Title 51National and Commercial Space ProgramsRelease 119-73not60

§60301 Definitions

Title 51 › Subtitle Subtitle VI— Earth Observations › Chapter 603— REMOTE SENSING › § 60301

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines three terms: geospatial information—knowledge of natural and human-made features on the land found by analyzing aircraft, satellite, or other data; high resolution—better than five meters; institution of higher education—means what section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)) says.

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Title 51, §60301

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In this chapter:
(1)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)The term “high resolution” means resolution better than five meters.
(3)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)).

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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 6030142 U.S.C. 16671.Pub. L. 109–155, title III, § 311, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2920.

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51 U.S.C. § 60301

Title 51National and Commercial Space Programs

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60