Also, you ever hear of (GEOSS)? It's in the (e) section of Executive Order 13366
>>>>We reaffirm our commitment to international cooperation on global observation and will continue to exercise leadership in the development of the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS), including working to strengthen weather observing, climate and air quality monitoring, and forecasting for human health, global disaster preparedness and monitoring, and drought monitoring and forecasting. We encourage participation in the November 30, 2007 Fourth Earth Observation Ministerial in Capetown, South Africa.<<<<
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/04/print/20070430-8.html
you certainly are a wealth of information; I’ll have to read that tomorrow when my brain is able to function at a higher capacity than right now, lol! Thank you!!