CIVILIAN SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING: A STRATEGIC APPROACH

By O. JOVAR

C ONTENTS 1 FINDINGS AND POLICY OPTIONS NEED FOR A STRATEGIC PLAN STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS OF A STRATEGIC PLAN LIMITATIONS OF A STRATEGIC PLAN MONITORING WEATHER AND CLIMATE LAND REMOTE SENSING OCEAN REMOTE SENSING 2 NATIONAL REMOTE SENSING NEEDS AND CAPABILITIES NATIONAL USES OF REMOTE SENSING U S REMOTE SENSING CAPABILITIES MATCHING CAPABILITIES TO NEEDS 3 PLANNING FOR FUTURE REMOTE SENSING SYSTEMS A NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING SYSTEMS LAND REMOTE SENSING AND LANDSAT 4 INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND COMPETITION INTERNATIONAL REMOTE SENSING NEEDS THE BENEFITS AND RISKS OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION IN REMOTE SENSING NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUES OPTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION