Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Re: [CRYOLIST] Nature article on Landsat

I am a long term user of SAR imagery for sea ice and ocean studies.  Often SAR data sets have been restricted for use for research by the need to

purchase imagery or via data proposals.  Both situations end with up limited data usage. This is compared with open access SAR imagery where oceanic- and

continental- scale research becomes possible.

 

I have become a big fan of Landsat8 data and have published both sea ice and coastal oceans papers using the data, including for brightness temperature

and chlorophyll-a derivations. I would never had touched this data if I had to pay for it.

 

Considering paying for Landsat8 now after is very shortsighted. I suggest that a study also consider the number of scientific papers and usages as well as the impact

to the economy (I heard in a side conversation that this very significant) since Landsat data became freely available.  My guess is that the economic impact would far outweigh any fees.

 

Yes best line:

- don't charge for Landsat data! Doing so won't make money; it will just kill Landsat.

 

Ben

 

Benjamin Holt

Ocean Circulation Group 329B

JPL 300-323

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From: CRYOLIST <cryolist-bounces@lists.cryolist.org> on behalf of scambos <teds@nsidc.org>
Date: Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 5:28 PM
To: Jeffrey Kargel <jeffreyskargel@hotmail.com>
Cc: "tnewman@usgs.gov" <tnewman@usgs.gov>, "cryolist@cryolist.org" <cryolist@cryolist.org>, GLIMS Mailing List <glims@nsidc.org>, "Dwyer, John" <dwyer@usgs.gov>
Subject: Re: [CRYOLIST] Nature article on Landsat

 

This is the best line.   Thanks, Jeff.

 

-Ted 



On Jun 13, 2018, at 5:34 PM, Jeffrey Kargel <jeffreyskargel@hotmail.com> wrote:

 

don't charge for Landsat data! Doing so won't make money; it will just kill Landsat.

 

 

 

Ted Scambos
Senior Research Scientist

National Snow and Ice Data Center 
CIRES, University of Colorado 
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