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The Land Remote-Sensing Commercialization Act of 1984 is a United States statute establishing a system to further the utilization of
satellite imagery Satellite images (also Earth observation imagery, spaceborne photography, or simply satellite photo) are images of Earth collected by imaging satellites operated by governments and businesses around the world. Satellite imaging companies sell im ...
data obtained from
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s located in a
geocentric orbit A geocentric orbit, Earth-centered orbit, or Earth orbit involves any object orbiting Earth, such as the Moon or artificial satellites. In 1997, NASA estimated there were approximately 2,465 artificial satellite payloads orbiting Earth and 6,21 ...
above the
atmosphere of Earth The atmosphere of Earth is composed of a layer of gas mixture that surrounds the Earth's planetary surface (both lands and oceans), known collectively as air, with variable quantities of suspended aerosols and particulates (which create weather ...
. The H.R. 5155
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was passed by the 98th U.S. Congressional session and enacted into law by the 40th President of the United States Ronald Reagan on July 17, 1984.


Titles of the Act

Title 15
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Chapter 68 was authored as seven titles based on U.S. Congressional findings, policies, and purposes as in accordance with the existing
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and
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. :Title I: Declaration of Findings, Purposes, and Policies - ''15 U.S.C. §§ 4201-4204'' :Title II: Operation and Data Marketing of Landsat System - ''15 U.S.C. §§ 4211-4215'' :Title III: Provision of Data Continuity after the Landsat System - ''15 U.S.C. §§ 4221-4227'' :Title IV: Licensing of Private Remote-Sensing Space Systems - ''15 U.S.C. §§ 4241-4246'' :Title V: Research and Development - ''15 U.S.C. §§ 4261-4263'' :Title VI: General Provisions - ''15 U.S.C. §§ 4271-4278'' :Title VII: Prohibition of Commercialization of Weather Satellites - ''15 U.S.C. §§ 4291-4292''


U.S. Congressional Actions to 1984 Act

U.S. Congressional amendment and fiscal authorization to the Land Remote-Sensing Commercialization Act of 1984.


Repeal

The Land Remote-Sensing Commercialization Act was repealed by the enactment of the Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992. The legislative repeal was passed by the 102nd U.S. Congressional session and enacted into law by the 41st President of the United States George H.W. Bush on October 28, 1992.


See also

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Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science The Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) is a United States Geological Survey data management, systems development, and research field center. It serves as the national archive of remotely sensed images of the Earth's land s ...
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Commercial use of space Space economy refers to the set of activities, industries, technologies, services, and resources that generate economic value through the space exploration, understanding, management, and exploitation of outer space. Commercial satellite us ...
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Copernicus Programme Copernicus is the Earth observation component of the European Union Space Programme, managed by the European Commission and implemented in partnership with the Member state of the European Union, EU member states, the European Space Agency (ES ...
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Earth Observing System The Earth Observing System (EOS) is a program of NASA comprising a series of artificial satellite missions and scientific instruments in Earth orbit designed for long-term global observations of the land surface, biosphere, earth's atmosphere, at ...
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Ocean Surface Topography Mission OSTM/Jason-2, or Ocean Surface Topography Mission/Jason-2 satellite, was an international Earth observation satellite altimeter joint mission for sea surface height measurements between NASA and CNES. It was the third satellite in a series sta ...
* Satellite crop monitoring


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* * {{Portal bar, Earth sciences, Geography, Spaceflight, Technology 1984 in American law 98th United States Congress Presidency of Ronald Reagan
1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...
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