Satellite-Based Earth Observation: Trends and Challenges for Economy and Society

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The book focuses on the topic of trends and challenges with regards to satellite-based earth observation. Contributors include legal experts in the field and representatives from institutions such as the European Space Agency, the European Space Policy Institute, academia and the private sector. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxiii Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 The European Space Agency’s Earth Observation Programme (Wolfgang Rathgeber)....Pages 3-10 From Art Space to Outer Space—The Experiment ARTSAT (Richard Kriesche)....Pages 11-18 Front Matter ....Pages 19-19 An Introduction (Hannes Mayer)....Pages 21-23 Strategic Aspects from the European Union’s Point of View (Peter Breger)....Pages 25-36 Space and Security: Earth Observation Between the Priorities of Civilian and Military Use (Norbert Frischauf)....Pages 37-56 General Overview—Economic Aspects (Alessandra Vernile)....Pages 57-67 Robocopter (Wolfgang Schinagl)....Pages 69-77 Front Matter ....Pages 79-79 An Introduction (Gerhard Schnedl)....Pages 81-83 Earth Observation in Agriculture (Silke Migdall, Lena Brüggemann, Heike Bach)....Pages 85-93 Remote Sensing for Alpine Forest Monitoring (Mathias Schardt, Manuela Hirschmugl, Klaus Granica)....Pages 95-106 Global Urbanization—Perspective from Space (Michael Wurm)....Pages 107-117 Applications and Benefits of Earth Observation with Respect to Public Administrations as an Example of the Geographical Information System of the Province of Styria (GIS-Steiermark®) (Rudolf L. Hütter)....Pages 119-127 European Space Agency’s Business Incubation and Business Application Programmes. A Landmark in the Field of Tech Transfer (Martin Mössler)....Pages 129-131 Technological and Legal Aspects of Self-driving Vehicles (Lorenz Brunner, Gudrun Waniek)....Pages 133-145 Satellite Applications for Sustainable Urban Planning and Management (Christian Hoffman, Maria Lemper)....Pages 147-156 Relevance and Applications of Satellite-Based Earth Observation for Civil Aviation (Holger Flühr)....Pages 157-162 Front Matter ....Pages 163-163 An Introduction (Yvonne Karimi-Schmidt)....Pages 165-166 Legal Aspects of Satellite Based Earth Observation—An Introduction (Lesley Jane Smith, Gina Petrovici)....Pages 167-183 From “Shutter Control” to “Big Data”: Trends in the Legal Treatment of Earth Observation Data (Ulrike Bohlmann, Alexander Soucek)....Pages 185-196 Consequences of the Ever Growing Importance of Earth Observation: Sustainable Use of Outer Space—Small Satellites and Mega Constellations (Anita Rinner)....Pages 197-207 Use of Global Positioning System (or Other Global Navigation Satellite Systems) in Employment Relationships (Georg Königsberger)....Pages 209-218 Front Matter ....Pages 219-219 An Introduction (Thomas Neger)....Pages 221-223 Natural Hazards and Earth Observation (Wolfgang Sulzer)....Pages 225-233 United Nations Platform for Space-Based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER) (Katharina Zollner)....Pages 235-241 Front Matter ....Pages 243-243 Poster Presentation—An Overview (Anita Rinner)....Pages 245-248 Front Matter ....Pages 249-249 Dimensions of Exploration and Utilisation of Space (Christian Brünner)....Pages 251-252 Front Matter ....Pages 253-253 Christian Brünner—An Overview of His Career and Commitments (Hannes Mayer)....Pages 255-258 Spiritus Rector: wissenschaftlicher Starthelfer und Lehrer (Werner Hauser)....Pages 259-264 Einsatz für gerechtere gesellschaftliche Zustände (Georg Königsberger)....Pages 265-268 Faszination Weltraum—Regeln zwischen Himmel und Erde (Anita Rinner, Yvonne Karimi-Schmidt)....Pages 269-274 Christian Brünner—Pionier des Umweltrechts an der Universität Graz und darüber hinaus (Thomas Neger, Gerhard Schnedl)....Pages 275-280 Kontrolle und Gewaltenteilung (Katharina Zollner)....Pages 281-282 Back Matter ....Pages 283-288