Commercial Observation Satellites

by Baker, John C.; O'Connell, Kevin M.; Williamson, Ray A.

• ISBN13: 9780833028723
• ISBN10: 0833028723
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-07-01
• Publisher: Rand Corp

Summary

Featuring numerous satellite images and case studies, this book brings together an impressive group of experts to assess the implications of this emerging information technology.

Table of Contents

Foreword	v
Preface	vii
Acknowledgements	xi
List of Figures & Tables	xix
Introduction	1	(16)
John C. Baker
Ray A. Williamson
Kevin M. O'Connell
Section I: The Policymaking Context
The Origins and Evolution of Openness in Overhead Global Observations	17	(20)
Richard S. Leghorn
Gregg Herken
Remote Sensing Policy and the Development of Commercial Remote Sensing	37	(16)
Ray A. Williamson
From Space Imagery to Information: Commercial Remote Sensing Market Factors and Trends	53	(26)
Kevin O'Connell
Beth E. Lachman
Emerging Technologies: Emerging Issues for Space Remote Sensing	79	(22)
Bob Preston
Security Implications of Commercial Satellite Imagery	101	(38)
John C. Baker
Dana J. Johnson
Section II: National Remote Sensing Programs & Policies
U. S. Remote Sensing Programs and Policies	139	(26)
Kevin M. O'Connell
Gregory Hilgenberg
Russian Remote Sensing Programs and Policies	165	(22)
George J. Tahu
The French Pioneering Approach to Global Transparency	187	(18)
Isabelle Sourbes-Verger
Xavier Pasco
Japanese Remote Sensing Policy at a Crossroads	205	(20)
Kazuto Suzuki
Commercial Observation Satellites in the Middle East and the Persian Gulf	225	(22)
Gerald M. Steinberg
The Indian Space Program	247	(16)
Deborah Foster
Canada's Remote Sensing Program and Policies	263	(34)
Michel Bourbonniere
Louis Haeck
Section III: Remote Sensing Applications to International Problems
Supporting the Dayton Peace Talks	297	(14)
Richard G. Johnson
Imagery and Mapping Support to the Ecuador-Peru Peace Process	311	(16)
John Gates
John Weikel
Keeping and Eye on the Islands: Cooperative Remote Monitoring in the South China Sea	327	(34)
Vipin Gupta
Adam Bernstein
The Role of Commercial Satellite Imagery in Locating South Asian Nuclear Test Sites	361	(20)
David Albright
Corey Gay Hinderstein
Nongovernmental Use of Commercial Satellite Imagery for Achieving Nuclear Nonproliferation Goals: Perspectives and Case Studies	381	(22)
David Albright
Corey Gay Hinderstein
Supporting Humanitarian Relief Operations	403	(30)
Einar Bjorgo
Section IV: Emerging International Policy Issues
The Global Politics of Commercial Observation Satellites	433	(16)
Ann M. Florini
Yahya A. Dehqanzada
How Open Will the Skies Really Be?	449	(14)
Mark David Gabriele
The Globalization of Transparency: The Use of Commercial Satellite Imagery by Nongovernmental Organizations	463	(22)
Karen T. Litfin
Remote Sensing Technology and the News Media	485	(16)
Steven Livingston
Space Remote Sensing Regulatory Landscape	501	(32)
Robert Preston
New Users and Established Experts: Bridging the Knowledge Gap in Interpreting Commercial Satellite Imagery	533	(26)
John C. Baker
Conclusions	559	(72)
John C. Baker
Kevin M. O'Connell
Ray A. Williamson
Appendices
A List of Abbreviations	576	(3)
B The Past, Present and Future of the Medium- and High-Resolution Satellite World	579	(10)
William E. Stoney
C Color Plates	589	(28)
D About the Authors	617	(6)
E Selected Bibliography	623	(8)
Index	631