The commercial remote sensing industry within the United States and abroad is rapidly expanding to include a constellation of space and aerial sensors that support scientific, resource, development, economic, homeland security, and other vital national needs. The USGS LRS Program, with the help of its Federal, State, and private sector partners, provides leadership to the Federal civil community by developing and reviewing remote sensing space policies, by cooperating with other Federal agencies to validate data accuracy and to ensure the data's utility to the requirements of the remote sensing community, by developing contractual mechanisms for the civil community for accessing these data, and by calibrating cameras and other sensors for industry and government and advancing calibration methodologies.

• Sensor and Data Characterization
• USGS Centralized Procurement Contracts
• Commercial Data Providers