S. 1078: AmericaView Geospatial Imagery Mapping Program Act

111th Congress · introduced 2009-05-19 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 695.

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Where it came from: introduced 2009-05-19 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

AmericaView Geospatial Imagery Mapping Program Act

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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.

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AmericaView Geospatial Imagery Mapping Program Act

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Sponsor: Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 1078, AmericaView Geospatial Imagery Mapping Program Act (2009-08-27); CBO cost estimate: S. 1078, AmericaView Geospatial Imagery Mapping Program Act (2009-08-27)

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111s1078.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/s>

Record fed-us-cong111-s1078 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111