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Appendix A. Information on Eligibility
and Getting Onto the GOES System
A.1 Eligibility
U.S. federal, state, or local government agencies, or users sponsored by one of
those agencies, may use GOES. Potential GOES users must receive formal
permission from NESDIS.
A.2 Acquiring Permission
1. The user contacts NESDIS at the following address and submits a formal
request to transmit data via GOES. Non-U.S. or private users must also
submit a written statement indicating that their sponsor requires all or part
of the transmitted data. NESDIS will fax or mail the user a question form
to complete and submit for approval.
DCS Coordinator
Federal Office Building 4
Suitland, MD
(301) 457-5681
http://dcs.noaa.gov/contact.htm
2. Following approval, NESDIS sends a Memorandum of Agreement
(MOA). The MOA must be signed and returned to NESDIS.
3. After the MOA is approved, NESDIS will issue a channel assignment and
an ID address code.
4. NESDIS MUST BE contacted to coordinate a “start-up” date.
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ore information.