Using remote sensing in state and local government information for management and decision making / Steering Committee on Space Applications and Commercialization, Space Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Steering Committee on Space Applications and Commercialization.

National Research Council (U.S.). Space Studies Board.

National Research Council (U.S.). Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Remote sensing--United States.

Remote sensing.

Geographic information systems--United States.

Geographic information systems.

Local government--United States--Data processing--Management.

Local government.

State governments--United States--Data processing--Management.

State governments.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (111 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Front Matter

Preface

Acknowledgment of Reviewers

Contents

Executive Summary

1 Introduction

2 Public Sector Applications of Remote Sensing Data

3 Getting Started in Remote Sensing: Common Barriers and Bottlenecks

4 Beyond State and Local Government

5 Findings and Recommendations

A Transforming Remote Sensing Data into Information and Applications

B Biographical Information for Steering Committee Members, Workshop Speakers, and Panelists

C Workshop Agenda and Participants

D Acronyms.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610180035

9780309168328

0309168325

9781280180033

128018003X

9780309505666

0309505666

OCLC:

52859248