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USC geography professor John R. Jensen has received the 2006 William T. Pecora Award from the Department of the Interior and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for outstanding and sustained international leadership in advancing geographical remote sensing and remote sensing education. He received the award at the annual meeting of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing in San Antonio, Texas.
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Jensen was honored for making contributions to the field of remote sensing in the geographical sciences through his research, publications, leadership, teaching, and mentoring of students. He has directed the study of 26 Ph.D. and 57 masters students during his 24-year career at USC. Jensen's graduates include 10 students who hold academic appointments, CEOs of two companies, and prominent remote sensing scientists at many federal agencies and other organizations.
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