Remote Sensing Technologies and Global Markets

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Chapter- 1: INTRODUCTION -- Complimentary 5

• STUDY GOAL AND OBJECTIVES 1
• REASONS FOR DOING THE STUDY 1
• TABLE A AGENCIES TARGETED FOR MAJOR R&D FUNDING THROUGH THE ARRA ($ MILLIONS) 2
• INTENDED AUDIENCE 2
• SCOPE OF REPORT 3
• METHODOLOGY 3
• INFORMATION SOURCES 4
• ANALYST' S CREDENTIALS 4
• RELATED BCC REPORTS 4
• BCC ON-LINE SERVICES 5
• DISCLAIMER 5

Chapter-2: SUMMARY 2

• SUMMARY TABLE VALUE OF REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS, BY PLATFORM, THROUGH 2014 ($ BILLIONS) 6
• SUMMARY FIGURE VALUE OF REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS, BY PLATFORM, 2008-2014 ($ BILLIONS) 7

Chapter-3: OVERVIEW OF THE REMOTE SENSING BUSINESS 19

• FORCES DRIVING THE REMOTE SENSING BUSINESS 27
• ECONOMIC-DRIVEN CONSIDERATIONS 28
• THE RECENT RECESSION 28
• TABLE 12 EFFECT OF THE RECENT RECESSION ON THE WORLDWIDE DEMAND FOR REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS, BY APPLICATION 28
• TABLE 12 (CONTINUED) 29
• THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT 30
• The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Continued) 31
• TABLE 13 IMPACT OF ARRA FUNDING ON FEDERAL R&D BUDGETS, 2008 AND 2009 ($ MILLIONS) 32
• THE FREE DATA MOVEMENT 32
• The Free Data Movement (Continued) 33
• THE NASA-METI DIGITAL MAP 34
• FREE DATA INSPIRED NEW BUSINESS PLANS 35
• Free Data Inspired New ... (Continued) 36
• U.S. NATIONAL POLICY-DRIVEN CONSIDERATIONS 37
• COOPERATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE 37
• Cooperation on Climate Change (Continued) 38
• LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN INITIATIVES 39
• TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN CONSIDERATIONS 39
• GPS: A CRITICAL ENABLING TECHNOLOGY 40
• TABLE 14 NAVSTAR SATELLITES (JUNE 30, 2009) 41
• TABLE 14 (CONTINUED) 42
• TABLE 15 GLONASS SATELLITES (JUNE 30, 2009) 42
• TABLE 15 (CONTINUED) 43
• TABLE 16 GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEMS 44
• TABLE 16 (CONTINUED) 45
• TABLE 17 NAVSTAR ACCURACY (LEVEL ACCURACY) 45
• TABLE 18 SOURCES AND EFFECTS OF GPS ERRORS 45
• THE EUROPEAN GEOSTATIONARY NAVIGATION OVERLAY SERVICE 45
• GIS: THE TAIL THAT WAGS THE DOG 46
• GIS: The Tail that WAGS the Dog (Continued) 47
• TABLE 19 RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF GPS AND GIS TO REMOTE SENSING APPLICATION 48
• GIS: The Tail that WAGS the Dog (Continued) 49

Chapter-4: FORCES DRIVING THE REMOTE SENSING BUSINESS 23

Chapter-5: ESSENTIAL CONCEPTS IN REMOTE SENSING 31

• BASIC CONSIDERATIONS 50
• THE FOUR FORCES OF NATURE 51
• The Four Forces of Nature (Continued) 52
• TABLE 20 BASIC TYPES OF SENSING INSTRUMENTS 53
• THE PIVOTAL ROLE OF ELECTROMAGNETISM 53
• ACTIVE VERSUS PASSIVE DEVICES 54
• IMAGING VERSUS NON-IMAGING DEVICES 55
• TABLE 21 FREQUENCIES USEFUL FOR OBSERVATION 55
• TABLE 21 (CONTINUED) 56
• EXTRACTING INFORMATION FROM SIGNALS 56
• TABLE 22 EFFECT OF TYPICAL PROCESSING LEVELS 57
• Spatial Resolution 57
• Temporal Resolution 58
• Spectral Resolution 58
• Radiometric Resolution 58
• FROM SENSOR TO INFORMATION 58
• From Sensor to Information (Continued) 59
• Altitude Corrections 60
• Transposing Data to Maps 61
• TABLE 23 MAP PROJECTION METHODS 61
• Atmospheric Corrections 62
• Object Identification 63
• TABLE 24 LANDSAT ETM+ BAND IDENTIFICATION AND SPECTRAL RANGE (NANOMETERS) 64
• TABLE 25 BEST LANDSAT BANDS FOR IDENTIFYING SURFACE FEATURES 65
• Spectral Enhancement 65
• Multispectral Enhancement 66
• Filters 67
• TABLE 26 FOURIER FILTERS 67
• GROUND TRUTH 68
• DATA DISTRIBUTION 68
• TABLE 27 COMMITTEE ON EARTH OBSERVATION SATELLITES, MEMBERS 69
• TABLE 27 (CONTINUED) 70
• TABLE 28 COMMITTEE ON EARTH OBSERVATION SATELLITES: ASSOCIATES 70
• ESA CENTRE FOR EARTH OBSERVATION 71
• EROS DATA CENTER 72
• GEOSPATIAL DATA GATEWAY 72
• INTEGRATED OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEM 72
• NASA DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTERS 73
• Alaska Satellite Facility 73
• Crustal Dynamics Data Information System 73
• Global Hydrology Resource Center 73
• Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center 74
• Land Processes 74
• Level 1 Atmosphere Archive and Distribution System 74
• Langley Research Center Atmospheric Science Data Center 74
• National Snow and Ice Data Center 74
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory 75
• Ocean Biology Processing Group 75
• NASA JPL 75
• Socioeconomic Data and Applications 75
• NATIONAL AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY PROGRAM 76
• NATIONAL ECOLOGICAL OBSERVATORY NETWORK 76
• NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE HYDROGRAPHIC DATABASE 76
• THE SYSTEM-OF-SYSTEMS APPROACH 77
• TABLE 29 RETURN FROM ENTERING MODELS: AIR 78
• TABLE 29 (CONTINUED) 79
• The System-of-Systems Approach (Continued) 80

Chapter-6: INSTRUMENTS 39

• PLATFORMS 120
• TABLE 53 OPERATIONAL COST AND COST TRENDS FOR PLATFORMS 121
• DEMAND BY PLATFORM 121
• TABLE 54 VALUE OF REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS FOR ALL APPLICATIONS, BY PLATFORM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 122
• TABLE 55 GROWTH OF DEMAND FOR REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS, BY PLATFORM, THROUGH 2014 (%) 122
• MISSION VERSUS PLATFORM 122
• AIRBORNE PLATFORMS 123
• MANNED AIRBORNE PLATFORMS 124
• TABLE 56 MANNED AIRBORNE REMOTE SENSING PLATFORMS 125
• UNMANNED AIRBORNE PLATFORMS 126
• AQUATIC PLATFORMS 126
• THE NOAA FLEET 127
• TABLE 57 THE NOAA FLEET 127
• THE ALASKA REGION RESEARCH VESSEL (ARRV) 128
• BUOYS 128
• TABLE 58 WAVE BUOYS FOR LITTORAL APPLICATIONS 129
• Buoys (Continued) 130
• TABLE 59 ARGOS MEMBERS 131
• NEPTUNE CANADA 131
• TABLE 60 NEPTUNE CANADA INSTRUMENT LOCATIONS 132
• TABLE 61 NEPTUNE CANADA INSTRUMENT CAPABILITIES 132
• SPACE-BASED PLATFORMS 133
• UNIQUE ASPECT OF SPACE-BASED OPERATIONS 133
• TABLE 62 THRESHOLDS TO SPACE (KILOMETERS) 134
• Orbital Basics 134
• Space Weather 135
• Space Debris 136
• THE SPACE SHUTTLE 136
• TABLE 63 REMAINING SPACE SHUTTLE MISSIONS (EXCLUDES ANY CONTINGENCY MISSIONS) 137
• SATELLITES BY REMOTE SENSING MISSION 138
• The Landsat Legacy 138
• The Landsat Legacy (Continued) 139
• The Landsat Legacy (Continued) 140
• TABLE 64 LANDSAT SERIES REMOTE SENSING SATELLITES 141
• The Disaster Management Constellation 141
• TABLE 65 DISASTER MANAGEMENT CONSTELLATION SATELLITES 142
• KEY SPACE-BASED PLATFORMS 142
• Key Space-Based Platforms (Continued) 143
• TABLE 66 SIGNIFICANT 20TH CENTURY SPACE-BASED PLATFORMS 144
• TABLE 67 21TH CENTURY SPACE-BASED PLATFORMS 145
• TABLE 68 FUTURE SPACE-BASED PLATFORMS 146
• TABLE 69 OTHER SPACE-BASED PLATFORMS 146
• TABLE 69 (CONTINUED) 147
• TERRESTRIAL PLATFORMS 147
• TERRESTRIAL PLATFORMS (CONTINUED) 148
• TABLE 70 C-MAN BASELINE DATASETS 149
• EARTHSCOPE 150
• EARTHSCOPE (CONTINUED) 151

Chapter-7: PLATFORMS 32

Chapter-8: APPLICATIONS FOR REMOTE SENSING 5

• APPLICATIONS FOR REMOTE SENSING 152
• FORECASTS BY APPLICATION AND GROWTH RATE 153
• DEMAND BY APPLICATION 154
• TABLE 71 DEMAND FOR ALL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS, BY VALUE, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 155
• TABLE 72 GROWTH IN DEMAND FOR ALL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS, BY APPLICATION, 2009-2014 (CAGR%) 156

Chapter-9: REMOTE SENSING IN AGRICULTURE 5

• REMOTE SENSING IN AGRICULTURE 157
• REMOTE SENSING IN AGRICULTURE (CONTINUED) 158
• TABLE 73 LAND SUITABLE FOR AGRICULTURE (MILLION SQ KM) 159
• TABLE 74 AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION (COUNTRIES WITH FEWER THAN ONE TRACTOR PER THOUSAND AGRICULTURAL WORKERS) 159
• TABLE 75 REGIONS WITH BELOW AVERAGE FOOD PRODUCTION (CEREAL YIELD IN KILOGRAMS PER HECTARE) 159
• FORECASTS FOR AGRICULTURE 160
• TABLE 76 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN AGRICULTURE, BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 160
• TABLE 77 PROJECTED GLOBAL DEMAND FOR REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN AGRICULTURE, BY PLATFORM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 161
• TABLE 78 PROJECTED GLOBAL DEMAND FOR REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN AGRICULTURE, BY INSTRUMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 161

Chapter-10: REMOTE SENSING IN ARCHEOLOGICAL AND CULTURE SITE PROTECTION 4

• REMOTE SENSING IN ARCHEOLOGICAL AND... 162
• FORECASTS FOR ARCHEOLOGICAL AND CULTURE SITE PROTECTION 163
• TABLE 79 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN ARCHEOLOGICAL- AND CULTURE-SITE PROTECTION, BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 164
• TABLE 80 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN ARCHEOLOGICAL- AND CULTURE-SITE PROTECTION, BY PLATFORM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 164
• TABLE 81 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN ARCHEOLOGICAL AND CULTURE SITE PROTECTION, BY INSTRUMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 165

Chapter-11: REMOTE SENSING IN ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH 4

• REMOTE SENSING IN ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH 166
• TABLE 82 NASA SATELLITES THAT COLLECT ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH DATA 167
• FORECASTS FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH 167
• TABLE 83 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH, BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 168
• TABLE 84 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH, BY PLATFORM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 168
• TABLE 85 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH, BY INSTRUMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 169

Chapter-12: REMOTE SENSING IN BORDER PROTECTION 3

Chapter-13: REMOTE SENSING IN CARTOGRAPHY 3

• FORECASTS FOR CARTOGRAPHY 173
• TABLE 89 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN CARTOGRAPHY, BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 174
• TABLE 90 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN CARTOGRAPHY, BY PLATFORM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 174
• TABLE 91 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN CARTOGRAPHY, BY INSTRUMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 175

Chapter-14: REMOTE SENSING IN CLIMATE CHANGE STUDIES 3

• THE DISASTER MANAGEMENT CONSTELLATION 179
• UN-SPIDER 180
• FORECASTS FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT 180
• TABLE 95 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT, BY REGION, BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 181
• TABLE 96 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT, BY PLATFORM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 181
• TABLE 97 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT, BY INSTRUMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 182

Chapter-15: REMOTE SENSING IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT 4

Chapter-16: REMOTE SENSING IN FORESTRY 2

• FORECASTS FOR FORESTRY 183
• TABLE 98 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN FORESTRY, BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 184
• TABLE 99 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN FORESTRY, BY PLATFORM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 184
• TABLE 100 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN FORESTRY, BY INSTRUMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 184

Chapter-17: REMOTE SENSING IN HYDROLOGY AND FRESHWATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 3

• FORECASTS FOR HYDROLOGY AND FRESHWATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 185
• TABLE 101 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN HYDROLOGY AND FRESHWATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 186
• TABLE 102 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN HYDROLOGY AND FRESHWATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, BY PLATFORM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 186
• TABLE 103 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN HYDROLOGY AND FRESHWATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, BY INSTRUMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 187

Chapter-18: REMOTE SENSING IN INTELLIGENCE GATHERING 3

• FORECASTS FOR INTELLIGENCE GATHERING 188
• TABLE 104 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN INTELLIGENCE GATHERING, BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 189
• TABLE 105 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN INTELLIGENCE GATHERING BY PLATFORM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 189
• TABLE 106 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN INTELLIGENCE GATHERING BY INSTRUMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 190

Chapter-19: REMOTE SENSING IN LAND-MINE DETECTION 3

• FORECASTS FOR LAND-MINE DETECTION 191
• TABLE 107 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN LAND-MINE DETECTION BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 192
• TABLE 108 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN LAND-MINE DETECTION BY PLATFORM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 192
• TABLE 109 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN LAND-MINE DETECTION BY INSTRUMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 193

Chapter-20: REMOTE SENSING IN LAND PLANNING 4

• TABLE 110 PIONEERING STATE AND COUNTY REMOTE SENSING PROGRAMS IN THE U.S. 194
• FEDERAL LAND ASSET INVENTORY REFORM ACT OF 2009 195
• FORECASTS FOR LAND PLANNING 195
• TABLE 111 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN LAND PLANNING, BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 196
• TABLE 112 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN LAND PLANNING BY PLATFORM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 196
• TABLE 113 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN LAND PLANNING BY INSTRUMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 197

Chapter-21: REMOTE SENSING IN LAW ENFORCEMENT 3

• REMOTE SENSING IN LAW ENFORCEMENT 198
• FORECASTS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT 199
• TABLE 114 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 199
• TABLE 115 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT BY PLATFORM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 200
• TABLE 116 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT BY INSTRUMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 200

Chapter-22: REMOTE SENSING IN NATURAL HAZARD MONITORING 3

• FORECASTS FOR NATURAL HAZARD MONITORING 201
• TABLE 117 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN NATURAL HAZARD MONITORING BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 202
• TABLE 118 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN NATURAL HAZARD MONITORING BY PLATFORM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 202
• TABLE 119 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN NATURAL HAZARD MONITORING BY INSTRUMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 203

Chapter-23: REMOTE SENSING IN OCEANOGRAPHY 3

• FORECASTS FOR OCEANOGRAPHY 204
• TABLE 120 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN OCEANOGRAPHY BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 205
• TABLE 121 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS IN OCEANOGRAPHY BY PLATFORM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 206
• TABLE 122 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN OCEANOGRAPHY BY INSTRUMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 206

Chapter-24: REMOTE SENSING IN OIL, GAS AND MINERAL EXPLORATION 3

• REMOTE SENSING IN PUBLIC HEALTH 210
• TABLE 126 DISEASE-CAUSING CONDITIONS DETECTABLE FROM SPACE-BASED PLATFORMS 211
• TABLE 126 (CONTINUED) 212
• FORECASTS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH 212
• TABLE 127 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN PUBLIC HEALTH BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 213
• TABLE 128 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN PUBLIC HEALTH BY PLATFORM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 213
• TABLE 129 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN PUBLIC HEALTH BY INSTRUMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 214

Chapter-25: REMOTE SENSING IN PUBLIC HEALTH 5

Chapter-26: REMOTE SENSING IN RIGHT-OF-WAY MANAGEMENT 3

• TOWARD A U.S. NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL STRATEGY 218
• THE NATIONAL SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE (NSDI) 219
• FORECASTS FOR URBAN AND SUBURBAN APPLICATIONS 220
• TABLE 133 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN URBAN AND SUBURBAN APPLICATIONS BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 220
• TABLE 134 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN URBAN AND SUBURBAN APPLICATIONS BY PLATFORM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 221
• TABLE 135 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN URBAN AND SUBURBAN APPLICATIONS BY INSTRUMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 221

Chapter-27: REMOTE SENSING IN URBAN AND SUBURBAN APPLICATIONS 4

Chapter-28: REMOTE SENSING IN WEATHER FORECASTING 2

• FORECASTS FOR WEATHER FORECASTING 222
• TABLE 136 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN WEATHER FORECASTING BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 223
• TABLE 137 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN WEATHER FORECASTING BY PLATFORM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 223
• TABLE 138 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN WEATHER FORECASTING BY INSTRUMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 223

Chapter-29: REMOTE SENSING PATENT REVIEW 30

• THE REMOTE SENSING COMMUNITY 254
• THE REMOTE SENSING COMMUNITY (CONTINUED) 255
• U.S. DEFENSE-RELATED REMOTE SENSING EFFORTS 256
• U.S. CIVILIAN REMOTE SENSING EFFORTS 257
• INTEGRATED PROGRAM OFFICE 257
• NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 257
• U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 257
• TABLE 139 MEMBERSHIP OF THE NOAA ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON COMMERCIAL REMOTE SENSING 258
• EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY 258
• GROUP ON EARTH OBSERVATIONS 259
• TABLE 140 FOREIGN REMOTE SENSING ORGANIZATIONS 259
• TABLE 140 (CONTINUED) 260
• TABLE 140 (CONTINUED) 261
• TABLE 141 JAPANESE REMOTE SENSING AND GIS ORGANIZATIONS 261
• COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES 261
• DIGITALGLOBE 262
• EADS ASTRIUM. 263
• GEOEYE 263
• IMAGESAT INTERNATIONAL N.V. 263
• RAPIDEYE 264
• MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION FOR PRIVATE PHOTOGRAMMETRIC SURVEYORS 264
• SURREY SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 265
• TABLE 142 EARLIER SSTL SATELLITES 265
• TABLE 142 (CONTINUED) 266
• INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 266
• CENTER FOR EARTH RESOURCES OBSERVATION AND SCIENCE 267
• UNOSAT 267
• TABLE 143 EUROPEAN-BASED REMOTE SENSING ORGANIZATIONS 268
• ACADEMIA 268
• TABLE 144 UNIVERSITY BASED GIS PROGRAMS 269
• TABLE 144 (CONTINUED) 270
• TABLE 144 (CONTINUED) 271
• TABLE 144 (CONTINUED) 272