      to develop information to help government and industry make better-
      informed environmental decisions. 
      
      	   Under the agreement, the agencies will work together to develop new 
      remote-sensing methodologies for use in environmental monitoring 
      projects; share satellite data sets and training programs; and coordinate 
      scientific review and planning.  
      
      	   "The agreement combines our agencies' different but complementary 
      scientific expertise to best advantage," said Dr. Robert J. Huggett, 
      EPA's Assistant Administrator for Research and Development.  "By avoiding 
      duplication of effort, sharing data available only through U.S. space 
      technology, and planning ahead to use the same information for many 
      different purposes, we are pooling our resources wisely to achieve far-
      reaching results.  I congratulate EPA's Dr. Denice Shaw and her 
      colleagues for the intensive effort toward reinventing government that 
      led to this timely agreement."  
      
      	   For further information, contact Dr. Denice Shaw, EPA Environmental, 
      Monitoring and Assessment Program, (919) 541-2698. 
      
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