Technolagles ~ ~~ About t h e cover Our cover illustrates the central concept of the AMPS Program-that data from many sensors combined together create a more precise and complete image of a particular area. The large photo is an aerial view of the Arid Land Ecology (ALE) site at Hanford. The black-and-white photo on the bottom left-hand side is a Synthetic Aperture Radar image of the same site, taken by the S A R pod. And the photo on the bottom right-hand side is an integration 6$ data,f?om

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... tispectral and hypefijpectral s6nso?ss, taken by the Multisenshr I.;;' z@g S d . The purpose of Arms Controf and Nonproliferation Technologies is to enhance communication between ;he technologists in the DOE community who develop means to verijl compliance with agreements and the policy makers who negotiate sgreements. Focus on the AMPS Program During the past few years, many individuals from the DOE national laboratories have collaborated on the Airborne Multisensor Pod System ( A M P S ) Program. Its primary mission is to provide a scientific environment to research multiple sensors and the new information that can be derived fiom them. The bulk of this research has been directed at nonproliferation applications, but it has also proven useful in environmental monitoring and assessment, and land/water management. Many people provided their time and expertise to help produce this issue of Arms Control and Nonproliferation Technologies, and we would like to give credit where credit is due: Phone e-mail alonzol @Ilnl.gov P. 0. BOX 808, L-389