Agency Report Forms Under OMB Review

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__________

______________________________

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(14) How many full Landsat scene equivalents did you obtain in

calendar year 1994 (to date)?

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 __________

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(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:

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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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