Can an acquisition request be made for a specific geographic area and temporal period?
Data acquisition requests will not be available to the public due to the robust nature of the LANDSAT 7 Long Term Acquisition Plan (LTAP). The LTAP was derived from recommendations put forth by the scientific community. The purpose of the plan is to optimize the use of the Enhanced Thematic Mapper+ (ETM+) to create a global archive of the processes on the planet’s land surfaces. The LTAP takes into account the calibration plan, planned satellite maneuvers, and international imaging needs. The Mission Operation Center (MOC) schedules a 48-hour set of activities based on a number of criteria, including global refresh requirements, request priority, solid state recorder or other resource availability, and cloud cover predictions. After the Flight Operations Team (FOT) has iterated through the scheduling function and resolved all conflicts, the MOC will pass the 48-hour schedule to the load generation function for final compilation.
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