Toward New Partnerships In Remote Sensing Government, the Private Sector, and Earth Science Research (2002) / Chapter Skim
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Together, these forces have contributed to a changing environment for remote sensing and Earth science research. The Steering Committee on Space Applications convened a workshop in March 2001 to explore the implications of the changing environment and the new relationships among researchers, government, and private sector remote sensing data providers.
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This report draws heavily on information from a workshop planning meeting with agency sponsors, on information presented by workshop speakers and by participants in breakout group discussions, and on the expertise and viewpoints of the members of the Steering Committee on Space Applications and Commercialization. It addresses domestic and civil issues related to public-private sector partnerships for remote sensing data.
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The partnership of entities with such dissimilar modes of operating inevitably raises complex issues related to how the new organization should function. Differences between the government and the private sector complicate negotiations on intellectual property and licensing agreements related to the use of privately owned remote sensing data, on data management and data continuity, on the development of measures of performance for public-private partnerships, and on realistic cost accounting in these partnerships (see the section below, "General Conclusions and Priority Issues".
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Because private sector firms view their data as intellectual property, there may be additional costs or intellectual property problems in reusing the data for scientific research. The steering committee found that the Science Data Buy was, in fact, a "science data license." Rather than purchasing the data, the government obtained licenses or data property rights from those commercial companies that specified terms for use of the data.
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Recommendation 4. Existing remote sensing data series for example, the Landsat series within current or anticipated public-private partnerships should be maintained to provide comparable data for scientific research over time.
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The steering committee commends the government's role in providing excellent calibration, validation, and verification of commercially obtained remote sensing data for scientific use. Recommendation 6.
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Little convergence exists between the public and private sectors on these topics, and yet future actions will have significant impact on the use of commercial remote sensing data for scientific research. Data management (e.g., data archiving and processing)
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8 TOWARD NEW PARTNERSHIPS IN REMOTE SENSING TABLE ES.1 Complexity and Significance of Cross-Cutting Issues Higher Complexity Lower Complexity Higher Significance Intellectual property and licensing Data management Impact of government processes Data continuity Lower Significance Performance metrics Realistic cost accounting than other issues involved in establishing successful public-private partnerships for providing remote sensing data for scientific research. The steering committee considered realistic cost accounting critical for creating future, successful partnerships, but of lower significance and complexity than other issues it analyzes in the report.
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