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1. Introduction
Pages 8-15

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... The advent of civil satellite remote sensing raised expectations that state, county, and local governments would rapidly develop further applications of this new source of information, but those early expectations were not fulfilled. Although many state and local governments have used airborne remote sensing data to obtain information for both management and policy purposes, the use of satellite data in the nonfederal public sector is still limited.
From page 10...
... The nonfederal public sector in the United States is a unique and often difficult setting in which to introduce new applications of satellite remote sensing data. Although potentially a large user market in the aggregate, it is highly decentralized, consisting of tens of thousands of independent and quasi-independent jurisdictions, each with complex budgetary, procurement, and decision1Another NRC report, People and Pixels: Linking Remote Sensing and Social Science, Washington, D.C., National Academy Press, 1998, discusses the use of remote sensing data by social scientists, farmers, local governments, and urban and natural resource managers.
From page 11...
... Because managers in these jurisdictions are directly accountable to the voting public and their elected representatives and often must also meet the requirements of other levels of government, such as states and federal agencies, they operate in a complex political environment. Unlike the federal government, which uses remote sensing data and information for research, analysis, and public policy, state and local governments are engaged primarily in fulfilling highly specific operational responsibilities related to public sector management and governance.
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From page 13...
... Many of the issues previously considered by the steering committee also proved relevant to the issues that concern state and local decision makers. In its first report, Transforming Remote Sensing Data into Information and Applications,2 the steering committee examined institutional issues related to the adoption of remote sensing applications in new settings and to bridging the gap between raw remote sensing data and the information needed by decision makers.
From page 14...
... Because remote sensing data can be georeferenced, they can be combined with topographic, land use, or tax data in a GIS database to provide information not previously available. State and local governments have never before had such a broad array of land remote sensing data available to them.
From page 15...
... Chapter 5 contains the findings and recommendations of the steering committee. Appendix A contains the Executive Summary of the steering committee's first report, which addresses barriers to developing remote sensing applications and proposes steps to address those obstacles.


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