Remote Sensing from Space - Supporting International Peace and Security (Paperback, 2009 ed.)

David Stevens Space-based information, which includes earth observation data, is increasingly becoming an integral part of our lives. We have been relying for decades on data obtained from meteorological satellites for updates on the weather and to monitor weather-related natural disasters such as hurricanes. We now count on our personal satellite-based navigation systems to guide us to the nearest Starbucks Coffee and use web-based applications such as Google Earth and Microsoft Virtual Earth to study the area of places we will or would like to visit. At the same time, satellite-based technologies have experienced impressive growth in recent years with an increase in the number of available sensors, an increase in spatial, temporal and spectral resolutions, an increase in the availability of radar satellites such as Terrasar-X and ALOS, and the launching of specific constellations such as the Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC), COSMO- SkyMed (COnstellation of small Satellites for the Mediterranean basin Observation) and RapidEye. Even more recent are the initiatives being set-up to ensure that space-based information is being accessed and used by decision makers, such as Sentinel Asia for the Asia and Pacific region and SERVIR for the Latin America and Caribbean region.

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Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Release date:	November 2014
First published:	2009
Editors:	Bhupendra Jasani • Martino Pesaresi • Stefan Schneiderbauer • Gunter Zeug
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	297
Edition:	2009 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-9400789456
Categories:	Books > Computing & IT > Applications of computing > Pattern recognition Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Cartography, geodesy & geographic information systems (GIS) > Geographical information systems (GIS) Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Cartography, geodesy & geographic information systems (GIS) > Remote sensing Books > Computing & IT > Applications of computing > Image processing > General Promotions
LSN:	9400789459
Barcode:	9789400789456

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