Using DoD/IC Technology to Support Federal Civil Remote Sensing Needs: An Overview of the Civil Applications Committee
The CAC is the Civil Applications Committee (CAC) at the US Geological Survey, a Director of National Intelligence and Secretary of the Interior co-chartered activity that facilitates and oversees the federal civil government use of DoD/IC remote sensing data and technologies, to include commercial GEOINT data. The Director of the USGS, Dr. Jim Reilly, is delegated the responsibility to serve as Chairman the CAC. Dan Opstal serves as its Executive Secretary and he will speak on how the group accomplishes its mission using various remote sensing and collaborative technologies. The CAC, established in 1975 by President Ford, facilitates the following activities:
- Mapping, Charting, Geodesy
- Hazard, Disaster, and Public Health Assessments
- Environmental Monitoring
- Scientific research, such as Earth system investigation
- Land use, water, use, and natural resource management
- Law enforcement, regulatory and homeland security missions
- Derived information supporting national policies and objectives
Examples include monitoring volcanoes, sea ice and glaciers; detecting and tracking wildfires; supporting emergency response to natural disasters, such as hurricanes, earthquakes, and floods; and monitoring, invasive species, ecosystems and global change.
This talk is organized by the Climate and Human Security Studies Group.
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