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From: janzen@mprgate.mpr.ca (Martin Janzen)
Subject: Re: Where is PD landsat (or other) data?
Message-ID: <1991Jun25.165254.5499@mprgate.mpr.ca>
Keywords: landsat
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Reply-To: janzen@mprgate.mpr.ca (Martin Janzen)
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References:  <1991Jun20.161024.19312@ccu.umanitoba.ca>
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 91 16:52:54 GMT

In article <1991Jun20.161024.19312@ccu.umanitoba.ca>, mzajac@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Michael Stephen Zajac) writes:
>Are there any public archives containing satellite data (from Landsat,
>SPOT or Noah)?  The actual data or GIF images would both be helpful.

I don't know where you can FTP images like this, but I remember seeing a
flight simulator called "Aviator" which apparently used Landsat data to
provide *very* realistic-looking terrain.  It was written by Sun Microsystems
to show off their GX graphic accelerator, so you may be able to find out more
from your local Sun dudes.

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Martin Janzen                     janzen@mprgate.mpr.ca (134.87.131.13)
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(Another U of Manitoba grad :-)