Remote Sensing from Space

Preface. About the Editors. List of Acronyms. About the Contributors. Introduction; Bhupendra Jasani et al. Part I Security, crises and the role of earth observation.1. Definitions, concepts and geospatial dimensions of security; Clementine Burnley et al. 2. European security policy and earth observation; Anthony Cragg et al. 3. Satellite based information to support European crisis response; Stefan Voigt et al. Part II The contribution of GMOSS in the context of GMES and security. 4. The security dimension of GMES. Network of excellence GMOSS: a European think tank for EO technologies in support of security issues; Delilah Al-Khudhairy et al. 5. A novel approach to capacity building for security applications; Peter Zeil. 6. Games and scenarios in the context of GMOSS; Adrijana Car et al. 7. GMOSS: infrastructure and standards; Donna Kodz. Part III Image processing tools for security applications. 8. Feature recognition techniques; Andreas Wimmer et al. 9. Change detection tools; Rob J. Dekker et al. 10. Data integration and visualization for crisis applications; Robert Meisner et al. 11. UNOSAT grid; Einar Bjorgo and Alain Retiere. Part IV Security applications. 12. Treaty monitoring; Mort Canty et al. 13. Early warnings and alerts; Bhupendra Jasani et al. 14. Can earth observation help to improve information on population? Indirect population estimations from EO derived geo-spatial data: contribution from GMOSS; Daniele Ehrlich et al. 15. From real time border monitoring to a permeability model; Nathalie Stephenne et al. 16. Remote mapping and damage assessment; Bert van den Broek et al. Summary and outlook. Index.

From the reviews:"The book Remote Sensing from Space ... is a collection of articles presenting an overview of various issues pertaining to earth observation and security issues. ... the book presents a well written, comprehensive discussion that interweaves different disciplines ... all related to the use of EO and security issues. ... This allows the reader access to a wealth of information within a concise volume. This approach is not only useful but also necessary ... ." (Michel Bourbonniere, Zeitschrift für Luft- und Weltraumtechnik, Vol. 59 (3), 2010)