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Commercial Observation Satellites
At the Leading Edge of Global Transparency
Wide access to satellite imagery and related products has expanded rapidly since the end of the Cold War. Leading the way into this new era of global transparency is a new generation of high-resolution commercial and civilian imaging satellites that will offer almost anyone timely overhead images of locations that are geographically remote, politically inaccessible, or simply difficult to comprehend without an overhead perspective. But whether these systems are commercially viable remains to be seen in the long run. The probable effects on world affairs are highly uncertain and depend deeply on other economic, technological, and political trends. Still, on balance, greater transparency is likely to provide significant benefits. And the policy community will need to improve its ability to deal with new technologies. But regardless of how one views the political and economic effects, the phenomenon of global transparency is still developing, both from the standpoint of data from high-resolution earth-observation satellites and from the other information technologies that support these data and make them particularly useful in monitoring and better understanding global developments.
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Contents
Foreword PDF
Preface PDF
Acknowledgments PDF
Chapter 1:
Introduction PDF
John C. Baker, Ray A. Williamson, and Kevin M. O'Connell
Section I: The Policymaking Context PDF
Chapter 2:
The Origins and Evolution of Openness in Overhead Global Observations
Richard S. Leghorn and Gregg Herken
Chapter 3:
Remote Sensing Policy and the Development of Commercial Remote Sensing
Ray A. Williamson
Chapter 4:
From Space Imagery to Information: Commercial Remote Sensing Market Factors and Trends
Kevin O'Connell and Beth E. Lachman
Chapter 5:
Emerging Technologies: Emerging Issues for Space Remote Sensing
Bob Preston
Chapter 6:
Security Implications of Commercial Statellite Imagery
John C. Baker and Dana J. Johnson
Section II: National Remote Sensing Programs and Policies PDF
Chapter 7:
U.S. Remote Sensing Programs and Policies
Kevin M. O'Connell and Gregory Hilgenberg
Chapter 8:
Russian Remote Sensing Programs and Policies
George Tahu
Chapter 9:
The French Pioneering Approach to Global Transparency
Isabelle Sourbes-Verger and Xavier Pasco
Chapter 10:
Japanese Remote Sensing Policy at a Crossroads
Kazuto Suzuki
Chapter 11:
Commercial Observation Satellites in the Middle East and the Persian Gulf
Gerald M. Steinberg
Chapter 12:
The Indian Space Program
Deborah Foster
Chapter 13:
Canada's Remote Sensing Program and Policies
Michel Bourbonniere and Louis Haeck
Section III: Remote Sensing Applications to International Problems PDF
Chapter 14:
Supporting the Dayton Peace Talks
Richard G. Johnson
Chapter 15:
Imagery and Mapping Support to the Ecuador-Peru Peace Process
John Gates and John Weikel
Chapter 16:
Keeping an Eye on the Islands: Cooperative Remote Monitoring in the South China Sea
Vipin Gupta and Adam Bernstein
Chapter 17:
The Role of Commercial Satellite Imagery in Locating South Asian Nuclear Test Sites
David Albight and Corey Gay Hinderstein
Chapter 18:
Nongovernmental Use of Commercial Satelllite Imagery for Achieving Nuclear Nonproliferation Goals: Perspectives and Case Studies
David Albright and Corey Gay Hinderstein
Chapter 19:
Supporting Humanitarian Relief Operations
Einar Bjorgo
Section IV: Emerging International Policy Issues PDF
Chapter 20:
The Global Politics of Commercial Observation Satellites
Ann M. Florini and Yahya A. Dehqanzada
Chapter 21:
How Open Will the Skies Really Be?
Mark David Gabriele
Chapter 22:
The Globalization of Transparency: The Use of Commercial Satellite Imagery by Nongovernmental Organizations
Karen T. Litfin
Chapter 23:
Remote Sensing Technology and the News Media
Steven Livingston
Chapter 24:
Space Remote Sensing Regulatory Landscape
Robert Preston
Chapter 25:
New Users and Established Experts: Bridging the Knowledge Gap in Interpreting Commercial Satellite Imagery
John C. Baker
Chapter 26:
Conclusions
John C. Baker, Kevin M. O'Connell, and Ray A. Williamson
Appendix A:
List of Abbreviations
Appendix B:
The Past, Present, and Future of the Medium- and High- Resolution Satellite World by William E. Stoney
Appendix C:
Color Plates
Appendix D:
About the Authors PDF
Appendix E:
Selected Bibliography
Index
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