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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__________
      ______________________________
      ______________________________
(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 __________
      ______________________________
(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:
      ______________________________
      ______________________________
      ______________________________

                     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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