Space Technologies for the Benefit of Human Society and Earth

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XXIX

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2. Improving Global Resource Management and Protection of Terrestrial, Coastal and Marine Resources

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. SMOS – Earth’s Water Monitoring Mission

      • K.D. McMullan, M. Martín-Neira, A. Hahne, A. Borges

      Pages 3-35

   3. India’s EO Pyramid for Holistic Development

      • V. Jayaraman, Sanjay K. Srivastava, D. Gowrisankar

      Pages 37-56

   4. Shifting Paradigms in Water Management

      • Paxina Chileshe

      Pages 57-74

   5. Operational Oceanography and the Sentinel-3 System

      • Miguel Aguirre, Yvan Baillion, Bruno Berruti, Mark Drinkwater

      Pages 75-98

   6. Advanced Space Technology for Oil Spill Detection

      • Maral H. Zeynalova, Rustam B. Rustamov, Saida E. Salahova

      Pages 99-120

3. Innovative Tele-Heath Applications and Communication Systems

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 121-121

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   2. From Orbit to OR: Space Solutions for Terrestrial Challenges in Medicine

      • S. Pandya

      Pages 123-158

   3. Bridging Health Divide Between Rural and Urban Areas –Satellite Based Telemedicine Networks in India

      • A. Bhaskaranarayana, L.S. Satyamurthy, Murthy L.N. Remilla, K. Sethuraman, Hanumantha Rayappa

      Pages 159-178

   4. TEMOS – Telemedicine for the Mobile Society Telemedical Support for Travellers and Expatriates

      • Markus Lindlar, Claudia Mika, Rupert Gerzer

      Pages 179-200

   5. Convergence of Internet and Space Technology

      • Jin-Chang Guo

      Pages 201-231

   6. Using Inflatable Antennas for Portable Satellite-Based Personal Communications Systems

      • Naomi Mathers

      Pages 233-253

4. Disaster Monitoring, Mitigation and Damage Assessment

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 255-255

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   2. Space-Borne Tsunami Warning System

      • Peter A.I. Brouwer, Mark Visser, Ramses A. Molijn, Hermes M. Jara Orué, Bart J.A. van Marwijk, Tjerk C.K. Bermon et al.

      Pages 257-289

   3. GEONETCast Americas – A GEOSS Environmental Data Dissemination System Using Commercial Satellites

      • Richard Fulton, Paul Seymour, Linda Moodie

      Pages 291-303

   4. Space Technology for Disaster Monitoring, Mitigation and Damage Assessment

      • Jesús Gonzalo, Gonzalo Martín-de-Mercado, Fernando Valcarce

      Pages 305-330

   5. Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques for Natural Disaster Monitoring

      • Luca Martino, Carlo Ulivieri, Munzer Jahjah, Emanuele Loret

      Pages 331-382

   6. EO Products for Drought Risk Reduction

      • Sanjay K. Srivastava, S. Bandyopadhyay, D. Gowrisankar, N.K. Shrivastava, V.S. Hegde, V. Jayaraman

      Pages 385-409

5. Space Technologies for the Benefit of Society

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 411-411

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Overview of Space Technology It has been over 50 years since the rst satellite was sent into orbit, and the impact of space technology can be felt in many aspects in our day to day life. In addition to the convenience of knowing exactly where we are on the planet via GPS satellites; or deciding what to pack for a trip based on forecasts from weather satellites; watching CNNinaremotevillageviabroadcasting satellites;therearenowsomecrucialen- ronmental uses of Space technologies in the areas of natural resources management and environmental monitoring. Remotely sensed data reveals an unparallel view of the Earth for systems that require synoptic or periodic observations such as inv- tory control, surveying, agriculture, business, mineralogy, hydrography, geology, land mass cover, land utilization and environment monitoring. The advancement of remote sensing has made remote sensed data more affordable and available to merge with a variety of data sources to create mash-ups. The amalgamation of these data sources into disciplines such as agriculture, urban planning, web applications, cartography, geodetic reference systems, and global navigation satellite systems, are an important advancement of space applications and space science. Space Technology and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) The MDGs are a set of time-bound, measurable goals and targets that are global as well as country-speci c for combating poverty, hunger, diseases, illiteracy, envir- mental degradation and discrimination against women.

• E-Health
• Human society
• Information Technology (IT)
• Internet
• Monitoring
• Remote Sensing
• information system
• knowledge management
• management
• networks
• satellite
• society
• space science
• technology
• terrestrial systems
• remote sensing/photogrammetry

• Dept. Computer Information Systems, Madonna University School of Business, Livonia, USA

  Phillip Olla

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