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Record Nr.

UNINA9910960106303321

Titolo

Using remote sensing in state and local government information for management and decision making / / Steering Committee on Space Applications and Commercialization, Space Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2003

ISBN

9786610180035

9780309168328

0309168325

9781280180033

128018003X

9780309505666

0309505666

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (111 p.)

Disciplina

352.3/8/0285

Soggetti

Remote sensing - United States

Geographic information systems - United States

Local government - United States - Data processing - Management

State governments - United States - Data processing - Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Preface -- Acknowledgment of Reviewers -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Public Sector Applications of Remote Sensing Data -- 3 Getting Started in Remote Sensing: Common Barriers and Bottlenecks -- 4 Beyond State and Local Government -- 5 Findings and Recommendations -- A Transforming Remote Sensing Data into Information and Applications -- B Biographical Information for Steering Committee Members, Workshop Speakers, and Panelists -- C Workshop Agenda and Participants -- D Acronyms.

Sommario/riassunto

Advances in spatial, spectral, and temporal resolution over the past



several years have greatly expanded opportunities for practical applications of remote sensing data. To explore the implications of these possibilities, the NRC held a series of three workshops on different facets of remote sensing applications. This report is on the third of those workshops: the development and use of remote sensing data and information by state, local, and regional governments. The steering committee was asked to examine the opportunities, potential challenges, and policy issues associated with the application of remote sensing data in the public sector including approaches and procedures for government agencies to use such data and barriers to development and use of the applications. The resulting report is addressed primarily to non-technical managers and decisions makers at all levels of government below the federal level.