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Joint Satellite Mapping and Remote Sensing Committee 210 Little Falls Street, Falls Church, VA 22046 [[representation of the 1934 American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing]] American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (703)534-6617 [[representation of the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping]] American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (703)241-2446 _______________________________________ [[left-margin]] Charles H. Andregg Lawrence F. Ayers, Jr. Ralph Bernstein Fred C. Billingsley Barry C. Bishop John C. Bossler ✓Francis Bretherton Dino Brugioni Alden P. Colvocoresses Robert N. Colwell ✓Frederick J. Doyle John J. Graham Alan F. Gregory Michel T. Halbouty Frederick B. Henderson, III Roger M. Hoffer ✓Roland S. Inlow Donald C. Latham Thomas M. Lillesand ✓John Logsdon Donald S. Lowe ✓Arthur C. Lundahl John S. MacDonald Robert McEwen ✓John L. McLucas Francis H. Moffitt Stanley A. Morain Maurice O. Nyquist Charles K. Paul William A. Radlinski Paul Rosenberg Vincent V. Salomonson Philip N. Slater Alan R. Stevens W. Murray Strome James V. Taranik ✓James Van Allen Allen H. Watkins Roy A. Welch James A. Williams Richard S. Williams, Jr. M. Gordon Wolman Alberta Auringer Wood J. M. Zarzycki [[top middle of page]] October 23, 1987 The President The White House Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President: One of the truly great accomplishments of the U.S. space effort has been the Landsat Earth-sensing program which has provided valuable information to our government, industry, and the general public. The international aspects of this program have brought great economic and foreign policy benefits to the United States. We now see the United States rapidly falling behind in such endeavors, but believe there is an action that, at reasonable cost, can reestablish this country in the forefront of space technology. We hereby propose that the United States Government establish by 1992 (the International Space Year) a truly operational Earth Remote Sensing Satellite Program. Such a state-of-the-art system would monitor and map this Earth within acceptable resolution limits and would find support from all concerned with life on this planet. We, the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS), and the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM), speak directly for over 16,000 members. These two Societies encompass the technical expertise and experience to assist in the definition of a proper system in conjunction with the concerned Federal Agencies. We have studied the basic problem of satellite Earth-sensing for over 20 years and offer our assistance in defining the replacement for the magnificent, but now obsolescent, Landsat system. Sincerely yours, [[signature]] John J. Graham President, ASPRS [[signature]] Alberta Auringer Wood President, ACSM
