EARTH RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL
INFORMATION SYSTEM ACT OF 1977

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SPACE

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE,
AND TRANSPORTATION

UNITED STATES SENATE

NINETY-FIFTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

S. 657

TO DEVELOP AND ESTABLISH AN EARTH RESOURCES AND
ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; TO DIRECT THE
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION TO
CONTINUE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND TO ESTABLISH
THE SPACE SEGMENT OF THE SYSTEM; TO DIRECT THE
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR TO ESTABLISH THE DATA
HANDLING SEGMENT OF THE SYSTEM; AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES

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Washington, D.C. 20402

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION

WARREN G. MAGNUSON, Washington, Chairman

HOWARD W. CANNON, Nevada
RUSSELL B. LONG, Louisiana

ERNEST F. HOLLINGS, South Carolina
DANIEL K. INOUYE, Hawaii
ADLAI E. STEVENSON, Illinois
WENDELL H. FORD, Kentucky
JOHN A. DURKIN, New Hampshire
EDWARD ZORINSKY, Nebraska
DONALD W. RIEGLE, JR., Michigan
JOHN MELCHER, Montana

JAMES B. PEARSON, Kansas
ROBERT P. GRIFFIN, Michigan
TED STEVENS, Alaska

BARRY GOLDWATER, Arizona
BOB PACKWOOD, Oregon

HARRISON H. SCHMITT, New Mexico
JOHN C. DANFORTH, Missouri

EDWARD A. MERLIS, Staff Director
THOMAS G. ALLISON, Chief Counsel
JAMES P. WALSH, General Counsel

MALCOLM M. B. STERRETT, Minority Staff Director

SUBCOMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SPACE
ADLAI E. STEVENSON, Illinois, Chairman

WENDELL H. FORD, Kentucky
RUSSELL B. LONG, Louisiana
ERNEST F. HOLLINGS, South Carolina
EDWARD ZORINSKY, Nebraska
DONALD W. RIEGLE, JR., Michigan

HARRISON H. SCHMITT, New Mexico
ROBERT P. GRIFFIN, Michigan
BARRY GOLDWATER, Arizona

(II)

Davenport, Joan, Assistant Secretary for Energy and Minerals, Depart-

ment of the Interior; accompanied by John M. DeNoyer, Director, EROS

program

Questions and answers.

Hjort, Howard, Director of Economics, Policy Analysis and Budget, U.S.
Department of Agriculture; accompanied by Hal Strickland, Remote
Sensing Coordinator_

Questions and answers..

Lovelace, Dr. Alan M., Acting Administrator, National Aeronautics and

Space Administration__.

Questions and answers.

Press, Dr. Frank, Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Execu-
tive Office of the President; accompanied by Philip Smith, Assistant Di-
rector

Prepared statement_

Questions and answers_

MAY 25, 1977

Opening statement by Senator Ford__.

Cleveland, Harlan, director, Program of International Affairs, Aspen In-

stitute for Humanistic Studies__

Report

Questions and answers_

Epstein, Dr. Edward S., Associate Administrator, National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; and David S.

Johnson, Director, National Environmental Satellite Service____

Report

140

141

Mathews, Charles, former Associate Administrator for Applications, Na-

tional Aeronautics and Space Administration_

Prepared statement__

161

171

Questions and answers-

174

Mink, Patsy T., Assistant Secretary of State, Oceans and International En-
vironmental and Scientific Affairs; accompanied by Irwin M. Pikus; and
Ronald F. Stowe____

Questions and answers.

123
132

JUNE 13, 1977

Opening statement by Senator Ford__.

Anderson, Dr. Arthur G., Chairman, Committee on Remote Sensing Pro-

grams for Earth Resources Surveys, National Academy of Sciences, and

president, General Products Division, IBM Corp.; Daniel J. Fink, Chair-

man, Space Applications Board, National Academy of Engineering, and

vice president and general manager, Space Division, General Electric

Co.; Dr. John L. McLucas, president, Comsat General Corp.; Dr. Allen E.

Puckett, former Chairman, Space Applications Board, National Academy

of Engineering, and president, Hughes Aircraft Co.; and Dr. George E.

Solomon, general manager, TRW Defense and Space Systems Group, and

vice president, TRW, Inc__