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,,resolution  ,celebrat+ ! #ej?         
anniv]s>y ( ! inaugural laun* ( ! ,l&sat
 s]ies ( ,e>? ,obs]vation satellites1 a 
jo9t mission ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates          
,geological ,survey & ! ,national       
,a]onautics & ,space ,adm9i/ration4     
,:]eas1 on ,july #bc1 #bjbb1 ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,geological ,survey 7ref]r$ to 9 
?is preamble z ,,usgs7 & ! ,national    
,a]onautics & ,space ,adm9i/ration      
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is preamble z ,,nasa7     
celebrate ! #ej? anniv]s>y ( ! laun* ( !
 ,l&sat s]ies ( ,e>? ,obs]vation        
satellites 7commonly kn[n z ! ,l&sat    
program72 ,:]eas1 ?r\gh satellite remote
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sci5tific in/rum5t1 ! ,l&sat program    
introduc$ a p[]ful tool = humank9d to   
obs]ve ! res\rces ( ,e>? & ! long-t]m   

*anges 9 ! condition ( ! l& surfaces (  
,e>?2 ,:]eas1 z ! fir/ civilian program 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates = ! sy/ematic         
obs]vation ( ! l& surfaces ( ,e>?1 !    
,l&sat program has exemplifi$ ! highe/  
ideals ( ! ,unit$ ,nations ,committee on
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help+ to position ! ,unit$ ,/ates z a   
global lead] 9 ! field ( satellite      
remote s5s+2 ,:]eas data & imag]y ( ,e>?
 produc$ by ! ,l&sat program h be5 us$ =
 #ej ye>s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ar\nd !   
_w-- 7#a7 to analyze crop conditions1   
soil moi/ure1 & global crop production2 
7#b7 to =eca/ ! ne$s ( ! _w to ensure   
food security2  7#c7 to monitor wat]    
consumption2  7#d7 to facilitate em]g5cy
 responses to & po/-ev5t analyses (     
natural disa/]s1 includ+ e>?quakes1     
volcanoes1 floods1 tsunamis1 hurricanes1
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*ang+ l&-use patt]ns2  7#f7 to track    
rec$+ glaci]s & *anges 9 sea-ice ext5t2 
&  7#g7 to survey urban gr[?2 ,:]eas    
data & imag]y produc$ by ! ,l&sat       

program h be5 appli$ by-- 7#a7 _m       
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local ag5cies1         
p>ticul>ly ag5cies )9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( !   
,int]ior & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture2 &
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,:]eas1 s9ce #bjjh1 calibrat$ on-bo>d   
data & imag]y produc$ by ! ,l&sat       
program h be5 made globally available at
 no co/ to ! public1 greatly amplify+ ! 
use ( su* data & imag]y1 exp&+ gr[+     
m>kets = comm]cial remote s5s+ data &   
analysis1 provid+ ! f\ndation =         
comm]cial innovations 9 l& remote s5s+1 
& s]v+ z a tru/$ ref]5ce = ! calibration
 ( in/rum5ts & improvem5t ( comm]cial   
data products2 ,:]eas data produc$ by ! 
,l&sat program has be5 e/imat$ to       
provide billions ( doll>s 9 value to !  
economy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ea* ye>2      
,:]eas #ej ye>s ( cont9u\s ,l&sat       
obs]vations-- 7#a7 supply ! _w )        
imp>tial1 fundam5tal evid5ce to support 

a sci5tific und]/&+ ( a *ang+ global    
climate2 &  7#b7 =m ! basis = ?\s&s (   
pe]-review$1 sci5tific publications t h 
docum5t$ *anges 9 ! l& surface ( ,e>?2  
,:]eas data produc$ by ! ,l&sat program 
provide an invaluable common vocabul>y &
 a %>$ set ( ref]5ces = ! /ate ( ,e>? t 
c in=m int]national1 ,f$]al1 & local    
ef=ts to address difficult environm5tal 
& public policy issues2 ,:]eas ,,usgs & 
,,nasa are curr5tly develop+ mission    
concepts = ,l&sat ,next1 ! foll[-on     
mission to ,l&sat #i2 ,:]eas ,l&sat #i &
 ! ,su/a9able ,l& ,imag+ program w build
 on & /r5g!n ?is key res\rce ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates to provide a su/a9able1          
space-bas$ sy/em to ext5d & improve !   
#ej-ye> s]ies ( sci5ce-quality1 global  
l& imag+ measurem5ts produc$ by ! ,l&sat
 program--! longe/ "t s]ies ( ! l&      
surface ( ,e>?2 & ,:]eas1 dur+ ,july    
#bjbb1 ,,usgs1 ,,nasa1 sci5ti/s1        
eng9e]s1 l& manag]s1 & ! p ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates w celebrate #ej ye>s s9ce ! laun*
 ( ! fir/ ,e>?-obs]v+ satellite ( !     

,l&sat program3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t !   
,s5ate-- 7#a7 celebrates ! #ej?         
anniv]s>y ( ! inaugural laun* ( ! ,l&sat
 s]ies ( ,e>? ,obs]vation satellites    
7commonly kn[n z ! ,l&sat program72     
7#b7 recognizes ! sci5tific1 eng9e]+1 & 
analytical exp]tise ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
,geological ,survey 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is    
resolution z ,,usgs71 ! ,national       
,a]onautics & ,space ,adm9i/ration      
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is resolution z ,,nasa71 &
 ! advisory ,l&sat ,sci5ce ,team2  7#c7 
recognizes ! important contributions t  
data produc$ by ! ,l&sat program        
provides to decision-mak]s worldwide & !
 desire to cont9ue ! ,l&sat program into
 ! next #ej ye>s ?r\gh ,l&sat ,next2    
7#d7 designates ,july #bc1 #bjbb1 z     
,l&sat #ej? ,anniv]s>y ,day1 or         
,l&saturday2 &  7#e7 respectfully       
reque/s t ! ,secret>y ( ! ,s5ate        
transmit an enroll$ copy ( ?is          
resolution to ! ,director ( ,,usgs & !  
,adm9i/rator ( ,,nasa4