2011 US Code
Title 51 - National and Commercial Space Programs
Subtitle VI - Earth Observations (§§ 60101 - 60506)
Chapter 603 - REMOTE SENSING (§§ 60301 - 60306)
Section 60301 - Definitions

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 51 - NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 51 - NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS
Subtitle VI - Earth Observations
CHAPTER 603 - REMOTE SENSING
Sec. 60301 - Definitions
Containssection 60301
Date2011
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 3, 2012
Positive LawYes
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 111-314, §3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3423.
Statutes at Large References119 Stat. 2920
124 Stat. 3423
Public Law ReferencesPublic Law 109-155, Public Law 111-314

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51 USC § 60301 (2011)
§60301. Definitions

In this chapter:

(1) Geospatial information.—The term “geospatial information” means knowledge of the nature and distribution of physical and cultural features on the landscape based on analysis of data from airborne or spaceborne platforms or other types and sources of data.

(2) High resolution.—The term “high resolution” means resolution better than five meters.

(3) Institution of higher education.—The term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given the term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)).

(Pub. L. 111–314, §3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3423.)

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Source (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
60301 42 U.S.C. 16671. Pub. L. 109–155, title III, §311, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2920.

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