§ 5652. — Archiving of data.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC5652]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 82--LAND REMOTE SENSING POLICY
SUBCHAPTER V--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 5652. Archiving of data
(a) Public interest
It is in the public interest for the United States Government to--
(1) maintain an archive of land remote sensing data for
historical, scientific, and technical purposes, including long-term
global environmental monitoring;
(2) control the content and scope of the archive; and
(3) assure the quality, integrity, and continuity of the
archive.
(b) Archiving practices
The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Landsat
Program Management, shall provide for long-term storage, maintenance,
and upgrading of a basic, global, land remote sensing data set
(hereinafter referred to as the ``basic data set'') and shall follow
reasonable archival practices to assure proper storage and preservation
of the basic data set and timely access for parties requesting data.
(c) Determination of content of basic data set
In determining the initial content of, or in upgrading, the basic
data set, the Secretary of \1\ Interior shall--
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(1) use as a baseline the data archived on October 28, 1992;
(2) take into account future technical and scientific
developments and needs, paying particular attention to the
anticipated data requirements of global environmental change
research;
(3) consult with and seek the advice of users and producers of
remote sensing data and data products;
(4) consider the need for data which may be duplicative in terms
of geographical coverage but which differ in terms of season,
spectral bands, resolution, or other relevant factors;
(5) include, as the Secretary of the Interior considers
appropriate, unenhanced data generated either by the Landsat system,
pursuant to subchapter I of this chapter, or by licensees under
subchapter II of this chapter;
(6) include, as the Secretary of the Interior considers
appropriate, data collected by foreign ground stations or by foreign
remote sensing space systems; and
(7) ensure that the content of the archive is developed in
accordance with section 5656 of this title.
(d) Public domain
After the expiration of any exclusive right to sell, or after
relinquishment of such right, the data provided to the National
Satellite Land Remote Sensing Data Archive shall be in the public domain
and shall be made available to requesting parties by the Secretary of
the Interior at the cost of fulfilling user requests.
(Pub. L. 102-555, title V, Sec. 502, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4176.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 5602 of this title.
