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Subject: Re: Sharing Satellite Imagery?
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:23:53 -0700
From: Matt Fox <[log in to unmask]>
To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>
You might check this out.
http://geocarta.blogspot.com/2007/03/non-profit-formed-to-give-away.html
Matt
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Subject: Sharing Satellite Imagery?
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> Subject: Sharing Satellite Imagery?
> Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 14:31:15 -0400
> From: Carol McAuliffe <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
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> Dear MAPS-L,
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>
> I have a topic for discussion I would like to bring up about copyright
> issues surrounding satellite imagery.
>
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>
> First a little background. One constant question I am asking myself is,
> what can we do to make our collection stronger, more relevant, more
> useful to the researchers here at the University. One resource that is
> being used extensively by a variety of disciplines is satellite
> imagery. Many of the colloquiums and talks that I go to reference the
> use of satellite imagery in their research in one form or another. When
> the researcher is questioned about where he gets the imagery they often
> chuckle and talk about the what they went through getting it, whether it
> was via his department, the country of which the imagery was taken, or
> from their own pocket. Only a few of the researchers here at UF know
> about the fact that they can write a proposal requesting that the
> library use funds to purchase satellite imagery for them. We are fairly
> selective and focus on our high interest areas and also give preference
> to images that are adjacent to ones that we already have. However,
> given the cost of the imagery, it would be impossible for us to fill all
> of the requests if this service was widely utilized even if image was in
> one of our high interest areas. The only solution seems it seems to me
> is resource sharing through cooperative agreements with other libraries.
>
>
>
> Here is the question I pose to the group, given that some of the
> satellite imagery out there is not copyrighted (Landsat 7), is it
> unethical or even illegal to share /complete/ copies of the data amongst
> libraries to enhance their collections? It seems to me that if it is
> possible, this could be an excellent way for libraries to fill in gaps
> in their collections. Satellite imagery is so expensive we can only buy
> a handful of images a year and overall that encompasses a VERY small
> percentage of what is out there and what is actually needed by our
> researchers.
>
>
>
> Thoughts? Opinions? I apologize if this has been discussed in detail in
> the past. I did look in the archives to see what I could find but a lot
> of it was very old information at this point. In case it is helpful to
> anyone, what I found from 1998 is in blue below.
>
> Thanks to anyone who wants to offer their opinions on this topic! I
> will compile the responses if it is desired.
>
>
>
> *Carol McAuliffe***,** Map Librarian
> Map and Imagery Library, Spatial Information Services Unit
> Government Documents Department
> George A. Smathers Libraries
> University of Florida
> (352) 273-2828
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> Date: Tue, 01 Dec 1998 11:49:08 -0500
> From: Raymond Byrnes [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: copyright and Landsat images <fwd>
>
> Mr. Winters:
>
> The Landsat copyright issue is, indeed, somewhat confusing.
>
> Beginning in 1972, the first five Landsats were launched by
> NASA as ongoing research projects, while a growing number of users,
> especially within the Federal government, came to use Landsat data in a
> routine operational mode.
>
> Until September of 1985, when Congress determined to see the program
> commercialized, Landsat data were in the public domain, with no
> restrictions on making copies. At that time, EOSAT, later replaced
> by Space Imaging Co. of Thornton, CO, was given exclusive rights to
> market data from Landsats 4 and 5, both of which were operational (with
> Landsats 1-3 retired from service). Commercial rights on newly
> acquired Thematic Mapper (TM) data are retained for ten years,
> then the data return to the public domain. So, Landsat TM data from
> the late 1980's are now available from the USGS EROS Data Center at
> the cost of fulfilling a user's request and with no copyright
> restrictions. As I recall, all Landsat multispectral scanner (MSS)
> data rights were returned by EOSAT to the Federal government around
> in 1992. (The MSS was the original Landsat imaging instrument with a
> 90-meter ground resolution.)
>
> Therefore, copyright restrictions are in place for TM data originally
> purchased from EOSATor Space Imaging if the data are less than ten
> years old. Outside of that, as I recall, no restrictions apply.
>
> To be safe, in case I have overlooked any exceptions, you can contact
> Tom Holm at the EROS Data Center (605-594-6960) or Space
> Imaging (www.spaceimaging.com).
>
> Landsat 7, to be launched by NASA in April of 1999, will mark a return
> of the program to the Federal sector, with data once again available
> at the cost of fulfilling orders and with no copyright restrictions.
>
> Ray Byrnes
> USGS Liaison
> Land Satellite Programs
> (703-648-4787)
>
>> >> Johnnie Sutherland <[log in to unmask]> 11/30 5:05 PM >>>
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> Date: Mon, 30 Nov 1998 14:07:25 -0600 (CST)
> From: christopher winters [log in to unmask]
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> Subject: copyright and Landsat images
>
> Does anyone have any knowledge of the copyright issues surrounding
> Landsat data? Landsat data are in some senses products of a U.S.
> government agency hence ought to free of any kind of copyright
> restrictions, but of course these data are quite expensive and the
> agency involved has a peculiar legal status.
>
> I am particularly interested in hearing about the legality of allowing
> purchased Landsat data to be copied.
>
> Thanks in advance for any comments.
>
> Chris Winters
> University of Chicago Library
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