Automated Sorting Conversion and Distribution System (ASCADS) 1
Automated Sorting Conversion and Distribution System (ASCADS) 1 : A BLM-administered, interagency system used as the interagency method of retrieving data from GOES satellites and forwarding to WIMS. It is used for metadata storage and maintenance documentation, and it produces a data watchdog. See also: Weather Information Management System; Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite