Nimbus Satellites Paved the Way for Future Weather Data Collection

As the chairman of Harvest International, Inc., Harvey Goldstein has worked to help the company thrive for nearly three decades. Prior to this role, Harvey Goldstein served as a director for Resources Management International, Inc., a technology management and training firm based in Indonesia that offers its services to developing Southeast Asian countries. Before beginning his admirable career in business, Harvey Goldstein worked in scientific research and engineering and developed a testing facility for NASA's Nimbus satellites. 

The Nimbus program launched in 1964 as a means to monitor and observe weather and atmospheric conditions around the clock. The satellites were equipped with microwave and infrared radiometers, Coastal Zone Color Scanners, and ozone mappers to provide global data on the Earth's ice and sea coverage and atmospheric chemistry, temperatures, and radiation levels. The series of satellites included Nimbus 1, Nimbus B, and Nimbus models 4 through 7 weather satellites with objectives like monitoring pollutants, measuring water vapor, analyzing the ozone layer, and aiding in weather analysis. Nimbus satellites are no longer in use, but the satellites paved the way for the modern technology used to collect data on weather patterns and atmospheric conditions.