Satellite relay and processing of hydrologic data in south Florida
Water-Resources Investigations Report
75-12
By: E.T. Wimberly
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Abstract
Management of water in south Florida requires current hydrologic data on water levels and rainfall. This need is being met by a data processing system which provides near-real-time data from remote areas. The flow of data is from data-collection platforms at field sites via LANDSAT-1 satellite to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) ground-receiving stations to the NASA Data Processing Facility at Goddard Space Flight Center to the Miami office of the U.S. Geological Survey to data users. The process requires only a few hours, and current data are provided to water-management agencies in several different forms. The system has proven to be dependable.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Satellite relay and processing of hydrologic data in south Florida |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 75-12 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri7512 |
| Year Published | 1975 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | 19 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |