The AmericaView Consortium is pleased to announce Earth Observation Day 2010 (EO Day). AmericaView (AV) is a nationwide program that focuses on public domain remote sensing data and geospatial technology in support of applied research, K-16 education, workforce development, and technology transfer. The purposes of EO Day, which will be held on March 24, 2010, are: 1) to recognize the importance of using remotely sensed data to monitor the Earth and its environments; and 2) to promote the use of remotely sensed data by K-16 teachers and students. The first EO Day was held on September 21, 2006 to commemorate the U.S. Department of the Interior announcement of the Earth observing satellite program.
For nearly forty years the data resulting from land remote sensing instruments have given scientists, land managers and conservationists an invaluable tool for studying and managing our ever-changing planet. Earth Observation Day 2010 commemorates the 25th anniversary of the launch of Landsat 5 (March 1, 1984). Landsat 5 is still in operation 24 years after its planned design life.
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This venerable remote sensing satellite is still collecting global moderate resolution imagery downloadable at no cost from the U.S. Geological Survey's Global Visualization Viewer (Glovis) Web site. Recognition of this technological achievement is well deserved.
Starting in 2010, EO Day will be annual joint activity of the AmericaView Consortium and the U.S. Geological Survey. Please visit this Web site before March 24, 2010 for additional information about EO Day.
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