Commerce In Space - Infrastructures, Technologies And Applications

Over the next decade, significant technological advancements and policy implementations are planned in each of the five space infrastructures (telecommunication, positioning and navigation, broadcasting, earth observation, and tourism), creating new opportunities for information technology. Commerce in Space: Infrastructures, Technologies, and Applications compiles an authoritative body of research on the expanding role of earth observation satellite initiatives and their application to such capabilities as mobile broadband, Internet, and mobile communication connectivity. A must-have reference work for any library, this book provides a comprehensive review of how space technology can influence the future of information technology architecture across multiple domains such as health, education, logistics, business decision making, and communication. Topics Covered: Challenges in knowledge management, Commerce in space, Commercialization of space technology, Cospas-Sarsat satellite system for search and rescue, Digital bridges, Disaster monitoring, mitigation and damage assessment, Effective water management, Era of nanosatellites, Ethical approach to commercial space activities, European space policy, Extraterrestrial space regimes, Global navigation satellite systems and services, Multilateral environmental agreements, Natural resource management, Satellite earth observation, Satellite Internet, Space development and the visual arts, Space elevator, Space tourism.