Space Technologies for the Benefit of Human Society and Earth - Olla, Phillip; SpringerLink (Online service) (Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2009)
Improving Global Resource Management and Protection of Terrestrial, Coastal and Marine Resources -- SMOS - Earth's Water Monitoring Mission -- India's EO Pyramid for Holistic Development -- Shifting Paradigms in Water Management -- Operational Oceanography and the Sentinel-3 System -- Advanced Space Technology for Oil Spill Detection -- Innovative Tele-Heath Applications and Communication Systems -- From Orbit to OR: Space Solutions for Terrestrial Challenges in Medicine -- Bridging Health Divide Between Rural and Urban Areas -Satellite Based Telemedicine Networks in India -- TEMOS - Telemedicine for the Mobile Society Telemedical Support for Travellers and Expatriates -- Convergence of Internet and Space Technology -- Using Inflatable Antennas for Portable Satellite-Based Personal Communications Systems -- Disaster Monitoring, Mitigation and Damage Assessment -- Space-Borne Tsunami Warning System -- GEONETCast Americas - A GEOSS Environmental Data Dissemination System Using Commercial Satellites -- Space Technology for Disaster Monitoring, Mitigation and Damage Assessment -- Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques for Natural Disaster Monitoring -- EO Products for Drought Risk Reduction -- Space Technologies for the Benefit of Society -- The Diffusion of Information Communication and Space Technology Applications into society -- Humanitarian Aids Using Satellite Technology -- National Development Through Space: India as a Model -- Space Based Societal Applications -- Space for Energy: The Role of Space-Based Capabilities for Managing Energy Resources on Earth -- Sharing Brains: Knowledge Management Project for ESA Space Operations.
Keywords: Aerospace engineering; Astronautics; Environment; Remote sensing; Management information systems; Computer science; Physical measurements; Measurement .; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics; Environment, general; Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry.; Management of Computing and Information Systems; Measurement Science and Instrumentation