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Fact Sheet 2005–3010

Commercial Remote Sensing Data Contract

By U.S. Geological Survey

Archived Publication—Most of the information contained in this publication is no longer current and is not expected to be updated.

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Summary

The U. S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) Commercial Remote Sensing Data Contracts (CRSDCs) provide government agencies with access to a broad range of commercially available remotely sensed airborne and satellite data. These contracts were established to support The National Map partners, other Federal Civilian agency programs, and Department of Defense programs that require data for the United States and its territories. Experience shows that centralized procurement of remotely sensed data leads to considerable cost savings to the Federal government through volume discounts, reduction of redundant contract administrative costs, and avoidance of duplicate purchases. These contracts directly support the President’s Commercial Remote Sensing Space Policy, signed in 2003, by providing a centralized mechanism for civil agencies to acquire commercial remote sensing products to support their mission needs in an efficient and coordinated way. CRSDC administration is provided by the USGS Mid-Continent Mapping Center in Rolla, Missouri.

First posted January 2005

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Suggested citation:

U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Commercial Remote Sensing Data contract: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2005–3010, 1 p., available only online at https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2005/3010/.


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