28. EARLY RESULTS FROM ADEOS AND FUTURE EARTH
OBSERVATION MISSIONS
281
OCTS Global Area Coverage (GAC) data processing was under way. The
standard products of each sensor up to June 1997 are quality checked and
archived at EOC. All OCTS Level 1 processing using version 2 algorithm
was completed by the end of August 1997 and products are available for
users. Moreover, after version 3 of the algorithm becomes available by the
end of September 1997, all data will be re-processed and distributed to users.
2.3
Data distribution
2.3.1
Data distribution to PIs, NASDA internal users and general
users
Data distribution to about 150 Principal Investigators (PIs), as well as for
internal uses in NASDA Earth Observation Research Center (EORC) such as
calibration, validation and data set generation, started at the beginning of the
operational phase. Data distribution of AVNIR and OCTS to general users
became available from 7 May and 30 June 1997, respectively. By 18 August
1997, 547 scenes of AVNIR in digital media, 4563 scenes of AVNIR
photograph, 5130 scenes of OCTS in digital media and 3111 scenes of
AVNIR photograph were distributed to users. In January 1997, when the oil
tanker “Nakhodka” accident happened in the Sea of Japan and the oil spill
flow from the sunken tanker reached the beach of Hokuriku district of Japan,
ADEOS was used to detect the oil spill with other satellites, JERS-1, SPOT,
LANDSAT, ERS-2, RADARSAT.
2.3.2
Real-time and near real-time distribution
NASDA had been providing data via network directly to users who need
near real-time data. OCTS, NSCAT, TOMS data were delivered to the Japan
Meteorological Agency (JMA), and OCTS data were similarly provided to
the Fishery Information Center (JAFIC) in near real-time. For its part,
NOAA received OCTS, NSCAT, TOMS data from EOC, Fairbanks and
Wallops ground stations via network on a near real-time basis.
ADEOS and OCTS browse data were transmitted in real-time to thirteen
research institutes under the Fishery Agency, and to two fishery research
institutes under the authority of local governments, fishery unions and so on,
through onboard Direct Transmission for Local Users (DTL).
OBSERVATION MISSIONS
281
OCTS Global Area Coverage (GAC) data processing was under way. The
standard products of each sensor up to June 1997 are quality checked and
archived at EOC. All OCTS Level 1 processing using version 2 algorithm
was completed by the end of August 1997 and products are available for
users. Moreover, after version 3 of the algorithm becomes available by the
end of September 1997, all data will be re-processed and distributed to users.
2.3
Data distribution
2.3.1
Data distribution to PIs, NASDA internal users and general
users
Data distribution to about 150 Principal Investigators (PIs), as well as for
internal uses in NASDA Earth Observation Research Center (EORC) such as
calibration, validation and data set generation, started at the beginning of the
operational phase. Data distribution of AVNIR and OCTS to general users
became available from 7 May and 30 June 1997, respectively. By 18 August
1997, 547 scenes of AVNIR in digital media, 4563 scenes of AVNIR
photograph, 5130 scenes of OCTS in digital media and 3111 scenes of
AVNIR photograph were distributed to users. In January 1997, when the oil
tanker “Nakhodka” accident happened in the Sea of Japan and the oil spill
flow from the sunken tanker reached the beach of Hokuriku district of Japan,
ADEOS was used to detect the oil spill with other satellites, JERS-1, SPOT,
LANDSAT, ERS-2, RADARSAT.
2.3.2
Real-time and near real-time distribution
NASDA had been providing data via network directly to users who need
near real-time data. OCTS, NSCAT, TOMS data were delivered to the Japan
Meteorological Agency (JMA), and OCTS data were similarly provided to
the Fishery Information Center (JAFIC) in near real-time. For its part,
NOAA received OCTS, NSCAT, TOMS data from EOC, Fairbanks and
Wallops ground stations via network on a near real-time basis.
ADEOS and OCTS browse data were transmitted in real-time to thirteen
research institutes under the Fishery Agency, and to two fishery research
institutes under the authority of local governments, fishery unions and so on,
through onboard Direct Transmission for Local Users (DTL).