GAO: Environmental Sat Data Gaps Looming

By Jefferson Morris

The U.S. government still has not established plans to fully restore the environmental sensing capabilities removed from the Npoess and GOES-R satellite programs, and gaps in coverage are expected to begin in 2015, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).

“Both Npoess and GOES-R were envisioned to fulfill requirements for weather, space weather, and climate ...

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