AmericaView Geospatial Imagery Mapping Program Act
Latest action · Dec 14, 2010 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 695.
Progress
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- IntroducedMay 19, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
AmericaView Geospatial Imagery Mapping Program Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), to establish and maintain a national remote sensing education, outreach, and research program within USGS (AmericaView program) to advance the availability, timely distribution, and widespread use of geospatial imagery for education, research, assessment, and monitoring purposes in each state, consistent with the August 2007 recommendations of the Future of Land Imaging Interagency Working Group of the National Science and Technology Council.
Requires the Secretary, acting through the USGS data archive, development, maintenance, and product distribution program conducted at the Earth Resources Observation and Science Data Center (AmericaView project), to support the geospatial imagery mapping research and educational programs of each state by cooperating with states to identify new geospatial imagery mapping needs and infrastructure and to define, consolidate, and maintain the data requirements of the AmericaView project.
Directs the Secretary to maintain AmericaView in each state for specified purposes, including: (1) to share and cooperate in the development of geospatial imagery mapping applications, education, and training infrastructure in each state; and (2) to promote cooperation and sharing of expertise regarding geospatial imagery among and within participating states.
Requires the Secretary to: (1) provide grants, annually, to sustain and develop StateView programs (AmericaView programs of individual states, comprised of educational institutions and state and local governments); and (2) maintain an advisory committee to advise the Director regarding the AmericaView program.
Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2014.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 19, 2009.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | George V. Voinovich | Original | May 19, 2009 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 14, 2010Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Rockefeller with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Dec 14, 2010Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 695.
- Aug 5, 2009Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- May 19, 2009Introduced in Senate
- May 19, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2489 | National Land Remote Sensing Outreach Act | Identical bill | Dec 24, 2009 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 19, 2009Introduced in Senate
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