Abstract:
Remote Sensing from satellites allow a global perspective on observations of the Earth to be developed. This paper gives an overview of some of the international initiatives that have been created to improve the exploitation of remotely sensed data for environmental studies. The focus is on the activities and scientific challenges facing GEO/GEOSS on Earth Observation. Other relevant international initiatives are also presented, such as CEOS, GMES and APARSEN. The benefits of creating a Virtual Centre of Remote Sensing Data in are also discussed.
Keywords:
Remote Sensing, Infrastructure for Scientific Information Resources, GeoPortal, CEOS - Committee on Earth Observation Satellite, GMES - Global Monitoring for Environment and Security, APARSEN - Alliance for Permanent Access to Records of Science.