Time-Sensitive Remote Sensing
This book documents the state of the art in the use of remote sensing to address time-sensitive information requirements. Specifically, it brings together a group of authors who are both researchers and practitioners, who work toward or are currently usin
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Christopher D. Lippitt • Douglas A. Stow Lloyd L. Coulter Editors
Time-Sensitive Remote Sensing
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Editors Christopher D. Lippitt University of New Mexico Albuquerque New Mexico USA
Lloyd L. Coulter San Diego State University San Diego California USA
Douglas A. Stow San Diego State University San Diego California USA
ISBN 978-1-4939-2601-5 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4939-2602-2
ISBN 978-1-4939-2602-2 (eBook)
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Foreword
The maturity of remote sensing applications and technology has resulted in many innovative uses of satellite and airborne imagery. One particular use that has accelerated over the past few years is focused on time-sensitive remote sensing, which reduces the time for image acquisition, analysis, and product delivery. Bundling of these steps into an efficient remote sensing system has resulted in the capability to address questions for applications where the time from acquisition to information is critical. While several broad applications benefit from time-sensitive remote sensing, one in particular is disaster response and recovery. Over the past 22 years there has been a remarkable change in the way we in the US emergency management and first responder community respond to disasters. Throughout my career, first with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and then with the Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology (DHS/S&T), I have had the privilege to serve with first response teams using remote sensing technologies to aid the response and recovery operations of some of our worst national disasters. Throughout these events I have witnessed the convergence of technologically-maturing remote sensing capabilities and human effort to bring assist
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