[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 11, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19383-19384]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-8854]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey


National Satellite Land Remote Sensing Data Archive Advisory 
Committee, Committee Meeting

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, the National Satellite Land 
Remote Sensing Data Archive (NSLRSDA) Advisory Committee will meet at 
or near the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Center in Reston, 
VA. The Committee, comprised of 15 members from academia, industry, 
government, information science, natural science, social science, and 
policy/law, will provide the USGS with advice and consultation on 
defining and accomplishing the NSLRSDA'a archiving and access goals to 
carry out the requirements of the Land Remote

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Sensing Policy Act; on priorities of the NSLRSDA's tasks; and, on 
issues of archiving, data management, science, policy, and public-
private partnerships.
    Topics to be reviewed and discussed by the Committee include 
determining the content of and upgrading the basic data set as 
identified by the Congress; metadata content and accessibility; product 
characteristics, availability, and delivery; and archiving, data 
access, and distribution policies.

DATES AND LOCATION: April 26-28, 2000, commencing at 8:45 a.m. April 26 
and adjourning at 2 pm on April 28. Meeting will be held at the USGS 
National Center in Reston, Virginia, Room BA102A on April 26-27. On 
April 28, the meeting will be held at the Hyatt Dulles.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Thomas M. Holm, Acting Chief, Data 
Services Branch, U.S. Geological Survey, EROS Data Center, Sioux Falls, 
South Dakota, 57198 at (605) 594-6142 or email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meetings of the National Satellite Land 
Remote Sensing Data Archive Advisory Committee are open to the public. 
Previous Committee meeting minutes are available for public review at 
http://edc.usgs.gov/programs/nslrsda/advcomm.html.

    Dated: April 5, 2000.
Richard E. Witmer,
Chief Geographer.
[FR Doc. 00-8854 Filed 4-10-00; 8:45 am]
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