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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I was asked to pass this on to folks that
might be interested in participating. I’m interested to hear what people
think about SAXTA. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>If you have questions about SAXTA or the
Go Live December event please contact <a href="mailto:saxtahelp@ssaihq.com"
title="blocked::mailto:saxtahelp@ssaihq.com">saxtahelp@ssaihq.com</a>. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> SAXTA Help
[mailto:SaxtaHelp@ssaihq.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, December 01, 2006
3:25 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> horning@amnh.org;
vambrosia@mail.arc.nasa.gov; Dave Pieri; jolsenholler@mail.unomaha.edu;
Musinsky John; G. Brakenridge Robert; jim@nrel.colostate.edu; Masek Jeff;
Maureen Duane; Geoffrey.Henebry@sdstate.edu; jason.arnold@nasa.gov; Skole Dave;
Altstatt Alice; tzhao@umich.edu; Jaime.E.Nickeson@gsfc.nasa.gov<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> Bruno Margerin; Chris Justice<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> The SAXTA Go Live
December 2006 Launch</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'>Dear Colleague,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>I would like to solicit your participation in an innovative
data-sharing experiment. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The University of <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Maryland</st1:place></st1:State>
(Chris Justice P.I.) and SSAI have developed a new open network for Landsat and
ASTER data exchange, based on a peer-to-peer architecture. The network is
empowered by software we have developed known as SAXTA (for SAtellite jXTA).
The software allows for discovery and free distribution of satellite data over
the web. It leverages new developments in Java and XML technology for the
benefit of the community. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>We invite you to participate in the SAXTA Go Live December 2006 launch
by joining the SAXTA data dissemination network this month. You have been
identified as a participant based on you previous expressions of interest
and/or suggestions from Chris. The software can be downloaded from the project
web site <a href="http://Saxta.geog.umd.edu">http://Saxta.geog.umd.edu</a>. The
installation instructions are attached. We are soliciting users that are
willing to maintain their data collections online on a persistent basis. The
host machine must remain on. If you feel that you don't have the hardware
resources necessary, please contact us, we will do our best to provide you with
additional hardware.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>For the SAXTA Go Live December 2006 exercise, we would like you to
download the software, join the network, and share your Landsat 7, Landsat
Ortho, or ASTER L1A or L1B scenes. We also request that you use the
"Search for Data" and "Download Data" features. The
objective of this experiment is to use the release to gather further user
feedback. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>This project is sponsored by NASA's Applied Science Division, which
encourages the exchange of Landsat and ASTER data within the science and
education communities. The basis is the Open Data Policy (<a
href="http://globalchange.gov/policies/agency/nasa.html">http://globalchange.gov/policies/agency/nasa.html</a>)
and the ASTER Data Redistribution Policy (<a
href="http://edcdaac.usgs.gov/aster/aster_redistribution_policy_clarification.asp">http://edcdaac.usgs.gov/aster/aster_redistribution_policy_clarification.asp</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The software can be downloaded from <a href="http://Saxta.geog.umd.edu">http://Saxta.geog.umd.edu</a>.
The software installation instructions are below. We estimate that installation
of the software and sharing of your data can be done in less than 30 minutes.
For the launch to be successful, the application needs to be left running
continuously. For support questions, send email to <a
href="mailto:saxtahelp@ssaihq.com">saxtahelp@ssaihq.com</a>. The software
currently supports ASTER L1A and L1B in HDF-EOS format, Landsat Ortho in
Geotiff format, and Landsat 7 data in FAST, NLAPS, and MTL format.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>We appreciate your participation in the SAXTA Go Live December 2006
launch, and ask you to provide us with your evaluation and feedback by email.
In order to maximize the value of this launch, we would invite you to
participate beginning now and extending for the next year. This will allow us
to evaluate the system with a significant number of simultaneous persistent
users. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>If you have any problems using the system or suggestions as how to
improve our service, please feel free to contact me directly (301) 867-6260 or
at the helpdesk at <a href="mailto:SaxtaHelp@ssaihq.com">SaxtaHelp@ssaihq.com</a>.
Please feel free to pass this message on to your colleagues who may be
interested. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><O:P></O:P>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><O:P></O:P>Timothy Gubbels<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Bruno Margerin<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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