Earth Observation Systems for Resource Management and Environmental Control

1: Overview Summary Report.- Conclusions and Recommendations.- 2: Summary Reports of Working Groups.- A: Platforms and Sensors.- B: Data Handling Systems.- C: Management Information Systems.- D: Socio-Economic Systems Aspects.- 1: Atmospheric Applications.- 2: Land Applications.- 3: Ocean Applications.- 4: Evaluation Methodology.- 3: Background Papers.- 1. Earth Observation Systems.- 2. EPA's Use of Remote Sensing in Ocean Monitoring.- 3. Information Requirements for Regional and Global Operational Systems in Agricultural Meteorology.- 4. Identifying the Optimum System for Observing Earth.- 5. Benefits of LANDSAT Follow-on (Operational System).- 6. Satellite Observation Systems and Environmental Forecasts: Progress and Prospects.- 7. Some Considerations Relative to the Making of Globally Uniform Resource Inventories by Remote Sensing.- 8. Data Processing and Distribution for Earth Observation Satellites.- 9. Soil Diagnosis Through Remote Sensing.- 10. Development and Prospects of Remote Sensing Applied to European Renewable Earth Resources.- 11. Planning for an Earth Resources Information System.- 12. Application of Remote Sensing for Policy, Planning and Management in Forestry and Agriculture.- 13. Concepts of Remote Sensing Applications for Food Production in Developing Countries.- 14. Specifications for Some Satellite Applications for Data Telemetry and Platform Location.- 15. Information Values of Remote Sensing.- 16. The Potential Economic Benefits of an Oceanographic Satellite System to Commercial Ocean Operations.- 17. Research, Application and Requirements of a Major User of LANDSAT.- 18. A Crop Production Alarm System.- 19. Applications of Remote Sensing and Information Systems to Coastal Zone Management.- 20. An Operational Earth Resources Monitoring and Management System: Some Problems and Solutions Related to Land Areas.- 21. Operational Remote Sensing Systems for Environmental Monitoring and Regional Planning.- 22. Digital Enhancement and Analysis Techniques in Processing Earth Resources Data.- 23. Requirements for Real-Time Oceanography from Earth Observation Systems.- 24. The Use of Satellite Data in Ocean Engineering.- 25. The Availability and Use of Satellite Pictures in Recognizing Hazardous Weather 4l.- 26. Accurate 24-hour Weather Forecasts: An Impending Scientific Breakthrough.- List of Contributors.