PUBLIC LAW 102-555—OCT. 28, 1992 106 STAT. 4165

tion, or depreciation of capital assets originally paid for by
the United States Government or other costs not specifically
attributable to fulfilling user requests.

(3) The term "data continuity" means the continued acquisi-
tion and availability of unenhanced data which are, from the
point of view of the user—

(A) sufficiently consistent (in terms of acquisition geom-
etry, 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.

(4) The term "data preprocessing" may include-^-

(A) rectification of system and sensor distortions in
land remote sensing data as it is received directly from
the satellite in preparation for delivery to a user;

(B) registration of such data with respect to features
of the Earth; and

(C) calibration of spectral response with respect to
such data, but does not include conclusions, manipulations,
or calculations derived from such data, or a combination
of such data with other data.

(5) The term "land remote sensing" means the collection
of data which can be processed into imagery of surface features
of the Earth from an unclassified satellite or satellites, other
than an operational United States Government weather
satellite.

(6) The term "Landsat Program Management" means the
integrated program management structure—

(A) established by, and responsible to, the Adminis-
trator and the Secretary of Defense pursuant to section
101(a); and

(B) consisting of appropriate officers and employees
of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the
Department of Defense, and any other United States
Government agencies the President designates as respon-
sible for the Landsat program.

(7) The term "Landsat system" means Landsats 1, 2, 3,
4, 5, and 6, and any follow-on land remote sensing system
operated and owned by the United States Government, along
with any related ground equipment, systems, and facilities
owned by the United States Government.

(8) The term "Landsat 6 contractor" means the private
sector entity which was awarded the contract for spacecraft
construction, operations, and data marketing rights for the
Landsat 6 spacecraft.

(9) The term "Landsat 7" means the follow-on satellite
to Landsat 6.

(10) The term "National Satellite Land Remote Sensing
Data Archive" means the archive established by the Secretary
of the Interior pursuant to the archival responsibilities defined
in section 502.

(11) The term "noncommercial purposes" refers to those
activities undertaken by individuals or entities on the condition,
upon receipt of unenhanced data, that—

(A) such data shall not be used in connection with
any bid for a commercial contract, development of a