Abstract After nearly a decade of attempting to guide the complex process of land remote sensing in the US, the 1984 Land Remote Sensing Commercialization Act was repealed. In its place, Congress passed the Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992. This action was prompted by what many observers consider a failed attempt at commercialization and the inability of the old law's provisions to meet the compelling needs of scientific research. The new law attempts to address these failures and, in many respects, is successful. Nonetheless it still embodies some of the problems associated with the earlier law. This article compares the provisions of the two laws and provides an analysis of the new law's strengths and weaknesses.


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    Title :

    The promise and problems of the land remote sensing policy act of 1992


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Space Policy ; 9 , 4 ; 319-328


    Publication date :

    1993-01-01


    Size :

    10 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English






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