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Informationen zum Autor Dr. Rainer Sandau is Chief Scientist at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Berlin, Germany. He has been involved in the instrumentation of four space missions to Venus, Mars and Earth, and has worked on numerous concepts for instruments and small satellites. Dr. Sandau is chairman of IAA Commission IV Space Systems Operations and Utilization. He has authored or co-authored over 160 publications. Klappentext Provides a definition of cost-effective Earth observation missions! information about background material and organizational support. This study shows the cost drivers and how to achieve cost-effective missions! and provides a chapter dedicated to training and education. It considers the status quo and the prospects of applications in the field. Zusammenfassung This Study provides a definition of cost-effective Earth observation missions, information about background material and organizational support, shows the cost drivers and how to achieve cost-effective missions, and provides a chapter dedicated to training and education. The book considers both the status quo and the prospects of applications in the field of Earth observation. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface, Position Paper Contributors, Summary 1 Introduction 2 Definition of Cost-Effective Earth Observation Missions 3 Background Material and Organizational Support. 3.1 Studies 3.2 Organizations and Programs 4 Mission Cost Drivers 4.1 Space Segment 4.2 Ground Segment 4.3 Mission Operations. 4.4 Access to Space 4.5 Management and Organizational Approach. 5 Cost Estimation and Modeling 5.1 Definitions and Background 5.2 Current Best Practice, Comments and Examples.6 Achieving Cost Effective Missions 6.1 Is Cost Reduction Real? 6.2 Determining Goals and Objectives 6.3 General Methods for Reducing Space Mission Cost 6.4 Using Non-Space Assets 6.5 Data Sharing, Cost Sharing, and Income Generation 7 Application Fields, Status quo and Prospects 7.1 Disaster warning and support 7.2 Agriculture 7.3 Forestry 7.4 Ocean and Coastal Zone 7.5 Atmosphere 7.6 Weather and Climate 7.7 Ice and Snow 7.8 Mapping and Geographic Information System Applications 7.9 Land Use/Cover Change .8 Training and Education 8.1 UN initiated activities.8.2 International Space University8.3 ITC In Holland. 8.4 Examples of Student Programs 9 Conclusions and Recommendations 9.1 General Facts 9.2 Conclusions and Recommendations Drawn from the Background Material in Chapter 3 9.3 Additional Recommendations from this Study 9.4 The Future of Cost-Effective Earth Observation Missions...
