Transforming Remote Sensing Data into Information and Applications - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Transforming Remote Sensing Data into Information and Applications write by National Research Council. This book was released on 2001-12-26. Transforming Remote Sensing Data into Information and Applications available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Over the past decade renewed interest in practical applications of Earth observations from space has coincided with and been fueled by significant improvements in the availability of remote sensing data and in their spectral and spatial resolution. In addition, advances in complementary spatial data technologies such as geographic information systems and the Global Positioning System have permitted more varied uses of the data. During the same period, the institutions that produce remote sensing data have also become more diversified. In the United States, satellite remote sensing was until recently dominated largely by federal agencies and their private sector contractors. However, private firms are increasingly playing a more prominent role, even a leadership role, in providing satellite remote sensing data, through either public-private partnerships or the establishment of commercial entities that serve both government and private sector Earth observation needs. In addition, a large number of private sector value-adding firms have been established to work with end users of the data. These changes, some technological, some institutional, and some financial, have implications for new and continuing uses of remote sensing data. To gather data for exploring the importance of these changes and their significance for a variety of issues related to the use of remote sensing data, the Space Studies Board initiated a series of three workshops. The first, "Moving Remote Sensing from Research to Applications: Case Studies of the Knowledge Transfer Process," was held in May 2000. This report draws on data and information obtained in the workshop planning meeting with agency sponsors, information presented by workshop speakers and in splinter group discussions, and the expertise and viewpoints of the authoring Steering Committee on Space Applications and Commercialization. The recommendations are the consensus of the steering committee and not necessarily of the workshop participants.
Using Remote Sensing in State and Local Government
Using Remote Sensing in State and Local Government - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Using Remote Sensing in State and Local Government write by National Research Council. This book was released on 2003-03-12. Using Remote Sensing in State and Local Government available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Advances in spatial, spectral, and temporal resolution over the past several years have greatly expanded opportunities for practical applications of remote sensing data. To explore the implications of these possibilities, the NRC held a series of three workshops on different facets of remote sensing applications. This report is on the third of those workshops: the development and use of remote sensing data and information by state, local, and regional governments. The steering committee was asked to examine the opportunities, potential challenges, and policy issues associated with the application of remote sensing data in the public sector including approaches and procedures for government agencies to use such data and barriers to development and use of the applications. The resulting report is addressed primarily to non-technical managers and decisions makers at all levels of government below the federal level.
Transforming Remote Sensing Data into Information and Applications
Transforming Remote Sensing Data into Information and Applications - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Transforming Remote Sensing Data into Information and Applications write by National Research Council. This book was released on 2001-12-26. Transforming Remote Sensing Data into Information and Applications available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Over the past decade renewed interest in practical applications of Earth observations from space has coincided with and been fueled by significant improvements in the availability of remote sensing data and in their spectral and spatial resolution. In addition, advances in complementary spatial data technologies such as geographic information systems and the Global Positioning System have permitted more varied uses of the data. During the same period, the institutions that produce remote sensing data have also become more diversified. In the United States, satellite remote sensing was until recently dominated largely by federal agencies and their private sector contractors. However, private firms are increasingly playing a more prominent role, even a leadership role, in providing satellite remote sensing data, through either public-private partnerships or the establishment of commercial entities that serve both government and private sector Earth observation needs. In addition, a large number of private sector value-adding firms have been established to work with end users of the data. These changes, some technological, some institutional, and some financial, have implications for new and continuing uses of remote sensing data. To gather data for exploring the importance of these changes and their significance for a variety of issues related to the use of remote sensing data, the Space Studies Board initiated a series of three workshops. The first, "Moving Remote Sensing from Research to Applications: Case Studies of the Knowledge Transfer Process," was held in May 2000. This report draws on data and information obtained in the workshop planning meeting with agency sponsors, information presented by workshop speakers and in splinter group discussions, and the expertise and viewpoints of the authoring Steering Committee on Space Applications and Commercialization. The recommendations are the consensus of the steering committee and not necessarily of the workshop participants.
Utilization of Operational Environmental Satellite Data
Utilization of Operational Environmental Satellite Data - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Utilization of Operational Environmental Satellite Data write by National Research Council. This book was released on 2005-01-21. Utilization of Operational Environmental Satellite Data available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The system of satellites in place to provide environmental data-data to monitor events such as forest fires and floods; to make weather predictions; and to assess crops, transportation impacts, fisheries, land-use patterns, sea temperature, and soil moisture, among other things- serves a wide and growing array of users. In the coming years as the next generation of operational environmental satellites in put in orbit, the will be a large expansion in data availability. To ensure that these data serve effectively this broad user community, a new vision for the future of operational environmental satellite data utilization is needed. To help develop approaches for handling this potential data overload, NASA, with technical support from NOAA, asked the NRC to conduct an end-to-end review of issues about the utilization of operational environmental satellite data for 2010 and beyond. This report presents the result of that review. It focuses on ensuring the value of environmental satellite data for addressing specific user needs, distribution of such data, and data access and utilization.
Applied Remote Sensing for Urban Planning, Governance and Sustainability
Applied Remote Sensing for Urban Planning, Governance and Sustainability - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Applied Remote Sensing for Urban Planning, Governance and Sustainability write by Maik Netzband. This book was released on 2007-12-10. Applied Remote Sensing for Urban Planning, Governance and Sustainability available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This evaluation of the potential of remote sensing of urban areas helps to close a gap between the research-focused results offered by the "urban remote sensing" community, and the application of these data and products by the governing bodies of cities and urban regions. The authors present data from six urban regions worldwide. They explain what the important questions are, and how data and scientific skills can help answer them.
