NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL. COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS. BOARD ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Resource sensing from space, prospects for developing countries
THIS REPORT GIVES THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF A COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES TO CONSIDER THE RELEVANCE OF PRESENT AND FUTURE EARTH RESOURCE SENSING SATELLITES TO RESOURCE PLANNING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.
1970
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Abstract
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF A NATION IS DEPENDENT ON ITS NATURAL RESOURCES, YET MANY NATIONS DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR OWN RESOURCES TO USE THEM EFFECTIVELY. EARTH RESOURCES SENSING SATELLITES COULD BE USED TO MONITOR CROP YIELDS, EROSION, AND POLLUTION, TO IDENTIFY ALTERATIONS IN LAND USE, TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE FROM NATURAL DISASTERS, AND TO OBSERVE OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES. THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR EARTH RESOURCE SENSING FROM SPACE, THE TESTED USE OF SATELLITE DATA IN VARIOUS SECTORS OF APPLICATION, AND THE IMPROVEMENT ANTICIPATED FROM FUTURE TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES. THE PROSPECTS AND PROBLEMS OF USE OF THIS DATA ARE CONSIDERED ALONG WITH THE INTERNATIONAL ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE RESOLVED. THE REPORT CONCLUDES WITH PROPOSALS FOR DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN REMOTE SENSING.
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