Overview
- Explains the power, limitations, and possible threats posed by satellite imagery Recounts the politics, economics, and science driving the growth of imaging from space Shows how the effects of global warming and climate change are revealed by imaging satellites
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Praxis Books (PRAXIS)
Part of the book sub series: Space Exploration (SPACEE)
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Table of contents(10 chapters)
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Authors and Affiliations
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Byfleet, United Kingdom
Pat Norris
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Watching Earth from Space
Book Subtitle: How Surveillance Helps Us -- and Harms Us
Authors: Pat Norris
Series Title: Springer Praxis Books
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6938-5
Publisher: Praxis New York, NY
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-6937-8Published: 16 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-6938-5Published: 15 November 2010
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 284
Additional Information: jointly published with Praxis Publishing, UK
Topics: Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry, Popular Science in Nature and Environment, Measurement Science and Instrumentation, Aerospace Technology and Astronautics