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4.18. New data recorder for remote sensing
Since the beginning of the LANDSAT commercialization process in 1985, EOSAT has introduced a number of new products and services, which have been focused on expanding applications and improving access to LANDSAT TM data. Details of these products may be obtained from EOSAT. EOSAT provides a variety of periodicals for the growing LANDSAT data user community. The LANDSAT Data User Notes, LANDSAT Application Notes and LANDSAT Technical Notes are distributed periodically. Two Directories of LANDSAT-related products and services are available for users within the USA and internationally. Special reports produced by the Thermal Infrared Working Group (TIRWG) and Sea Wide Field Sensor (SeaWiFS) Working Group are also available. All of the aforementioned EOSAT publications are available free of charge on request from: EOSAT Public Affairs Office, 4200 Forbes Boulevard, Lanham, Maryland 20706, USA.
4.18. NEW DATA RECORDER FOR REMOTE SENSING””
CREO Electronics Corporation, with federal government support, is developing a new optical data recorder capable of storing five thousand times the amount of data carried on standard magnetic computer tapes. The CREO optical tape recorder uses the same technology as optical disk recorders, but a reel of tape can hold one thousand times the quantity of data that a disk of similar size can hold. It is designed for users who have massive amounts of data for storage, but do not need split-second access time. The optical tape will have a storage life of twenty years, although with some media, the storage life will last for several decades. Production of the data recorders will begin in 1989 and the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing (CCRS) will receive the first three recorders for evaluation.
4.19. NASA UPDATES MIXED FLEET MANIFEST”a’
On 15 March 1988, NASA issued an updated mixed fleet manifest reflecting current planning for primary payloads for Space Shuttle missions and expendable launch vehicles (ELVs) through Fiscal Year 1993. The manifest is for planning purposes only. Firm Shuttle payload assignments are made during the formal integration process about 19 months prior to launch. The next planned Shuttle launch (STS-26) remains in August 1988. (‘“)From Remole Sensingin Canada, Vol. 15, No. 1, Winter 1987. c”‘)From NASA News Release 8%38,15 March 1988.
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4.18. NEW DATA RECORDER FOR REMOTE SENSING””
CREO Electronics Corporation, with federal government support, is developing a new optical data recorder capable of storing five thousand times the amount of data carried on standard magnetic computer tapes. The CREO optical tape recorder uses the same technology as optical disk recorders, but a reel of tape can hold one thousand times the quantity of data that a disk of similar size can hold. It is designed for users who have massive amounts of data for storage, but do not need split-second access time. The optical tape will have a storage life of twenty years, although with some media, the storage life will last for several decades. Production of the data recorders will begin in 1989 and the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing (CCRS) will receive the first three recorders for evaluation.
4.19. NASA UPDATES MIXED FLEET MANIFEST”a’
On 15 March 1988, NASA issued an updated mixed fleet manifest reflecting current planning for primary payloads for Space Shuttle missions and expendable launch vehicles (ELVs) through Fiscal Year 1993. The manifest is for planning purposes only. Firm Shuttle payload assignments are made during the formal integration process about 19 months prior to launch. The next planned Shuttle launch (STS-26) remains in August 1988. (‘“)From Remole Sensingin Canada, Vol. 15, No. 1, Winter 1987. c”‘)From NASA News Release 8%38,15 March 1988.
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