Fifty years of earth observation satellites: views from above have lead to countless advances on the ground in both scientific knowledge and daily life
Fifty years of earth observation satellites: views from above have lead to countless advances on the ground in both scientific knowledge and daily life
A half a century ago, the launch of Sputnik-1 saw the start of an era where we began to launch artificial satellites into orbit to tell us what we look like from above. Hundreds of Earth-observing satellites have followed, and this extensive remote sensing has provided both iconic views and unprecedented insights into our planet. Tatem, Goetz and Hay review the development of these satellites over the past 50 years, as well as the data they have produced, which has lead to a greater understanding of Earth's terrestrial, aquatic and atmospheric processes. They examine current trends and speculate on what the next 50 years of satellite remote sensing may bring
390-398
Tatem, A.J.
6c6de104-a5f9-46e0-bb93-a1a7c980513e
Goetz, S.J.
a8797282-6c47-4b84-b3c6-cef25d4e04b4
Hay, S.I.
18d621e0-2813-4c05-b2b7-09df3f24aca7
September 2008
Tatem, A.J.
6c6de104-a5f9-46e0-bb93-a1a7c980513e
Goetz, S.J.
a8797282-6c47-4b84-b3c6-cef25d4e04b4
Hay, S.I.
18d621e0-2813-4c05-b2b7-09df3f24aca7
Tatem, A.J., Goetz, S.J. and Hay, S.I.
(2008)
Fifty years of earth observation satellites: views from above have lead to countless advances on the ground in both scientific knowledge and daily life.
American Scientist, 96 (5), .
(doi:10.1511/2008.74.390).
Abstract
A half a century ago, the launch of Sputnik-1 saw the start of an era where we began to launch artificial satellites into orbit to tell us what we look like from above. Hundreds of Earth-observing satellites have followed, and this extensive remote sensing has provided both iconic views and unprecedented insights into our planet. Tatem, Goetz and Hay review the development of these satellites over the past 50 years, as well as the data they have produced, which has lead to a greater understanding of Earth's terrestrial, aquatic and atmospheric processes. They examine current trends and speculate on what the next 50 years of satellite remote sensing may bring
This record has no associated files available for download.
More information
Published date: September 2008
Organisations:
Geography & Environment
Identifiers
Local EPrints ID: 344460
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/344460
PURE UUID: 9f672dcc-bac8-426b-8630-b8fa7f4d27f1
Catalogue record
Date deposited: 29 Oct 2012 14:17
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:43
Export record
Altmetrics
Contributors
Author:
S.J. Goetz
Author:
S.I. Hay
Download statistics
Downloads from ePrints over the past year. Other digital versions may also be available to download e.g. from the publisher's website.
View more statistics
