FrontMatter -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgment of Reviewers -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Elements in a Dynamic System for Data Utilization -- 2 Multiplicity of Environmental Satellite Data Uses -- 3 Ensuring Data Access and Utilization -- 4 Assessing the Implications of Multidirectional Interfaces -- 5 Critical Factors Driving the Evolution of Operational Satellite Data Management Responsibilities -- 6 Findings and Recommendations -- Appendixes -- A Letter to NOAA/NESDIS -- B Statement of Task -- C Previous NRC Statements, Findings, and Recommendations -- D Case Studies -- E Biographical Information for Committee Members and Staff -- F Committee Meeting Summaries -- G Acronyms -- PLATES.