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Type I Progress Report
ERTS-A
a) Title: Near Real Time Water Resources Data
for River Basin Management
ERTS-A Proposal No. MMC #190
b) GSFC ID IN340
c) Statement of any problems impeding the investigation
In the area of image analysis, only two cloud obscured ERTS
images of the extreme northern end of the Delaware River basin have
been received from NDPF. Image analysis will proceed as good
imagery becomes available.
In the area of Data-Collection-System (DCS) equipment testing,
there have been several technical problems encountered, all of which
either have been solved or will be solved very soon. There were
some problems setting up the first platforms we received. However,
in all but two cases the difficulty was the result of our inexperience
with the Data Collection Platforms (DCP). In one case a GE technician
opened up a DCP (ID 6124) and "tweeked" it once to get it started.
It has worked flawlessly ever since. In the second case a DCP antenna
was defective. We have also had several minor problems with wiring
the DCP's to our instrumentation. All the problems have been isolated
and are soluble. Finally, the unavailability of more cables to hook
the DCP's to our instrumentation should be resolved in a week or two.
(E72-10107) NEAR REAL TIME WATER RESOURCES N72-32359
DATA FOR RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT Progress
Report, 1 Jul. - 31 Auq. 1972 R.W. Paulson
(Geological Survey, Harrisburg, Pa.) Unclas
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There have been a few problems at the NASA data processing end
of the DCS experiment. I have had excellent cooperation from GSFC
and GE people on overcoming these problems which include (1) a flaw
in the DCS computer card format, (2) availability of post-ERTS-pass
DCS data in real time from GSFC to the Philadelphia Current Records
Center, and (3) the format of DCS data cited in (2) above. NASA and
GE are straightening out these problems as they debug their system.
I am confident they will be corrected in the next several weeks.
d) Discussion of accomplishments
All ten DCP's received to date from GE have been tested in the
field or in our electrical shop, and all apparently work well.
Nine DCP's have been field installed to date and eight are working.
The ninth DCP will be functioning when a vandalized antenna cable
is replaced. The tenth DCP is to be field installed in the next
several days.
e) Scientific results
The DCS on ERTS has been tested and apparently is working to
the system specifications. We have successfully tested DCP's under
a variety of field conditions. In one location much of the sky is
obscured by two spans of the Delaware Memorial Bridges. In another
location the DCP antenna is mounted inside a wooden and slate roofed
building. At both locations DCP communication with ERTS has been
achieved. When the problems cited in (C) above are solved, I
anticipate being able to meet our objective of providing near-real-
time data to water resources agencies in the Delaware River basin.
(Category 4k)
f) Published articles - None
g) Recommended operational changes - None
h) Changes in Standing Order forms - None
i) ERTS Image Descriptor forms - None
j) History by date of changed Data Request forms - None
k) Status of Data Collection Platforms
(See attached)
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:DELAWARE RIVER BASIN
EARTH RESOURCES TECHNOLOGY SATELLITE
DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM EXPERIMENT
DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM STATUS REPORT
SEQUENCE NUMBER STATION NAME
SHIP JOHN SHOAL LIGHTHOUSE
DELAWARE RIVER AT REEDY ISLAND
DELAWARE RIVER AT DEL. MEM. BR
DELAWARE RIVER AT CHESTER
DELAWARE RIVER AT PIER 11,PHILA.
DELAWARE RIVER AT TORRESDALE
DELAWARE RIVER AT BRISTOL
DELAWARE RIVER AT TRENTON
DELAWARE RIVER AT EASTON
LEHIGH RIVER AT EASTON
DELAWARE RIVER NR EAST STROUDSBURG
SCHUYLKILL RIVER AT BELMONT
DELAWARE RIVER AT MONTAGUE
DELAWARE RIVER BELOW TOCKS ISLAND
DELAWARE RIVER AT TRfT-N'-
LEHIGH RIVER AT ?;6LEHEM "?..
SCHUYLKILL RIVE T J *;
SALEM CITY NUMBB 1 ' X ,'
PENNS GROVE NUMBE 4 3;
SHELL CHEM. DO. NUM > 'XN~
TEST
6124
6332
6344
6331
6306
6030
Platform OK
Platform OK
Platform OK
Platform OK
Platform OK
Antenna cable
vandalized
6116
6223
6115
Platform OK
Platform OK
Platform OK
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6343 Platform OK
DATE S eptmber 7 1972
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NEAR REAL TIME WATER RESOURCES DATA FOR RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT 1/
Richard W. Paulson
U. S. Geological Survey
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7 September 1972
Type I Progress Report for Period July 1, 1972-August 31, 1972
Prepared for:
Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland 20771
Director, U. .S. Geological Survey1/ Publication authorized by the


Near real time water resources data for river basin management

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