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NASA and DOI Honor Achievements in Remote Sensing

Artistic image of Landsat in orbit

NASA and Department of the Interior (DOI) officials presented the 2001 and 2002 William T. Pecora award, a prestigious federal award given to individuals and groups for contributions in remote sensing at a ceremony in Denver, Colorado. The 2001 award winners were Dr. Ronald J. P. Lyon and the Landsat 7 Team. The 2002 award winners were Dr. Ichtiaque Rasool and the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite Team.

Dr. Mary Cleave, Deputy Associate Administrator for Earth Science (Advanced Planning) in the NASA Office of Earth Science and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Regional Director Tom Casadevall, representing the DOI, presented the award at the annual Pecora 15/Land Satellite Information IV Symposium.

The award, sponsored jointly by NASA and the DOI, recognizes outstanding contributions to the understanding of the Earth by means of remote sensing. It has been presented annually since 1974 in memory of Dr. William T. Pecora, whose early vision and support helped establish what we know today as the Landsat satellite program. Dr. Pecora was Director of the USGS from 1965-71, and later served as Undersecretary, Department of the Interior, until his death in 1972.

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