Land Remote Sensing Commercialization Act of 1984
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The Land Remote Sensing Commercialization Act of 1984 was a U.S. law that sought to transfer civilian satellite Earth-observation activities from government operation to private sector control and commercialization.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Land Remote Sensing Commercialization Act of 1984 canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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remote sensing law ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Land Remote-Sensing Commercialization Act of 1984 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | civilian land remote sensing from space ⓘ |
| containsProvision |
data continuity requirements for land remote sensing
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pricing and access rules for remote sensing data ⓘ terms for transfer of government-owned remote sensing systems to private operators ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dataTypeCovered |
land surface imagery
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multispectral satellite data ⓘ |
| enactedIn | 99th United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first major U.S. statute to attempt full commercialization of civilian land remote sensing ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Reagan administration commercial space policy ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | public law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| policyArea |
commercial space activities
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science and technology policy ⓘ space policy ⓘ |
| presidentAtEnactment | Ronald Reagan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to commercialize civilian land remote sensing activities
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to encourage private enterprise in remote sensing ⓘ to reduce direct federal operation of civilian remote sensing satellites ⓘ to transfer civilian Earth observation satellite operations to the private sector ⓘ |
| region |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| regulates |
commercial operation of land remote sensing satellite systems
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distribution of land remote sensing data ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Department of Commerce
NERFINISHED
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Landsat program NERFINISHED ⓘ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ United States remote sensing policy ⓘ |
| requires |
assured data availability for U.S. government users
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licensing of private land remote sensing system operators ⓘ protection of foreign policy interests in commercial remote sensing ⓘ protection of national security interests in commercial remote sensing ⓘ |
| sectorAffected |
commercial satellite imaging industry
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federal Earth observation programs ⓘ |
| signedBy | Ronald Reagan ⓘ |
| status | partially superseded ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Earth observation
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civilian satellite systems ⓘ commercialization of satellite data ⓘ land remote sensing ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1984 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992
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replaced
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Land Remote Sensing Commercialization Act of 1984
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