Remote Sensing from Space: Supporting International Peace and Security

ISBN-13: 9789400789456 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 297 str.

Bhupendra Jasani; Martino Pesaresi; Stefan Schneiderbauer

Opis

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.

Recenzje

From the reviews:

"The book Remote Sensing from Space ... is a collection of articles presenting an overview of various issues pertaining to earth observation and security issues. ... the book presents a well written, comprehensive discussion that interweaves different disciplines ... all related to the use of EO and security issues. ... This allows the reader access to a wealth of information within a concise volume. This approach is not only useful but also necessary ... ." (Michel Bourbonniere, Zeitschrift für Luft- und Weltraumtechnik, Vol. 59 (3), 2010)

Spis treści

Preface. About the Editors. List of Acronyms. About the Contributors. Introduction; Bhupendra Jasani et al. Part I Security, crises and the role of earth observation. 1. Definitions, concepts and geospatial dimensions of security; Clementine Burnley et al. 2. European security policy and earth observation; Anthony Cragg et al. 3. Satellite based information to support European crisis response; Stefan Voigt et al. Part II The contribution of GMOSS in the context of GMES and security. 4. The security dimension of GMES. Network of excellence GMOSS: a European think tank for EO technologies in support of security issues; Delilah Al-Khudhairy et al. 5. A novel approach to capacity building for security applications; Peter Zeil. 6. Games and scenarios in the context of GMOSS; Adrijana Car et al. 7. GMOSS: infrastructure and standards; Donna Kodz. Part III Image processing tools for security applications. 8. Feature recognition techniques; Andreas Wimmer et al. 9. Change detection tools; Rob J. Dekker et al. 10. Data integration and visualization for crisis applications; Robert Meisner et al. 11. UNOSAT grid; Einar Bjorgo and Alain Retiere. Part IV Security applications. 12. Treaty monitoring; Mort Canty et al. 13. Early warnings and alerts; Bhupendra Jasani et al. 14. Can earth observation help to improve information on population? Indirect population estimations from EO derived geo-spatial data: contribution from GMOSS; Daniele Ehrlich et al. 15. From real time border monitoring to a permeability model; Nathalie Stephenne et al. 16. Remote mapping and damage assessment; Bert van den Broek et al. Summary and outlook. Index.

Blurb

This volume provides the reader with an overview of the state-of-the-art Earth Observation (EO) related research that deals with national and international security. An interdisciplinary approach was adopted in this book in order to provide the reader with a broad understanding on the uses of remote sensing technologies. The book therefore comprises management aspects (issues and priorities of security research, crisis response), applied methodologies and process chains (treaty monitoring, estimation of population densities and characteristics, border permeability models, damage assessment) and the latest developments in generic tools (feature recognition, change detection and visualization). Moreover, issues of data sharing and standards, as well as new approaches to training security relevant techniques, are addressed. The contributing authors are leading researchers and experts from private companies, national research institutions and international organizations, all of whom were brought together under the aegis of the European research project GMOSS (Global Monitoring for Security and Stability).

This book is tailored for the scientific community that deals with the application of EO data, as well as project managers and decision makers working in the field of security having an interest in technical solutions. The integrative use of many figures and sample images are ideal in enabling the non-technical reader to grasp quickly the modern technologies that are being researched in the area of civil security.