Remote Sensing Technologies and Global Markets

Remote Sensing Technologies and Global Markets

Provides a comprehensive overview of the remote sensing industry
Describes GPS, GIS, and remote sensing technologies, as well as important applications such as weather forecasting, intelligence gathering, climate change, public health and more
Includes detailed market analysis of the 20 application areas for remote sensing, with historical data, compounded growth rates, and five-year forecasts to 2014, covering each region of the world, the four types of remote sensing platforms, and the 10 general types of remote sensing instruments
Discusses important technological advancements
Offers a patent analysis detailing important innovations
Profiles the major players in the remote sensing industry.

Chapter- 1: INTRODUCTION -- Complimentary

STUDY GOAL AND OBJECTIVES 1
REASONS FOR DOING THE STUDY 1
TABLE A AGENCIES TARGETED FOR MAJOR R&D FUNDING THROUGH THE ARRA ($ MILLIONS) 2
INTENDED AUDIENCE 2
SCOPE OF REPORT 3
METHODOLOGY 3
INFORMATION SOURCES 4
ANALYST’S CREDENTIALS 4
RELATED BCC REPORTS 4
BCC ON-LINE SERVICES 5
DISCLAIMER 5

Chapter-2: SUMMARY

SUMMARY TABLE VALUE OF REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS, BY PLATFORM, THROUGH 2014 ($ BILLIONS) 6
SUMMARY FIGURE VALUE OF REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS, BY PLATFORM, 2008-2014 ($ BILLIONS) 7

Chapter-3: OVERVIEW OF THE REMOTE SENSING BUSINESS

OVERVIEW OF THE REMOTE SENSING BUSINESS 8
REMOTELY SENSED PHENOMENA 9
TABLE 1 REMOTELY SENSED PHENOMENA 10
TABLE 1 (CONTINUED) 11
TABLE 2 REMOTE SENSING INSTRUMENTS ACRONYMS 11
TABLE 2 (CONTINUED) 12
TABLE 2 (CONTINUED) 13
FROM SENSOR TO PRODUCT 13
TABLE 3 THE 10 BASIC TYPES OF REMOTE SENSING INSTRUMENTS 13
TABLE 4 THE FOUR REMOTE SENSING PLATFORMS 14
TABLE 5 THE 20 MARKET-DRIVEN APPLICATIONS FOR REMOTELY SENSED DATA 14
THE REMOTE SENSING MARKET 14
THE REMOTE SENSING MARKET (CONTINUED) 15
THE REMOTE SENSING MARKET (CONTINUED) 16
REMOTE SENSING IN THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION 17
REMOTE SENSING IN THE BUSH … (CONTINUED) 18
POLICY CHANGES LIKELY DURING THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION 19
POLICY CHANGES LIKELY DURING … (CONTINUED) 20
TABLE 6 U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY INVOLVEMENT IN COMMERCIAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS 21
THE REMOTE SENSING BUSINESS BEYOND 2010 21
FUTURE DEMAND FOR REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS 22
GLOBAL DEMAND BY REGION 22
TABLE 7 REGIONAL DEMAND FOR REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN ALL APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 23
DEMAND BY INSTRUMENT 23
TABLE 8 RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF REMOTE SENSING INSTRUMENTS, 2009-2014 24
TABLE 9 VALUE OF REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS, BY INSTRUMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 24
DEMAND BY PLATFORM 24
TABLE 10 GLOBAL VALUE OF REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS FOR ALL APPLICATIONS, BY PLATFORM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 25
DEMAND BY APPLICATION 25
TABLE 11 VALUE OF REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS, BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 26

Chapter-4: FORCES DRIVING THE REMOTE SENSING BUSINESS

FORCES DRIVING THE REMOTE SENSING BUSINESS 27
ECONOMIC-DRIVEN CONSIDERATIONS 28
THE RECENT RECESSION 28
TABLE 12 EFFECT OF THE RECENT RECESSION ON THE WORLDWIDE DEMAND FOR REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS, BY APPLICATION 28
TABLE 12 (CONTINUED) 29
THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT 30
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Continued) 31
TABLE 13 IMPACT OF ARRA FUNDING ON FEDERAL R&D BUDGETS, 2008 AND 2009 ($ MILLIONS) 32
THE FREE DATA MOVEMENT 32
The Free Data Movement (Continued) 33
THE NASA-METI DIGITAL MAP 34
FREE DATA INSPIRED NEW BUSINESS PLANS 35
Free Data Inspired New … (Continued) 36
U.S. NATIONAL POLICY-DRIVEN CONSIDERATIONS 37
COOPERATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE 37
Cooperation on Climate Change (Continued) 38
LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN INITIATIVES 39
TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN CONSIDERATIONS 39
GPS: A CRITICAL ENABLING TECHNOLOGY 40
TABLE 14 NAVSTAR SATELLITES (JUNE 30, 2009) 41
TABLE 14 (CONTINUED) 42
TABLE 15 GLONASS SATELLITES (JUNE 30, 2009) 42
TABLE 15 (CONTINUED) 43
TABLE 16 GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEMS 44
TABLE 16 (CONTINUED) 45
TABLE 17 NAVSTAR ACCURACY (LEVEL ACCURACY) 45
TABLE 18 SOURCES AND EFFECTS OF GPS ERRORS 45
THE EUROPEAN GEOSTATIONARY NAVIGATION OVERLAY SERVICE 45
GIS: THE TAIL THAT WAGS THE DOG 46
GIS: The Tail that WAGS the Dog (Continued) 47
TABLE 19 RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF GPS AND GIS TO REMOTE SENSING APPLICATION 48
GIS: The Tail that WAGS the Dog (Continued) 49

Chapter-5: ESSENTIAL CONCEPTS IN REMOTE SENSING

BASIC CONSIDERATIONS 50
THE FOUR FORCES OF NATURE 51
The Four Forces of Nature (Continued) 52
TABLE 20 BASIC TYPES OF SENSING INSTRUMENTS 53
THE PIVOTAL ROLE OF ELECTROMAGNETISM 53
ACTIVE VERSUS PASSIVE DEVICES 54
IMAGING VERSUS NON-IMAGING DEVICES 55
TABLE 21 FREQUENCIES USEFUL FOR OBSERVATION 55
TABLE 21 (CONTINUED) 56
EXTRACTING INFORMATION FROM SIGNALS 56
TABLE 22 EFFECT OF TYPICAL PROCESSING LEVELS 57
Spatial Resolution 57
Temporal Resolution 58
Spectral Resolution 58
Radiometric Resolution 58
FROM SENSOR TO INFORMATION 58
From Sensor to Information (Continued) 59
Altitude Corrections 60
Transposing Data to Maps 61
TABLE 23 MAP PROJECTION METHODS 61
Atmospheric Corrections 62
Object Identification 63
TABLE 24 LANDSAT ETM+ BAND IDENTIFICATION AND SPECTRAL RANGE (NANOMETERS) 64
TABLE 25 BEST LANDSAT BANDS FOR IDENTIFYING SURFACE FEATURES 65
Spectral Enhancement 65
Multispectral Enhancement 66
Filters 67
TABLE 26 FOURIER FILTERS 67
GROUND TRUTH 68
DATA DISTRIBUTION 68
TABLE 27 COMMITTEE ON EARTH OBSERVATION SATELLITES, MEMBERS 69
TABLE 27 (CONTINUED) 70
TABLE 28 COMMITTEE ON EARTH OBSERVATION SATELLITES: ASSOCIATES 70
ESA CENTRE FOR EARTH OBSERVATION 71
EROS DATA CENTER 72
GEOSPATIAL DATA GATEWAY 72
INTEGRATED OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEM 72
NASA DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTERS 73
Alaska Satellite Facility 73
Crustal Dynamics Data Information System 73
Global Hydrology Resource Center 73
Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center 74
Land Processes 74
Level 1 Atmosphere Archive and Distribution System 74
Langley Research Center Atmospheric Science Data Center 74
National Snow and Ice Data Center 74
Oak Ridge National Laboratory 75
Ocean Biology Processing Group 75
NASA JPL 75
Socioeconomic Data and Applications 75
NATIONAL AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY PROGRAM 76
NATIONAL ECOLOGICAL OBSERVATORY NETWORK 76
NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE HYDROGRAPHIC DATABASE 76
THE SYSTEM-OF-SYSTEMS APPROACH 77
TABLE 29 RETURN FROM ENTERING MODELS: AIR 78
TABLE 29 (CONTINUED) 79
The System-of-Systems Approach (Continued) 80

Chapter-6: INSTRUMENTS

INSTRUMENTS 81
INSTRUMENTS (CONTINUED) 82
DEMAND FORECAST, BY INSTRUMENT 83
Instrument Demand by Value 83
TABLE 30 VALUE OF REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS, BY INSTRUMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 84
Instrument Demand by Growth Rate 84
TABLE 31 GROWTH OF ALL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS, BY INSTRUMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 85
ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENTS 85
SONAR 86
INFRASOUND 87
TABLE 32 APPLICATIONS FOR INFRASONIC DETECTION SYSTEMS 87
CAMERAS (DIGITAL) 87
CAMERAS (DIGITAL) (CONTINUED) 88
CAMERAS (FILM) 89
TABLE 33 FILMS USED FOR REMOTE SENSING 89
PANCHROMATIC FILMS 89
NATURAL COLOR FILMS 90
INFRARED FILMS 90
ULTRAVIOLET FILMS 91
GRAVITATIONAL INSTRUMENTS 91
GRAVIMETERS 92
GRADIOMETERS 92
LASER INSTRUMENTS 93
LASER RANGING 93
LIDAR 93
RADAR 94
TABLE 34 RADAR BANDS 95
TABLE 34 (CONTINUED) 96
DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR 96
SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADARS 96
SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR INTERFEROMETRY 97
GROUND-PENETRATING RADARS 97
TABLE 35 CHARACTERISTICS OF GROUND PENETRATING RADAR (RESOLUTION AND PULSE CHARACTERISTICS) 98
TABLE 36 COMMERCIALLY SIGNIFICANT RADAR SATELLITES (BY SPATIAL RESOLUTION, METER) 99
SEISMIC INSTRUMENTS 99
TABLE 37 SEISMIC SENSORS (V/METER, HIGHER IS BETTER) 100
SPECTRAL IMAGING 100
MULTISPECTRAL INSTRUMENTS 100
TABLE 38 BANDS COMMONLY USED IN REMOTE SENSING 101
TABLE 39 ALPHABETICAL LIST OF MOST COMMONLY USED MULTISPECTRAL INSTRUMENTS 102
TABLE 39 (CONTINUED) 103
TABLE 40 INSTRUMENTS BY NUMBER OF SPECTRAL BANDS 103
TABLE 40 (CONTINUED) 104
HYPERSPECTRAL ANALYZERS 104
TABLE 41 ALPHABETICA LIST OF THE MOST COMMONLY USED HYPERSPECTRAL INSTRUMENTS 105
TABLE 42 COMMERCIALLY SIGNIFICANT HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING SATELLITES (BY SPATIAL RESOLUTION, METER) 106
PLATFORM-OPTIMIZED INSTRUMENTS 106
INSTRUMENTS OPTIMIZED FOR AIRBORNE PLATFORMS 107
AIRSAR: Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar 107
TABLE 43 AIRSAR – AIRBORNE SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR 108
TABLE 44 AIRSAR SPECIFICATIONS 108
TABLE 45 COMMONLY USED AIRBORNE REMOTE SENSING INSTRUMENTS 108
TABLE 45 (CONTINUED) 109
INSTRUMENTS OPTIMIZED FOR AQUATIC PLATFORMS 110
R3M 110
The FIRST Navy Thermography System 110
KEY SPACE-OPTIMIZED INSTRUMENTS 111
ASAR: Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar 111
ASTER: Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission And Reflection Radiometer 112
TABLE 46 ASTER PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS 112
ATSR: Along Track Scanning Radiometer 113
MODIS: Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer 113
TABLE 47 MODIS SPECIFICATIONS 113
TABLE 48 DETAILED MODIS PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS 114
TABLE 48 (CONTINUED) 115
TABLE 48 (CONTINUED) 116
MSS: Multi-Spectral Scanner 116
MSS: Multi-Spectral Scanner (Continued) 117
TABLE 49 MSS SPECIFICATIONS 118
TM: Thematic Mapper 118
TABLE 50 THEMATIC MAPPER PLUS SPECIFICATIONS 118
INSTRUMENTS OPTIMIZED FOR TERRESTRIAL PLATFORMS 119
AERI: Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer 119
TABLE 51 AERI: ATMOSPHERIC EMITTED RADIANCE INTERFEROMETER 119
TABLE 52 AERI SPECIFICATIONS 119

Chapter-7: PLATFORMS

PLATFORMS 120
TABLE 53 OPERATIONAL COST AND COST TRENDS FOR PLATFORMS 121
DEMAND BY PLATFORM 121
TABLE 54 VALUE OF REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS FOR ALL APPLICATIONS, BY PLATFORM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 122
TABLE 55 GROWTH OF DEMAND FOR REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS, BY PLATFORM, THROUGH 2014 (%) 122
MISSION VERSUS PLATFORM 122
AIRBORNE PLATFORMS 123
MANNED AIRBORNE PLATFORMS 124
TABLE 56 MANNED AIRBORNE REMOTE SENSING PLATFORMS 125
UNMANNED AIRBORNE PLATFORMS 126
AQUATIC PLATFORMS 126
THE NOAA FLEET 127
TABLE 57 THE NOAA FLEET 127
THE ALASKA REGION RESEARCH VESSEL (ARRV) 128
BUOYS 128
TABLE 58 WAVE BUOYS FOR LITTORAL APPLICATIONS 129
Buoys (Continued) 130
TABLE 59 ARGOS MEMBERS 131
NEPTUNE CANADA 131
TABLE 60 NEPTUNE CANADA INSTRUMENT LOCATIONS 132
TABLE 61 NEPTUNE CANADA INSTRUMENT CAPABILITIES 132
SPACE-BASED PLATFORMS 133
UNIQUE ASPECT OF SPACE-BASED OPERATIONS 133
TABLE 62 THRESHOLDS TO SPACE (KILOMETERS) 134
Orbital Basics 134
Space Weather 135
Space Debris 136
THE SPACE SHUTTLE 136
TABLE 63 REMAINING SPACE SHUTTLE MISSIONS (EXCLUDES ANY CONTINGENCY MISSIONS) 137
SATELLITES BY REMOTE SENSING MISSION 138
The Landsat Legacy 138
The Landsat Legacy (Continued) 139
The Landsat Legacy (Continued) 140
TABLE 64 LANDSAT SERIES REMOTE SENSING SATELLITES 141
The Disaster Management Constellation 141
TABLE 65 DISASTER MANAGEMENT CONSTELLATION SATELLITES 142
KEY SPACE-BASED PLATFORMS 142
Key Space-Based Platforms (Continued) 143
TABLE 66 SIGNIFICANT 20TH CENTURY SPACE-BASED PLATFORMS 144
TABLE 67 21TH CENTURY SPACE-BASED PLATFORMS 145
TABLE 68 FUTURE SPACE-BASED PLATFORMS 146
TABLE 69 OTHER SPACE-BASED PLATFORMS 146
TABLE 69 (CONTINUED) 147
TERRESTRIAL PLATFORMS 147
TERRESTRIAL PLATFORMS (CONTINUED) 148
TABLE 70 C-MAN BASELINE DATASETS 149
EARTHSCOPE 150
EARTHSCOPE (CONTINUED) 151

Chapter-8: APPLICATIONS FOR REMOTE SENSING

APPLICATIONS FOR REMOTE SENSING 152
FORECASTS BY APPLICATION AND GROWTH RATE 153
DEMAND BY APPLICATION 154
TABLE 71 DEMAND FOR ALL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS, BY VALUE, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 155
TABLE 72 GROWTH IN DEMAND FOR ALL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS, BY APPLICATION, 2009-2014 (CAGR%) 156

Chapter-9: REMOTE SENSING IN AGRICULTURE

REMOTE SENSING IN AGRICULTURE 157
REMOTE SENSING IN AGRICULTURE (CONTINUED) 158
TABLE 73 LAND SUITABLE FOR AGRICULTURE (MILLION SQ KM) 159
TABLE 74 AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION (COUNTRIES WITH FEWER THAN ONE TRACTOR PER THOUSAND AGRICULTURAL WORKERS) 159
TABLE 75 REGIONS WITH BELOW AVERAGE FOOD PRODUCTION (CEREAL YIELD IN KILOGRAMS PER HECTARE) 159
FORECASTS FOR AGRICULTURE 160
TABLE 76 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN AGRICULTURE, BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 160
TABLE 77 PROJECTED GLOBAL DEMAND FOR REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN AGRICULTURE, BY PLATFORM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 161
TABLE 78 PROJECTED GLOBAL DEMAND FOR REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN AGRICULTURE, BY INSTRUMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 161

Chapter-10: REMOTE SENSING IN ARCHEOLOGICAL AND CULTURE SITE PROTECTION

REMOTE SENSING IN ARCHEOLOGICAL AND… 162
FORECASTS FOR ARCHEOLOGICAL AND CULTURE SITE PROTECTION 163
TABLE 79 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN ARCHEOLOGICAL- AND CULTURE-SITE PROTECTION, BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 164
TABLE 80 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN ARCHEOLOGICAL- AND CULTURE-SITE PROTECTION, BY PLATFORM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 164
TABLE 81 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN ARCHEOLOGICAL AND CULTURE SITE PROTECTION, BY INSTRUMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 165

Chapter-11: REMOTE SENSING IN ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH

REMOTE SENSING IN ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH 166
TABLE 82 NASA SATELLITES THAT COLLECT ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH DATA 167
FORECASTS FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH 167
TABLE 83 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH, BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 168
TABLE 84 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH, BY PLATFORM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 168
TABLE 85 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH, BY INSTRUMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 169

Chapter-12: REMOTE SENSING IN BORDER PROTECTION

REMOTE SENSING IN BORDER PROTECTION 170
FORECASTS FOR BORDER PROTECTION 171
TABLE 86 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN BORDER PROTECTION, BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 171
TABLE 87 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN BORDER PROTECTION, BY PLATFORM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 172
TABLE 88 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN BORDER PROTECTION, BY INSTRUMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 172

Chapter-13: REMOTE SENSING IN CARTOGRAPHY

FORECASTS FOR CARTOGRAPHY 173
TABLE 89 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN CARTOGRAPHY, BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 174
TABLE 90 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN CARTOGRAPHY, BY PLATFORM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 174
TABLE 91 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN CARTOGRAPHY, BY INSTRUMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 175

Chapter-14: REMOTE SENSING IN CLIMATE CHANGE STUDIES

REMOTE SENSING IN CLIMATE CHANGE STUDIES 176
FORECASTS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE STUDIES 177
TABLE 92 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN CLIMATE CHANGE STUDIES, BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 177
TABLE 93 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN CLIMATE CHANGE STUDIES, BY PLATFORM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 178
TABLE 94 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN CLIMATE CHANGE STUDIES, BY INSTRUMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 178

Chapter-15: REMOTE SENSING IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT

THE DISASTER MANAGEMENT CONSTELLATION 179
UN-SPIDER 180
FORECASTS FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT 180
TABLE 95 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT, BY REGION, BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 181
TABLE 96 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT, BY PLATFORM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 181
TABLE 97 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT, BY INSTRUMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 182

Chapter-16: REMOTE SENSING IN FORESTRY

FORECASTS FOR FORESTRY 183
TABLE 98 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN FORESTRY, BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 184
TABLE 99 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN FORESTRY, BY PLATFORM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 184
TABLE 100 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN FORESTRY, BY INSTRUMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 184

Chapter-17: REMOTE SENSING IN HYDROLOGY AND FRESHWATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

FORECASTS FOR HYDROLOGY AND FRESHWATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 185
TABLE 101 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN HYDROLOGY AND FRESHWATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 186
TABLE 102 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN HYDROLOGY AND FRESHWATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, BY PLATFORM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 186
TABLE 103 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN HYDROLOGY AND FRESHWATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, BY INSTRUMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 187

Chapter-18: REMOTE SENSING IN INTELLIGENCE GATHERING

FORECASTS FOR INTELLIGENCE GATHERING 188
TABLE 104 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN INTELLIGENCE GATHERING, BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 189
TABLE 105 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN INTELLIGENCE GATHERING BY PLATFORM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 189
TABLE 106 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN INTELLIGENCE GATHERING BY INSTRUMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 190

Chapter-19: REMOTE SENSING IN LAND-MINE DETECTION

FORECASTS FOR LAND-MINE DETECTION 191
TABLE 107 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN LAND-MINE DETECTION BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 192
TABLE 108 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN LAND-MINE DETECTION BY PLATFORM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 192
TABLE 109 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN LAND-MINE DETECTION BY INSTRUMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 193

Chapter-20: REMOTE SENSING IN LAND PLANNING

TABLE 110 PIONEERING STATE AND COUNTY REMOTE SENSING PROGRAMS IN THE U.S. 194
FEDERAL LAND ASSET INVENTORY REFORM ACT OF 2009 195
FORECASTS FOR LAND PLANNING 195
TABLE 111 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN LAND PLANNING, BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 196
TABLE 112 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN LAND PLANNING BY PLATFORM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 196
TABLE 113 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN LAND PLANNING BY INSTRUMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 197

Chapter-21: REMOTE SENSING IN LAW ENFORCEMENT

REMOTE SENSING IN LAW ENFORCEMENT 198
FORECASTS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT 199
TABLE 114 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 199
TABLE 115 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT BY PLATFORM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 200
TABLE 116 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT BY INSTRUMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 200

Chapter-22: REMOTE SENSING IN NATURAL HAZARD MONITORING
FORECASTS FOR NATURAL HAZARD MONITORING 201
TABLE 117 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN NATURAL HAZARD MONITORING BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 202
TABLE 118 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN NATURAL HAZARD MONITORING BY PLATFORM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 202
TABLE 119 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN NATURAL HAZARD MONITORING BY INSTRUMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 203

Chapter-23: REMOTE SENSING IN OCEANOGRAPHY

FORECASTS FOR OCEANOGRAPHY 204
TABLE 120 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN OCEANOGRAPHY BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 205
TABLE 121 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS IN OCEANOGRAPHY BY PLATFORM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 206
TABLE 122 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN OCEANOGRAPHY BY INSTRUMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 206

Chapter-24: REMOTE SENSING IN OIL, GAS AND MINERAL EXPLORATION

FORECASTS FOR OIL, GAS AND MINERAL EXPLORATION 207
TABLE 123 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN OIL, GAS AND MINERAL EXPLORATION BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 208
TABLE 124 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN OIL, GAS AND MINERAL EXPLORATION BY PLATFORM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 208
TABLE 125 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN OIL, GAS AND MINERAL EXPLORATION BY INSTRUMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 209

Chapter-25: REMOTE SENSING IN PUBLIC HEALTH

REMOTE SENSING IN PUBLIC HEALTH 210
TABLE 126 DISEASE-CAUSING CONDITIONS DETECTABLE FROM SPACE-BASED PLATFORMS 211
TABLE 126 (CONTINUED) 212
FORECASTS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH 212
TABLE 127 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN PUBLIC HEALTH BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 213
TABLE 128 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN PUBLIC HEALTH BY PLATFORM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 213
TABLE 129 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN PUBLIC HEALTH BY INSTRUMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 214

Chapter-26: REMOTE SENSING IN RIGHT-OF-WAY MANAGEMENT

FORECASTS FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY MANAGEMENT 215
TABLE 130 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN RIGHT-OF-WAY MANAGEMENT BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 216
TABLE 131 PROJECTED GLOBAL SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN RIGHT-OF-WAY MANAGEMENT BY PLATFORM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 216
TABLE 132 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN RIGHT-OF-WAY MANAGEMENT BY INSTRUMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 217

Chapter-27: REMOTE SENSING IN URBAN AND SUBURBAN APPLICATIONS

TOWARD A U.S. NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL STRATEGY 218
THE NATIONAL SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE (NSDI) 219
FORECASTS FOR URBAN AND SUBURBAN APPLICATIONS 220
TABLE 133 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN URBAN AND SUBURBAN APPLICATIONS BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 220
TABLE 134 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN URBAN AND SUBURBAN APPLICATIONS BY PLATFORM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 221
TABLE 135 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN URBAN AND SUBURBAN APPLICATIONS BY INSTRUMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 221

Chapter-28: REMOTE SENSING IN WEATHER FORECASTING

FORECASTS FOR WEATHER FORECASTING 222
TABLE 136 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN WEATHER FORECASTING BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 223
TABLE 137 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN WEATHER FORECASTING BY PLATFORM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 223
TABLE 138 PROJECTED GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS USED IN WEATHER FORECASTING BY INSTRUMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 223

Chapter-29: REMOTE SENSING PATENT REVIEW

21ST CENTURY PATENTS 224
2005 TO JUNE 2009 224
Compression Assembly of Spatial Heterodyne Spectrometer 224
General Line of Sight Stabilization System 224
Cryogenically Cooled Adjustable Apertures for Infra-Red Cameras 225
Cross-Component Superconducting Gravity Gradiometer with Improved Linearity and Sensitivity and Method for Gravity Gradient Sensing 225
Vehicle Based Data Collection and Processing System 226
Time Domain Electromagnetic Analysis and Inspection System for Conduits 226
Volume-Phase Holographic Diffraction Grating Optimized for the Ultraviolet Spectral Region 227
Terahertz Imaging for Near Field Objects 227
Multispectral Multipolarization Antenna-Coupled Infrared Focal Plane Array 228
Image Processing Method and Apparatus Using Self-Adaptive Binarization 228
Digital FTIR Spectrometer 229
Matrix Transposition in a Computer System 229
On/Off Keying Node-to-Node Messaging Transceiver Network with Dynamic Routing and Configuring 229
Method and Apparatus for the Estimation of the Temperature of a Blackbody Radiator 230
Temperature Measurement Device 230
2000 TO 2005 231
Systems and Methods for Analyzing Particle Systems Using Polarized Scattered Light 231
Control of an Optical Fiber Scanner 231
Near-IR Human Detector 232
Apparatus and Method for Real Time IR Spectroscopy 232
VCSEL Assembly with Edge-Receiving Optical Devices 233
Sonar-Controlled Apparatus for the Delivery of Electromagnetic Radiation 233
Mapping Air Contaminants Using Path-Integrated Optical Remote Sensing with a Non-Overlapping Variable Path Length Beam Geometry 233
Methods, Systems and Computer Program Products for Generating Weather Forecasts from a Multi-Model Superensemble 234
Distributed Feedback Surface Plasmon Laser 235
Infrared Imager Using Room Temperature Capacitance Sensor 235
Aerosol Hazard Characterization and Early Warning Network 236
Tactical Thermal Luminescence Sensor for Ground Path Contamination Detection 236
Measurement of Brightness, Flow Velocity and Temperature of Radiant Media 237
Dynamic Light Scattering at Multiple Discrete Wavelengths, Using Multiple Mono-Mode Fibres or for Detecting the Velocity of Scattering Sensors 237
Area Receiver with Antenna-Coupled Infrared Sensors 238
Land-mine Detector with a High-Power Microwave Illuminator and an Infrared Detector 238
Wavelength-Tunable Coupled Antenna Uncooled Infrared (IR) Sensor 239
Microvalve and Microthruster for Satellites 240
Imaging Spectrometer/Camera Having Convex Grating 240
Polarization-Tunable Antenna-Coupled Infrared Detector 241
20TH CENTURY PATENTS 241
1990 TO 1999 241
Detector of Halogenated Compounds Based on Laser Photofragmentation/ Fragment Stimulated Emission 241
Radiation-Hard, Steady-State Imaging Bolometer 242
Method and Apparatus for Spectral Analysis of Images 242
Method and Apparatus for Measuring Road Surface Conditions 243
Remote Contamination Sensing Device for Determining Contamination on Insulation of Power Lines and Substations 243
Silicon Coated Mylar Beamsplitter 244
Spectrometry Using an Optical Parametric Oscillator 244
Fast Pattern-Detection Machine and Method 244
Passive Optical Wind Profilometer 245
Oceanographic and Meteorological Data 245
Uncooled Tunneling Infrared Sensor 246
Pulsed Intracavity Nonlinear Optical Frequency Converter 246
High Resolution Passive Microwave Sensors for Earth Remote Sensing 247
Image Processing and Map Production Systems 248
1980 TO 1989 248
Method and Apparatus for Simulating Phase Coherent Signal Reflections in Media Containing Randomly Distributed Targets 248
Image Analyzing Apparatus 249
Apparatus and Method for Remote Sensing of Gases, Vapors or Aerosols 249
Pressure-Sensitive Optrode 250
Process and Equipment for Determining the Density of a Loaded Drilling Fluid from a Deep Well, in Particular an Oil Well 250
1970 TO 1979 250
Differential Doppler Velocity Sensor 250
Signal Processing in Short-Pulse Geophysical Radar System 251
Ground Radar System 252
Method for Processing Three-Dimensional Seismic Data to Select and Plot Data on a Two-Dimensional Display Surface 252
Method and Apparatus for Seismic-Magnetic Prospecting 253
Determination of Time Displacement Between Common Information in Seismic Signals 253

Chapter-30: THE REMOTE SENSING COMMUNITY

THE REMOTE SENSING COMMUNITY 254
THE REMOTE SENSING COMMUNITY (CONTINUED) 255
U.S. DEFENSE-RELATED REMOTE SENSING EFFORTS 256
U.S. CIVILIAN REMOTE SENSING EFFORTS 257
INTEGRATED PROGRAM OFFICE 257
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 257
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 257
TABLE 139 MEMBERSHIP OF THE NOAA ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON COMMERCIAL REMOTE SENSING 258
EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY 258
GROUP ON EARTH OBSERVATIONS 259
TABLE 140 FOREIGN REMOTE SENSING ORGANIZATIONS 259
TABLE 140 (CONTINUED) 260
TABLE 140 (CONTINUED) 261
TABLE 141 JAPANESE REMOTE SENSING AND GIS ORGANIZATIONS 261
COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES 261
DIGITALGLOBE 262
EADS ASTRIUM. 263
GEOEYE 263
IMAGESAT INTERNATIONAL N.V. 263
RAPIDEYE 264
MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION FOR PRIVATE PHOTOGRAMMETRIC SURVEYORS 264
SURREY SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 265
TABLE 142 EARLIER SSTL SATELLITES 265
TABLE 142 (CONTINUED) 266
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 266
CENTER FOR EARTH RESOURCES OBSERVATION AND SCIENCE 267
UNOSAT 267
TABLE 143 EUROPEAN-BASED REMOTE SENSING ORGANIZATIONS 268
ACADEMIA 268
TABLE 144 UNIVERSITY BASED GIS PROGRAMS 269
TABLE 144 (CONTINUED) 270
TABLE 144 (CONTINUED) 271
TABLE 144 (CONTINUED) 272