Remote Sensing from Space Supporting International Peace and Security /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Jasani, Bhupendra (Editor), Pesaresi, Martino (Editor), Schneiderbauer, Stefan (Editor), Zeug, Gunter (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Subjects: Geography.; Image processing.; Pattern recognition.; Geographical information systems.; Remote sensing.; Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry.; Image Processing and Computer Vision.; Pattern Recognition.; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography.

This volume provides the reader with an overview of the state-of-the-art Earth Observation (EO) related research that deals with national and international security. An interdisciplinary approach was adopted in this book in order to provide the reader with a broad understanding on the uses of remote...

Table of Contents:

• Security, Crises and the Role of Earth Observation
• Definitions, Concepts and Geospatial Dimensions of Security
• European Security Policy and Earth Observation
• Satellite Based Information to Support European Crisis Response
• The Contribution of GMOSS in the Context of GMES and Security
• The Security Dimension of GMES
• A Novel Approach to Capacity Building for Security Applications
• Games and Scenarios in the Context of GMOSS
• GMOSS: Infrastructure and Standards
• Image Processing Tools for Security Applications
• Feature Recognition Techniques
• Change Detection Tools
• Data Integration and Visualization for Crisis Applications
• UNOSAT Grid
• Security Applications
• Treaty Monitoring
• Early Warnings and Alerts
• Can Earth Observation Help to Improve Information on Population?
• From Real Time Border Monitoring to a Permeability Model
• Rapid Mapping and Damage Assessment.