Toward new partnerships in remote sensing : government, the private sector, and earth science research / Steering Committee on Space Applications and Commercialization, Space Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council on the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

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

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Remote sensing--Research--Government policy--United States.

Remote sensing.

Scientific space surveillance--Research--United States.

Scientific space surveillance.

Public-private sector cooperation--United States.

Public-private sector cooperation.

Space sciences--Technological innovations--United States--Evaluation.

Space sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (95 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The technical, scientific, policy, and institutional environment for conducting Earth science research has been changing rapidly over the past few decades. Changes in the technical environment are due both to the advent of new types and sources of remote sensing data, which have higher spatial and spectral resolution, and to the development of vastly expanded capabilities in data access, visualization, spatial data integration, and data management. The scientific environment is changing because of the strong emphasis on global change research, both nationally and internationally, and the evolving data requirements for that research. And the policy and institutional environment for the production of Earth observation data is changing with the diversification of both remote sensing data and the institutions that produce the data. In this report, the Space Studies Board's Steering Committee on Space Applications and Commercialization explores the implications of this changing environment, examining the opportunities and challenges it presents.

Contents:

Front Matter; Preface; Acknowledgment of Reviewers; Contents; Executive Summary; 1 Introduction: The Changing Environment; 2 Models for Providing Remote Sensing Data for Scientific Research; 3 Toward Successful Public-Private Partnerships; 4 Two Ways of Doing Business; 5 Findings and Recommendations; A Remote Sensing Systems; B Biographical Information for Steering Committee Members and Workshop Speakers and Panelists; C Workshop Agenda and Participants; D Acronyms

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610183289

9780309169066

0309169062

9781280183287

1280183284

9780309503143

0309503140

OCLC:

814268256