The Department of the Interior (DOI) is a U.S. government agency that plays a role in space-related activities primarily through its management of natural resources and land remote sensing. DOI bureaus such as the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) utilize Landsat satellite data for land monitoring, climate change research, and natural resource management. The DOI also coordinates with NASA on planetary protection, ensuring that interplanetary missions minimize the risk of biological contamination. The Department's activities align with NASA in exploring the Earth-Sun system.
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The NOAA, Interior, and Agriculture collaboration to use GOES-R data advances the Commission’s recommendations for expanded use of wildfire detection systems and improved interagency collaboration.
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides a $20,000,000 investment to support the GOES-R wildfire detection agreement, with $10,000,000 each allocated from the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture.
The U.S. Department of the Interior announced the Landsat 2030 International Partnership Initiative to enhance U.S. and partner governments’ ability to sustainably manage land, surface water, and resource use.
Landsat provides imagery at landscape-scale resolution that can be used to support the Department of the Interior’s efforts to improve environmental sustainability, climate change resiliency, and economic growth while expanding a record of Earth’s changing landscapes.
Esri partnered with the Biden-Harris Administration, the Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the Department of the Interior (DOI) to launch the Climate Mapping for Resilience and Adaptation (CMRA) portal.
Aquiline Drones will donate 40 Spartacus Hurricane drones to Ukraine through the U.S. Department of the Interior.
PROSWIFT directs the National Science and Technology Council to establish an interagency working group on space weather that includes NOAA, NASA, the National Science Foundation, the Department of Defense, and the Department of the Interior.