Eyes in the Sky
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Eyes in the Sky

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eBook - ePub

Eyes in the Sky

About this book

This book is a must read for anyone concerned with climate change and lack of Government action addressing this rapidly unfolding crisis.

The authors, tell their story of introducing the new technology of observing Earth from Space into the WA Government, following the first images of Earth being sent back by man from space some 50 years ago.

Earth Observing Satellites (EOS) soon followed giving a new and unique view of the Earth revealing the massive human impacts driving climate change, species extinction and human conflicts. For the first time in history key WA Government agencies had unparalleled access to the means of measuring and sustainably managing WA's natural assets across the whole continent and surrounding oceans. Many new and innovative applications of EOS were developed.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Contents
  7. Foreword by Professor Peter Newman
  8. Foreword by Professor Alexandra Ludewig
  9. Preface
  10. Introduction
  11. Chapter 1. Observing Earth from space – the beginnings
  12. Chapter 2. Measuring the Earth to manage the future
  13. Chapter 3. Commonwealth satellite remote sensing initiatives, 1970 – 1989
  14. Chapter 4. The beginning of WA’s satellite remote sensing 1976 – 1983
  15. Chapter 5. Establishing WA’s Satellite Remote Sensing Capability 1983 – 1993
  16. Chapter 6. Recruiting the skills for an Earth Systems Science Centre
  17. Chapter 7. Oceanographic, geological and agricultural research applications
  18. Chapter 8. The Leeuwin Centre for Earth Sensing Technologies
  19. Chapter 9. Products developed for environmental monitoring, 1993 – 2007
  20. Chapter 10. Satellite remote sensing and climate change
  21. Chapter 11. Awards won by SRSS, Landgate in The Leeuwin Centre
  22. Chapter 12. Shutting the gate on the fourth dimension of changes over time
  23. Chapter 13. Reflections on Landgate’s withdrawal from The Leeuwin Centre
  24. Chapter 14. Sustainability challenges facing Western Australia
  25. Chapter 15. Future possibilities for WA of satellite remote sensing applications
  26. Afterword
  27. References–Selected
  28. Glossary
  29. Notes