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Space & oceans : tracking plastic pollution in the arctic ocean from space

Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2021

"This interdisciplinary team project paper investigates the use of Sentinel-2, Sentinel-6, Fourier-Transform Spectroscopy, stratospheric balloons and autonomous underwater vehicles to provide an integrated strategy, including communication and o[...]

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Remote sensing of plant biodiversity

Jeannine Cavender-Bares, Editor ; John Gamon, Editor ; Philip Townsend, Editor | Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London : Springer | 2020

This Open Access volume aims to methodologically improve our understanding of biodiversity by linking disciplines that incorporate remote sensing, and uniting data and perspectives in the fields of biology, landscape ecology, and geography. The [...]

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Space for finance in developing countries

Niamh Barry, Author ; UK space Agency, Author | [S.l.] : Caribou Space | 2020

This report outlines why and how the space industry has a role to play in addressing challenges within the finance sector in developing countries. It is part of a series of five sector-focused reports, including disaster resilience, agriculture [...]

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Current and future value of earth and marine observing to the Asia-Pacific region

Australia : Commonwealth of Australia | 2019

This report, for the first time, calculates the current economic value of earth and marine observing to APEC economies, and estimates the potential value of EMO by 2030, including from additional collaboration. The economic contribution of EMO i[...]

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NASA ISRO SAR (NISAR) mission science user's handbook

[S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2019

NISAR is a joint NASA-ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) Earth-observing mission with the goal to make global measurements of the causes and consequences of land surface changes. Potential areas of research include ecosystem disturbances,[...]

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Remote sensing of water resources, disasters, and urban studies : Remote sensing handbook volume III

Prasad Srinivasa Thenkabail, Editor | Boca Raton, Florida ; London ; New York : CRC Press | 2019

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The view from space : NASA's evolving struggle to understand our home planet

Richard Leshner, Author ; Thor Hogan, Author | [S.l.] : University Press of Kansas | Environment and society | 2019

In 1990, NASA began developing Mission to Planet Earth (MTPE), an initiative aimed at using satellites to study the planet's environment from space. With the Earth Observing System (EOS) as its technological cornerstone, MTPE's main goal was to [...]

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Space-aided climate change adaptation : Adapting to Water and Air Realities on Earth (AWARE)

Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2018

"Climate change is a reality where current mitigation strategies are failing and as a result require adaptation strategies. While climate change has many facets, we address adaptation to two particular environmental hazards: air pollution and fl[...]

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Thriving on our changing planet : a decadal strategy for earth observation from space

Washington : The National Academies Press | 2018

Thriving on Our Changing Planet presents prioritized science, applications, and observations, along with related strategic and programmatic guidance, to support the U.S. civil space Earth observation program over the coming decade.

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Value of satellite-derived earth observation capabilities to the UK government today and by 2020 : evidence from nine domestic civil use cases, final report

Greg Sadlier, Author | London (United Kingdom) : London Economics (LE) | 2018

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Seeing our planet whole : a cultural and ethical view of Earth observation /

Harry Eyres, Author | New York, NY : Springer | 2017

This book shows how our new-found ability to observe the Earth from "the necessary distance" has wide and profound cultural and ethical implications. First of all, it is the outcome of speculations and investigations of human beings in relation [...]

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Study of popularization and application of planet labs in China

Juan Tan, Author | Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2017

Our work is mainly to provide technical and commercial support for ChinaRS Geoinformatics. Firstly, we analyzed the Planet Labs data to investigate the features of the data for further discussion of application industry, application model and bu[...]

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Copernicus user uptake : inventory of private sector companies in Earth Observation and geospatial fields in Africa

[S.l.] : European Association of Remote Sensing Companies (EARSC) | 2016

The purpose of this study is to carry out a survey in order to derive a detailed inventory of African private sectors companies working in the field of Earth Observation (EO) and geospatial information sciences.

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Sensing progress : space solutions for food & water security. White paper

Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2016

This White Paper acknowledges the importance of informing decision-makers about the role that spacebased information can play in the development and implementation of policies designed to enhance local and regional food and water security in th[...]

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Blue Marble : space solutions for water management

Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2015

This project invistigates the present state of global freshwater management and how space is currently utilized. The project methodology employs an interdisciplinary approach to identifying and assessing best practices from the space community w[...]

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Carbonsat flex report for mission selection : an Earth Explorer to observe vegetation fluorescence

K. Fletcher, Editor | [S.l.] : European Space Agency | ESA SP | 2015

ESA’s Earth Explorer missions are developed in response to Earth observation priorities identified by the scientific community. These reports form the basis for selection of the eighth Earth Explorer mission. Two candidates, FLEX and CarbonSat, [...]

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A design study on the global freshwater resource monitoring payload attached to the JEM-EF 2014-11-28

Guobao Wang, Author | Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2015

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ESA's living planet programme : scientific achievements and future challenges : scientific context of the earth observation science strategy for ESA

Karen Fletcher, Editor | [S.l.] : European Space Agency | ESA SP | 2015

ESA’s new Earth Observation Science Strategy aims to cover all areas of science to which Earth observation missions can contribute. The context and specific scientific challenges to increase knowledge and capabilities in the five Earth science d[...]

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Fringe 2015 workshop : Proceedings of... [held] 23-27 March 2015, Frascati, Italy

L. Ouwehand, Editor | [S.l.] : European Space Agency | ESA SP | 2015

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Integrated satellite applications to the agriculture and the oil & gas sectors of Nigeria for socio-economic development

Nurudeen Suleiman, Author | Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2015

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POLinSAR 2015 : proceedings [held] 26-30 January 2015, Frascati, Italy

L. Ouwehand, Editor | [S.l.] : European Space Agency | ESA SP | 2015

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A reflection of GEO communication satellite management

Mengyue Qiu, Author | Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2015

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Satellite earth observation in support of climate information challenges : the CEOS earth observation handbook, special 2015 COP21 edition

Ivan Petiteville, Editor | [S.l.] : European Space Agency | 2015

This edition was prepared for the COP21 meeting in late 2015 to help develop a broader understanding of the fundamental importance of satellite EO to the information needed to inform our climate policies on all scales. This report explores how s[...]

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Satellite earth observation in support of disaster risk reduction : the CEOS earth observation handbook, special 2015 edition for the 3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction

Ivan Petiteville, Editor | [S.l.] : European Space Agency | 2015

This edition was prepared for the World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in early 2015 and explores how satellite EO can contribute to the related information challenges, across a range of different countries and addressing varying capacity[...]

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Satellites for climate services : case studies for establishing an architecture for climate monitoring from space

Mark Dowell, Author ; European Commission, Author | Geneva : World Meteorological Organization | WMO (Series) | 2015

The report describes case studies that demonstrate the direct or indirect value of Earth observation satellites for climate services. The 13 case studies demonstrate the importance of satellites for preparing the climate services needed by thes[...]

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Satellite earth observation for geohazard risk management : the Santorini Conference, Santorini, Greece, 21 - 23 May 2012

Ph. Bally, Editor | [S.l.] : European Space Agency | ESA STM | 2014

ESA and the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) jointly hosted the 2012 International Forum on Satellite Earth Observations for Geohazards in Santorini, Greece, with the goal of improving the application of satellite Earth Observation to geohazard[...]

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STEP M : Space to Effectively Prepare for Migration

Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2014

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has called on the least developed countries (LDCs) to submit medium- to long-term National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) as a response to adapt to the current effects and its impending[...]

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Landsat and beyond : sustaining and enhancing the Nation's land imaging program

Washington : The National Academies Press | 2013

The Department of the Interior's (DOI's) U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) requested that the National Research Council's (NRC's) Committee on Implementation of a Sustained Land Imaging Program review the needs and opportunities necessary for the de[...]

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Small satellite missions for Earth observation : new mission concepts and technological challenges

Rainer Sandau, Editor ; Hans Peter Roser, Editor ; Arnoldo Valenzuela, Editor | Paris (France) : International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) | IAA Book Series | 2013

This book was compiled from contributions given at the 8th International IAA symposium held on small satellites for Earth observation, April 4-8, 2011, Berlin, Germany (IAA - International Academy of Astronautics. Part 1 reflects the potentials [...]

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Report for mission selection : an earth explorer to observe forest biomass. Premier

K. Fletcher, Editor ; H. Rider, Editor | [S.l.] : European Space Agency | ESA SP | 2012

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