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government or private business. 
4. OTHER APPLICATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS 
  
In addition to the Remote Sensing Program at INPE and of 
Project RADAMBRASIL, we can distinguish the following entities as large 
users of remote sensing and briefly outline their applications: 
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics Foundation (IBGE) uses 
LANDSAT imagery and radar imagery from RADAMBRASIL to prepare and update 
maps at scales of 1:1,000,000, 1:500,000 and 1:250,000. 
Mineral Resources Research Company (CPRM) 
Uses information generated by Project RADAMBRASIL as well as 
LANDSAT imagery. for mineral prospecting work. 
Brazilian Petroleum S.A. (PETROBRAS) 
Uses RADAMBRASIL produced data and LANDSAT imagery for petroleum 
and mineral exploration. 
Brazilian Cnffee Institute (IBC) 
Developed a private system based on an aerially transported 
television and semi-automatic analysis system for performing 
coffee inventories (FAGUN 76). 
Morro Velho Mining Company 
Has used LANDSAT imagery conjunct with INPE's IMAGE-100 system 
for mineral prospecting work. The results of these applications, 
to our knowledge, have been highly beneficial. 
Amazon Region Development Agency (SUDAM) 
Is using LANDSAT imagery to survey deforestation in the Amazon 
region. 
The number of important users, as the ones listed above, 
is increasing, which shows that LANDSAT imagery and remote sensing in 
general are a technology that is still new to several sectors of the 
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