Commerce in Space

Infrastructures, Technologies, and Applications

By: Phillip Olla (Editor)

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Hardcover | 31 July 2007

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Over the next decade, significant technological advancements and policy implementations are planned to each of the five space infrastructures, (telecommunication, positioning and navigation, broadcasting, earth observation, and tourism) creating new opportunities for information technology. Commerce in Space: Infrastructures, Technologies and Applications compiles an authoritative body of research on the expanding role of earth observation satellite initiatives and their application to such capabilities as mobile broadband, Internet, and mobile communication connectivity. A must-have reference work for any library, this book provides a comprehensive review of how space technology can influence the future of information technology architecture across multiple domains such as health, education, logistics, business decision making, and communication.

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Foreword	p. xiii
Preface	p. xiv
Acknowledgment	p. xxii
Space Technology for Managing Resources
Space Technologies for the Research of Effective Water Management: A Case Study	p. 1
Using Space Technology for Natural Resource Management	p. 19
Using Space Technology for Disaster Monitoring, Mitigation, and Damage Assessment	p. 42
Cospas-Sarsat Satellite System for Search and Rescue	p. 69
Satellite Internet and Navigational Technologies
Global Navigation and Satellite Systems and Services	p. 89
The Satellite Internet: The Convergence of Communication and Data Networks	p. 131
The Era of Nanosatellites: Pehuensat Development Status	p. 150
Digital Bridges: Extending ICT to Rural Communities Using Space Technologies	p. 169
Space Policy and Economics
Constructing the European Space Policy: Past, Present, and Future	p. 187
Application of Satellite Earth Observation for Improving the Implementation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements	p. 209
Extraterrestrial Space Regimes and Macroprojects: A Review of Socioeconomic and Political Issues	p. 227
Commercialisation of Space Technology for Tomorrow's Space Missions	p. 241
Challenges in Knowledge Management: Maintaining Capabilities Through Innovative Space Missions	p. 257
Space and Society
Towards an Ethical Approach to Commercial Space Activities	p. 281
Commerce in Space: Aspects of Space Tourism	p. 293
Space Elevator: Generating Interest in the Future of Space Access	p. 312
Commerce in Space: Infrastructures, Technologies, and Applications	p. 332
Compilation of References	p. 345
About the Contributors	p. 365
Index	p. 371
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