LANDSAT - GROWING CONCERNS

1977 ARC Identifier 54512 / Local Identifier . THREE U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ARE COOPERATING IN A “LARGE AREA CROP INVENTORY EXPERIMENT (LACIE)“. SCIENTISTS WORKING ON PROJECT LACIE ARE EXPERIMENTING WITH LANDSAT IMAGERY TO ESTIMATE CROP PRODUCTION ON A WORLDWIDE BASIS. IN ADDITION, SATELLITE INFORMATION PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE VIEW OF OUR FOREST LANDS, IMAGES WHICH MAY HELP IMPROVE THE MANAGEMENT OF FORESTS. SATELLITE IMAGERY ALSO HELPS CONTROL INSECT DESTRUCTION OF CROPS AND TREES BY PINPOINTIN