ARGO REQUEST FOR COVERAGE BY NRP ASSETS OF SELECTED U. S. AREAS

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 25, 2010
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: April 9, 1970
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM FOR:
SUBJECT:
9 April 1970
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ARGO Request for Coverage by NRP Assets
of Selected U.S. Areas
1. Attached is a newly-arrived ARGO request for KH-4
tind possible U-2) coverage. Please handle in the same manner as
the Chile coverage request.
Process it through ICRS at your next
meeting and get it into the appropriate
mission targeting;
Report the action status at the next
COMIREX meeting -- for the
Committee's information and
inclusion in the Minutes.
2. When appropriate, either will
forward a note to informing ARGO of the COMIREX action.
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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDE]
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20506
MEMORANDUM FOR
April 6, 1970
Chairman, COMIREX
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SUBJECT: KH-4 Coverage of Selected Areas of the United States
The attached request for KH-4 coverage of the Gulf Coast and Florida
stems from the ARGO Task Group charged with improving the response
of the Federal government to natural disasters.
The KH-4 photography makes an excellent data bank of pre-disaster
information against which post-disaster aerial photography can be
interpreted to determine the extent and severity of the disaster area.
I know that current capability to collect against nonintelligence require-
ments is extremely limited, therefore, I would suggest that if possible
the Florida coverage be collected by KH-4 but that, if necessary,
consideration be given to collecting the narrow generally east-west
strip along the Gulf Coast with the 24 inch optical' bar camera in the
U-2 aircraft.
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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
Dote: March 30, 1970
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20504
Subject: KH-4 Coverage of Selected Areas of the United States
To:
Chairman, Committee for Imagery Requirements
and Exploitation (COMIREX)
Via: Chairman, ARGO Steering Group, OST
Shortly after Hurricane Camille, the Director of the Office of Emergency
Preparedness and the Director of the Office of Science and Technology,
Executive Office of the President, agreed that there would be many
advantages in developing coordinated interagency procedures for the rapid
utilization of remote sensing systems and technology for timely effects
assessment of severe domestic natural and man-mad d disasters.
The ARGO Steering Group, OST, was requested to initiate a task group
(with representation paralleling that of the ARGO body) to develop and
recommend procedures and mechanisms for "alerting," aerial photo coverage
-acquisition, photographic interpreter pool, command channels, pre-disaster
data base development, etc.
The National Disaster Support Task Group has met regularly since
February 17, 1970 at the USGS Special Projects Office at Reston, Virginia,
addressing itself to the procedures described above. From the outset, the
group recognized the critical requirement for a readily available pre-disaster
photographic data base. Such material, along with other graphic data,
including photography, maps, etc., are prerequisite to the comparative
(pre- and post-) analysis essential to timely damage effects assessment.
Accordingly, examination of present holdings of KH-4 material (because of
its unique synoptic and tremendous informational content) has been undertaken.
Available coverage of the U. S. over principal disaster-prone areas appears
generally adequate in terms of areas and dates of coverage. The major
exception is the hurricane-prone Gulf Coast area shown on the attachment.
The area shown represents present gaps in existing KH-4 coverage.
It is requested therefore,' that early acquisition planning efforts be initiated
to obtain KH-4 coverage of as much of this area as possible before onset of
the hurricane season (mid-Summer). It is understood this material will not
be obtained in competition with 1ational Intelligence Objectives.
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This requirement represents the combined interests of the Departments
of Agriculture, Commerce (ESSA and C&GS), Interior (USGS), the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Corps of Engineers.
Your cooperation in this matter is very much appreciated.
Chairman
National Disaster Support Task Group
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