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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[Notice 94-100]
Agency Report Forms Under OMB Review
AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
ACTION: Notice of Agency Report Forms Under OMB Review.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35), agencies are required to submit proposed information
collection requests to OMB for review and approval, and to publish a
notice in the Federal Register notifying the public that the agency has
made submission.
Copies of the proposed forms, the requests for clearance (S.F.
83's), supporting statements, instructions, transmittal letters, and
other documents submitted to OMB for review, may be obtained from the
Agency Clearance Officer. A copy of the proposed questionnaire is
attached. Comments on the items listed should be submitted to the
Agency Clearance Officer and the OMB Paperwork Reduction Project.
DATES: Comments are requested by December 28, 1994. If you anticipate
commenting on a form but find that time to prepare will prevent you
from submitting comments promptly, you should advise the OMB Paperwork
Reduction Project and the Agency Clearance Officer of your intent as
early as possible.
ADDRESSES: Donald J. Andreotta, NASA Agency Clearance Officer, Code
JTD, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546; Office of Management and
Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (2700-NEW), Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bessie Berry, NASA Reports Officer,
(202) 358-1368.
Reports
Title: Landsat Advisory Process Survey Questionnaire.
OMB Number: 2700-New.
Type of Request: New.
Frequency of Report: On occasion.
Type of Respondent: Individuals or households, State or local
governments, Farms, Businesses or other for-profit, Federal agencies or
employees, Non-profit institutions, Small businesses or organizations.
Number of Respondents: 100.
Responses Per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 100.
Hours Per Response: 2.
Annual Burden Hours: 200.
Number of Recordkeepers: 0.
Annual Hours Per Recordkeeping: 0.
Annual Recordkeeping Burden Hours: 0.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 200.
Abstract-Need/Uses: NASA is required by law to seek advice and
comments on the effectiveness of Landsat to improve its utility from US
Government agencies, State and local government agencies, academic
institutions, non-profit organizations, value-added companies,
industry, and the public.
Dated: December 6, 1994.
Donald J. Andreotta
Chief, IRM Policy and Acquisition Management Office.
Landsat Advisory Process Survey
November 1994.
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Landsat Advisory Process Survey
(1) How did you learn about the Landsat Advisory Process?
The Internet
A government publication
A professional journal or other publication
A professional meeting
From a colleague
Other (please specify) ______________
(2) Which of the following user categories best describes your area
of interest in the use of Landsat data products? (choose one only)
National security
University research
Post-secondary education
Primary or secondary education
Consultant services
News media
State/local government
Federal civil agency
Private industry
Public interest (non-profit) organization
International (Non-US) organization
Private citizen
Other (please specify) ______________
(3) In which of the following fields do you now use, plan to use, or
would like to use Landsat data products? (please check all that
apply)
Agriculture
Cartography
Coastal studies
Cold regions research
Construction
Engineering
Environmental monitoring
Forestry
Geology
Global change funded research
Hydrology
Land cover classification
Land use classification
Ocean studies
Transportation
Vegetation analysis
Wetlands
Wildlife studies
Other(s) (please specify) ______________
(4) Which of the following best describes the most frequent spatial
domain of your application of Landsat data? (choose one only)
Local area, e.g. within state or province
US national (including Alaska and Hawaii)
National, non-US
Regional, non-US
Global
(5) How long have you been using Landsat data?
0 to 3 years
3 to 7 years
More than 7 years
Not a current user of Landsat data
(6) How important is Landsat or Landsat-type data to the
accomplishment of your objectives?
Essential
Very important
Moderately important
Marginal
(7) On what type(s) of media do you currently receive Landsat data?
Hard copy image
Electronic file transfer
Magnetic tape
CD-ROM
Tape cartridge
Other (please specify)__________
(8) On what type(s) of media would you prefer to receive Landsat
data?
Hard copy image
Electronic file transfer
Magnetic tape
CD-ROM
Tape cartridge
Other (please specify)__________
(9) What other types of remotely-sensed data of the Earth do you
use? (check all that apply)
Ground-based measurements
Aerial photography
Non-photographic data from airborne platforms
Space photography
Non-photographic data from space-based platforms
(10) What types of remotely-sensed data do you use, or plan to use,
in concert with Landsat or Landsat-type data? (check all that apply)
Laboratory measurements/observations
Ground-based measurements
Aerial photography
Non-photographic data from airborne platforms
Space photography
Very high spatial resolution (1-5 meters), non-
photographic data from space-based platforms
High spatial resolution (5-80 meters), non-photographic
data from space-based platforms
Moderate to low spatial resolution (>80 meters), non-
photographic data from space-based platforms
(11) How do you currently rate the ease of obtaining Landsat data?
Readily obtainable
Somewhat difficult to obtain
Very difficult to obtain
(12) What is the primary difficulty you encounter with the use of
Landsat data?
Cost
Data characteristics (spatial/spectral resolution)
Data availability
Other (please specify)__________
(13) In the past 6 months, have you used any commercial or public
on-line service to search for, or browse Landsat data?
Yes
No
(a) If ``Yes,'' which one(s)__________
(b) Did the service meet your needs?
Yes
No
If ``No,'' please explain__________
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(14) How many full Landsat scene equivalents did you obtain in
calendar year 1994 (to date)?
<1> 1-5
6-10
11-20
21-100
>100
(15) For Landsat data you purchased since 1/1/93, please indicate
the number of scenes acquired for each period.
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MSS TM
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1/1/93 to present....................................... ...... ......
1/1/87-12/31/92......................................... ...... ......
1/1/82-12/31/86......................................... ...... ......
Before 12/31/81......................................... ...... ......
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(16) The cost of Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) data from
Landsat 7 is expected to be substantially less than the current cost
of TM data. Assuming a per scene cost for ETM+of $500-1000, will you
plan to use
More Landsat data/year than now
Less Landsat data/year than now
About the same number of scenes per year as now
Don't know
(17) Over the last five years, the number of Landsat scenes you have
used has
Increased steadily
Decreased steadily
Remained about the same
Varied from year to year
Not applicable--not a data user in that period
(18) If the same data were available through a domestic station at
double the price but with a substantially shorter delivery time than
through a foreign station, which of the following would be true?
More likely to buy data from domestic station
More likely to buy data from foreign station
Make no difference
Data source may vary dependent on other requirements
No opinion
(19) How important to your utilization of Landsat data is continued
direct transmission of local data to ground stations?
Very important
Somewhat important
Not very important
Unimportant
Don't know
(20) Have you ordered Landsat data from a ground station outside the
US within the past three years?
Yes
No
(a) If ``Yes,'' how would you rate the experience?
Completely satisfactory
Satisfactory
Somewhat unsatisfactory
Completely unsatisfactory
No basis to judge
(21) Indicate which of the following describe(s) your experience
with ground stations. (check all that apply)
The ground station provided local expertise that was of
value
The ground station had data from my area of interest
Metadata and/or browse files from the data at the ground
station were readily available
The ground station provided training and assistance in
applications and other user services
The ground station was difficult to use
Data prices were too high
Not applicable
Other comments __________
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(22) Currently, the Landsat system is unable to acquire data from
all land areas because of the absence of recording capability and
TDRSS link. In regard to your work, this limitation
Makes the current Landsat system of no value
Substantially limits the value of Landsat
Has no impact on the work
No opinion
(23) If Landsat data were available as a raw data stream from a
location in the US for use without restriction, and for only a
modest fee to cover government costs, would your organization be
interested in accessing it for distribution to others on a
commercial or public service basis?
No
Yes for commercial development (value-added)
Yes for public service (noncommercial) distribution
Not applicable
Depends on following conditions/circumstances:
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ETM+Instrument Characteristics
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Ground
Band Wavelength resolution
(um) (m)
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Pan........................................... 0.50-0.90 15
Band 1........................................ 0.45-0.52 30
Band 2........................................ 0.52-0.60 30
Band 3........................................ 0.63-0.69 30
Band 4........................................ 0.76-0.90 30
Band 5........................................ 1.55-1.75 30
Band 7........................................ 2.08-2.35 30
Band 6........................................ 10.4-12.5 60
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Swath width=185 km
5% absolute radiometric calibration
Revisit time=16 days
Best 8 of 9 bits
Data transmitted via two 75 Mbps data streams
(24) Given the above description of the ETM+instrument on Landsat 7,
how likely are you to use ETM+data?
Very likely
Somewhat likely
Not likely
Will not use ETM+data
Don't know
(25) Please rank the following features of ETM+in order of their
importance to you. (1--very important; 2--important; 3--nice to
have; 4--not important)
____ 185 km swath width
____ 5% absolute radiometric calibration
____ revisit interval 16 days
____ panchromatic band
____ thermal infrared band
____ 30m resolution
____ The suite of sensor characteristics
____ Other (specify) __________________
(26) Distribution of ETM+data is scheduled to begin by late 1998.
How many scenes of ETM+data do you (i.e., your organization) expect
to purchase the first year they are available? Assume cost per scene
is not a factor in your decision.
Less than 5 scenes
5-10 scenes
11-20 scenes
More than 20 scenes
I don't expect to purchase any scenes the first year
Don't know
How many scenes per year do you expect to purchase in subsequent
years?
Same as above
More than above
Less than above
Don't know
(27) Several commercial satellite systems are being built that will
supply very high spectral and spatial resolution data. How will the
advent of such systems affect your use of Landsat data?
Landsat data purchases will likely increase
Landsat data purchases will likely decrease
No impact on Landsat data purchases
Don't know
(28) Regarding planning for future Landsat missions, please rank the
following capabilities in ascending order (1 to 7: 1 being the most
important) of their importance to you.
__ Maintaining ETM+image characteristics
__ Improved spatial resolution in the Pan band
__ Improved spatial resolution in the spectral bands
__ Shorter revisit interval
__ Imroved spectral resolution (more bands)
__ Active sensing (radar capability)
__ Other (please specify) ______________
(29) Utilizing Landsat data in the future may require improved
technological capability in your organization, e.g., ability to
apply radiometric and/or geometric corrections to raw data. Such a
requirement
Would be a major difficulty
Would be a minor difficulty
Would be no difficulty
No opinion
(30) What other types of land remote sensing data acquired from
space-borne platforms are you currently using or plan to use?
Spot
Resours
ASTER
IRS
Other(s) (please specify) ______________
(31) Please provide your recommendations to the Landsat Program
Management regarding the status, effectiveness and operation of the
Landsat system.
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