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Subject:        Re: vendors for satellite images?
Date:   Thu, 22 May 2008 09:17:35 -0400
From:   Jeff Essic <[log in to unmask]>
To:     [log in to unmask]



Rebecca,

If you can wait, all Landsat images will soon be free.

http://landsat.usgs.gov/images/squares/USGS_Landsat_Imagery_Release.pdf

Jeff Essic


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Jeff Essic, Geospatial Data Services Librarian
North Carolina State University
D.H. Hill Library, Research & Information Services
Box 7111, Raleigh, NC  27695-7111
http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/gis
(919) 515-5698





On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 1:24 PM, Maps-L Moderator <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject:        vendors for satellite images?
> Date:   Wed, 21 May 2008 11:15:34 -0500
> From:   Power, Rebecca <[log in to unmask]>
> To:     <[log in to unmask]>
>
>
>
> To better serve our geosciences department, our library is planning to
> purchase some satellite images. We are looking at SPOT images (and maybe
> Landsat images too), and my geosciences faculty have been determining
> what images they need and trying to price them. They have sent a couple
> of requests for pricing of SPOT image to private vendors and have
> managed to get pricing from one vendor (I'm not sure who). They are
> wondering if the prices and/or quality of service varies between vendors
> and whether there are vendors they should be contacting, but don't know
> about. I am new to this subject area, so I thought I would check in with
> this list and see if you all have any advice.
>
> Thanks for any help you are able to give.
>
> Rebecca
>
> Rebecca Power
>
> Reference Librarian
>
> Miller Nichols Library
>
> University of Missouri - Kansas City
>
> 5100 Rockhill Road
>
> Kansas City, MO 64110
>
> (816) 235-1508
>
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