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short trainings to graduate courses leading to the masters degree. 
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e to systematically survey the natural resources of the whole 
national territory in a level of detail compatible with a 
1:1,000,000 scale focusing on the geology, geomorphology, soils, 
agricultural aptitude, ecology and potential land use. 
2. INPE's REMOTE SENSING PROGRAM 
  
INPE is one of the institutes of the National Council for 
Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) which is under the Secre 
tariat of Planning of the Presidency. The objectives of INPE are research 
and development in the areas of space science, space technology and 
applications of the space technology, which is where the Remote Sensing 
Program is placed. This program is developed by the following departments: 
e Department of Image Production; and 
€ Department of Remote Sensing. 
2.1 - Department of Image Production 
  
The main objectives of this department are the reception, 
processing and distribution of the Landsat products. 
INPE's receiving station is in the city of Cuiabë, state of 
Mato Grosso. This localization allows the coverage of the entire Brazilian 
territory and most of South America, as shown in figure 1. This coverage 
corresponds to a nominal antenna elevation angle of 4,59. Usually reception 
at lower angles is possible. The electronic and photographic processing 
stations and the image distribution center are in the city of Cachoeira 
Paulista, SP, 110 km away from INPE headquarters in Sao Jose dos Campos,SP. 
The operation of the Landsat satellites for Brazil is deter