ESTIMATING CROP YIELDS FROM SATELLITE PHOTOGRAPHY
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December 28, 2016
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October 9, 2001
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March 28, 1966
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lrl.~'ts:IPTIO USIB Support AorAstant
T,3;. :CT ; Estixriatirg Crop ''ie1ds> from Satellite
Photon aphy
TCS-11051.66p dated 4 March 1966, subject as. above
J.. In reference you advi ed of USIB G approval of the recom-.
~,.::1ati an by ad hoc China Co~:imi.ttee which called for
0!1. ' to "proceed apace iin seeking to develop tcchniquess which will
e > ble ewtimate: of crop yield to be made from catellite photo graphY? "
2. prior to this t .me,, ccveral neetth S were held with Olt and
0-2, _:. `MCI= to discuss' this proble#At lpresent, both I 'IC and
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/T ec1 ir:tadequa uely equipped from a techniques susudppo: nt to
z material Con'L'r .IJutiOns is this J.;?.41L:1 EPIC, however, bi
;:lcjr a dcsi U objectives which will lead. to a contract with
;acil'lties for the study of this liroblom, the preparation
_, , ory interpretation keys on the subject and the development
o rote:. rotation techniruc?% which slake it possible to assess
r:>: ? r1-tt --OGrephy' acquired at re"Tular.tntcrvalo over spccifiea
c planda ring the growing Beason for the purpose of estimating
c>up y:i.e:Ldo.
3. It the interim) both N'IC and CIA/VD trill continue to study
:? :: proband attempt to strengthen their own capability to
and o with
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Director
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Estimating Crop Yields from
Satellite Photography
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