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Space of Service to Humanity

Preserving Earth and Improving Life

Häftad, Engelska, 1997

AvG. Haskell,Michael J Rycroft,Michael J. Rycroft

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This volume should appeal to those who wish to appreciate the breadth of space activities relevant to preserving the environment and to improving life on Earth for all humanity. A wide range of topics, including global concerns, Earth remote sensing, telecommunications and other space applications are examined from organizational, financial, technical and philosophical perspectives. A selection of papers which were presented at the first Annual Symposium organized by the International Space University is published here.

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Utgivningsdatum1997-04-30
Mått210 x 279 x 19 mm
Vikt830 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieSpace Studies
Antal sidor320
Upplaga1996
FörlagKluwer Academic Publishers
ISBN9780792343448

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Session 1 Space of Service: Global Issues.- Keynote address: Space and the Fate of Humanity.- The Space Myth: When Apollo Flirts with Gaia.- The European Space Agency’s Work with Developing Countries.- International Space Cooperation for Service to Humanity.- Space Activity and Comprehensive Security.- Objectives and Roles of Space Development for Social Challenges in the Post Cold War Era.- Lessons Learned from the Viking Missions Which are Relevant to Mission to Planet Earth.- The Australian Five Year Space Plan — Public Good, Commercial Benefits or Internationalization?.- Serving Humanity Using Space: A Great Idea, But Who Pays the Bill?.- Preface to the Proposal Summary of the 1995 Master of Space Studies (MSS) Team Design Project.- Space of Service to Humanity: Master of Space Studies 1995/96 Team Design Project Proposal Summary.- Report on Panel Discussion 1: Global Issues.- Session 2 Space of Service: Remote Sensing.- Past, Present and Future Benefits of the ESA Earth Observation Programmes.- A Plan for a Global Disaster Observation Satellite System (GDOS).- Application of Remote Sensing and Importance of Satellite Communications in a National Meteorological Services Agency.- Promoting the Use of Meteosat for Supporting Sustainable Development in Africa.- Commercial High-Resolution Imagery from Space as a New Information Service to Humanity: A Video Address.- Keynote address: INPE’s Space Activities: Its Way of Putting Space of Service to Humanity.- Environmental Management in Developing Countries: Remote Sensing Case Studies.- Role of Remote Sensing and GIS for Environmentally Sound and Sustainable Development.- Limitations to the Use of Remote Sensing Technology in Kenya.- A Proposal on Improved Precipitation Estimates by Satellite and ConventionalMethods for Agricultural Planning in Nigeria.- Report on Panel Discussion 2: Remote Sensing.- Session 3 Space of Service: Telecommunications.- New Strategies for Telecommunications Development.- Exploration of the Equatorial LEO Orbit for Communication and Other Applications.- Future Development of a Global Space Information and Communications Infrastructure.- Report on Panel Discussion 3: Telecommunications.- Session 4 Space of Service: Further Applications.- Proposal to Apply Reults of NASA-Sponsored Research for Space Operations to Improve the Quality and Quantity of Goods and Services.- Matching Space-Related Intellectual Property Rights to Space Industry Needs.- Integrating Wireless Power Transportation and Solar Power Systems Systems Studies and Society.- Impact of Space Medicine Experimentation on Terrestrial Medical/Clinical Applications — The Austrian Experience.- Utilization of Satellite Communications, Remote Sensing, and Space Imagery Data for Wind Power Resource Mapping in Developing Countries.- Prelude to a New Space Renaissance.- Report on Panel Discussion 4: The Way Forward.