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An Introduction

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In Daniel Kehlmanns novel “Measuring the World” which takes place at the end of the 18th century, the two brilliant scientists Alexander von Humboldt (natural scientist) and Carl Friedrich Gauß (geodesist and mathematician) had to explore the earth without the help of satellites. Today, of course, a life without satellites is almost unthinkable. The weather forecast, television, air traffic, the car navigation system, disaster management and climate research are only a few examples of how much satellites make our lives easier and help us to master certain problems and challenges.

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Schnedl, G. (2018). An Introduction. In: Brünner, C., Königsberger, G., Mayer, H., Rinner, A. (eds) Satellite-Based Earth Observation . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74805-4_8

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