data continuity
Defined in 2 places across 2 titles of the United States Code.
The term “data continuity” means the continued acquisition and availability of unenhanced data which are, from the point of view of the user—
(A) sufficiently consistent (in terms of acquisition geometry, coverage characteristics, and spectral characteristics) with previous Landsat data to allow comparisons for global and regional change detection and characterization; and
(B) compatible with such data and with methods used to receive and process such data.
Same definition in 2 sections
- 1994–present15 U.S.C. § 5602Commerce and Trade · Definitions · in this chapter
- 2026–present51 U.S.C. § 60101National and Commercial Space Programs · Definitions · in this chapter
Data continuity.—The term “data continuity” means the continued acquisition and availability of unenhanced data which are, from the point of view of the user—
(A) sufficiently consistent (in terms of acquisition geometry, coverage characteristics, and spectral characteristics) with previous Landsat data to allow comparisons for global and regional change detection and characterization; and
(B) compatible with such data and with methods used to receive and process such data.
Source
- 2010–202651 U.S.C. § 60101National and Commercial Space Programs · Definitions · in this chapter