GEOS

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:automobile
gptkbp:analysis Climate modeling
Climate change studies
Weather maps
gptkbp:application Environmental monitoring
gptkbp:collaborations International agencies
Global observing systems
gptkbp:communication Real-time
gptkbp:community Research institutions
gptkbp:covered_by gptkb:Western_Hemisphere
gptkbp:data_type Digital
Meteorological data
Net CDF and HD F5
gptkbp:data_usage Continuous
Disaster response
Climate research
gptkbp:debut_year gptkb:GOES-1
gptkb:GOES-17
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:distribution Global network
gptkbp:elevation 35,786 kilometers
gptkbp:format Visible and infrared
gptkbp:historical_significance First operational geostationary satellite
gptkbp:home_ground gptkb:Wallops_Flight_Facility
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label GEOS
gptkbp:image gptkb:1975
15 minutes
Real-time processing
gptkbp:impact Public safety
Severe weather forecasting
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:cape
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Atlas_rocket
gptkbp:launched October 16, 1975
gptkbp:mission gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:mission_duration Ongoing
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:operational_status gptkb:1975
Active
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:GOES_program
gptkbp:partnerships NOAA and NASA
gptkbp:primary_function Meteorological monitoring
gptkbp:products gptkb:High
gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:provides_information_on gptkb:New_technologies
Publicly available
Weather data
International agreements
Online access
With universities
With other satellite data
With international meteorological organizations
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:resolution 1 km
Spatial and temporal
gptkbp:sensor Imaging and sounding instruments
gptkbp:storage Satellite data archives
gptkbp:successor gptkb:GOES-R_series
gptkbp:supports Technical assistance
gptkbp:technology Remote sensing
gptkbp:type gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:updates Regular intervals
gptkbp:user_base Meteorologists