The first Earth Resources Technology Satellite
(ERST — 1) was launched on July 23,
1972. In the seven months since it was activated,
over 34.000 scenes of the earth have been
obtained, covering all major land masses and
about 75 percent of the world's land area.
The purpose of the ERTS program is to
provide an assessment of remote sensing from
a satellite as a technique for inventorying and
monitoring the earth's resources to provide for
better management of these sources. '
Other ID | JA87HY94VD |
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Journal Section | Research Article |
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Publication Date | March 1, 1974 |
Submission Date | March 1, 1974 |
Published in Issue | Year 1974 Volume: 13 Issue: 3 |