It was widely acknowledged that remotely sensed data were useful for a large range of applications.

Having the data in digital format also facilitated eventual incorporation of remotely sensed information into a GIS.

Integration of remotely sensed data into GIS apos s proved to be cost effective in supporting land management decisions.

(d) Establishing the needed in house and field support systems, laboratories and ground evidence for confirmation of remotely sensed data

These activities will reduce costs for acquiring remotely sensed data and increase the consistency of the resultant maps of these resources.

Remotely sensed data also provide a historical database from which hazard maps can be compiled, indicating which areas are potentially vulnerable.

61. Two often expressed concerns of would be operational users of remotely sensed data would be resolved in the near future.

Remotely sensed data might also provide a historical database from which hazard maps could be compiled, indicating which areas were potentially dangerous.

It was noted that there was a great need to develop standards for information extraction from remotely sensed data and disaster mapping procedures.

(e) Establishing the needed in house and field support systems and laboratories for ground quot truths quot and confirmation of remotely sensed data.

There is a constant, pressing need for establishing a base of scientifically proven analysis techniques to support environmental sensing using remotely sensed data.

Major WMO global data processing centres operated by WMO members and equipped with supercomputers and high end mainframe computing facilities rely on remotely sensed data from meteorological satellites for operational input data.

A rapporteur reports to the Commission and WMO members on issues relating to requirements for, access to and applications of remotely sensed ocean data.

The proposed body would work together with interested institutions in the development of standards for information extraction from remotely sensed data and disaster mapping procedures.

Participants recognized that the generally high cost of remotely sensed data limited its use and that there were limited mechanisms in place to facilitate the sharing of data obtained from satellites.

The Bureau of Land Management used remotely sensed data and GPS to monitor the health of public lands and the effectiveness of ecosystem based management practices.

Those difficulties, linked essentially to a lack of adequate funds, included access to remotely sensed data and to computers and software for GIS and image processing.

LIS depends upon remotely sensed data, primarily aerial photographs and orthophotomaps, in constructing effective multi purpose cadastral and land record systems for land registration and administration.

LIS depends upon remotely sensed data, primarily aerial photographs and orthophotomaps, to construct effective multi purpose cadastral and land record systems for land registration and administration.

Working at the EROS Data Center, the team produced numerous maps and analyses, as well as a substantial environmental information system for the two basins using remotely sensed, map, and environmental data.

Remotely sensed data had proved extremely useful in such cases, since repeated readings of surface changes, ground coverage and other factors could be made available by satellite imagery.

The appearance of remotely sensed images was determined by several factors, including sensor, atmospheric and terrain characteristics.

Major WMO global data processing centres operated by WMO members and equipped with supercomputers and high end mainframe computing facilities depend on remotely sensed data from meteorological satellites for operational input data, particularly in ocean and land areas for which data are otherwise sparse.

In addition, they were introduced to the use of appropriate procedures for the field verification of interpretations of remotely sensed data using satellite images of the Skinnskatteberg area of southern Sweden.

In addition, they were introduced to the use of appropriate procedures for the field verification of interpretations of remotely sensed data using satellite images of the Skinnskatteberg area in southern Sweden.

Urges all Member States to contribute to the implementation of the present resolution, by providing expertise and state of the art technologies, together with high quality satellite data and images, as well as remotely sensed data and information

The agency used satellite imagery, crop models, and remotely sensed weather data to support State Department assessments of food needs in the States of the former Soviet Union, particularly the drought affected Ukraine.

Following a WMO sponsored Meeting on Data Spatial Distribution in Meteorology and Climatology, held at Volterra, Italy, in 1997, roving seminars will be held in 1998 and 1999 on data management in applications to agriculture, including the use of remotely sensed data and models for spatial analysis.

Major WMO global data processing centres operated by WMO members within the framework of the World Weather Watch and equipped with supercomputers and high end mainframe computing facilities depend on remotely sensed data from meteorological satellites for operational input data, particularly in ocean and land areas for which data are otherwise sparse.

Participants recommended the development of standards for information extraction from remotely sensed data and disaster mapping procedures, which in turn would foster better understanding and acceptance of space based information by civil protection and disaster relief communities.

The proposed DMISCO should also be concerned with the general high cost of remotely sensed data, which is limiting its use, especially in developing countries, and also with the fact that there are limited mechanisms in place to facilitate the sharing of data obtained from satellites.

UNEP, through its GRID facility at Sioux Falls, South Dakota (United States), will continue its cooperation with scientists of the Earth Resources Observation System Data Center in the development of algorithms and techniques for change detection using remotely sensed data in support of operational programme needs.

In the area of hydrology, ARS scientists, in close cooperation with NASA and the Department of Commerce (DoC), used ground based and remotely sensed data to aid in understanding how conditions in river basins influence climate and climate change.

The field verification of thematic maps prepared from interpreted images was an important step in assuring the reliability of information derived from remotely sensed images.

It stresses the fact that remotely sensed data provide an ideal view of Earth for many studies that require synoptic or periodic observations, such as inventory, surveying and monitoring in agriculture, forestry, range management, geology, water resources and the urban environment.

15. Also encourages in such operations the sharing of geographical data, including remotely sensed images and geographic information system and global positioning system data among Governments, space agencies and relevant international humanitarian organizations, as appropriate, and also notes in this context the work being done by the Global Disaster Information Network

This presentation selectively describes basic aspects of satellite remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS) which must be sufficiently appreciated by users of remotely sensed data for their effective application to the national development problems or academic issues identified by the participants.

. Earthquakes presented a peculiarly difficult subject for risk assessment, as the frequency of their occurrence might be in cycles of decades or centuries, rendering remotely sensed historical observations irrelevant.

It has used remotely sensed data and GIS technology to evaluate the effects of habitat changes on migratory birds, assess threats of environmental contaminants to biological resources like endangered species, and identify the most valuable lands for inclusion in new refuges like Canaan Valley, West Virginia.

A working group of the WMO Commission for Agricultural Meteorology is presently responsible for reviewing and summarizing the development of techniques and methods to obtain and manage ground based and remotely sensed agrometeorological and agronomic data in the most timely and efficient manner for application to agriculture.

A working group of the WMO Commission for Agricultural Meteorology is currently responsible for reviewing and summarizing the development of techniques and methods to obtain and manage ground based and remotely sensed agrometeorological and agronomic data in the most timely and efficient manner for application to agriculture.

The Land Regulation Task Force, which has been established by several divisions within FAO, continues to coordinate activities related to LIS, which depends on remotely sensed data, primarily aerial photographs and orthophotomaps, to construct effective multi purpose cadastral and land record systems for land registration and administration.

A working group of the WMO Commission for Agricultural Meteorology is currently responsible for reviewing and summarizing the development of techniques and methods to obtain and manage ground based and remotely sensed agrometeorological and agronomic data in the most timely and efficient manner for applications to agriculture.

In order to assist in closing the gap between developed and developing countries in the use of remotely sensed data, mainly because of lack of information on the availability of data, the GRID facility at Sioux Falls has compiled an exhaustive list of such data sets, such as NASA Pathfinder projects, the North American landscape characterization and the humid tropical forest inventory, as well as the NASA data grant program.

11. Also encourages in such operations the sharing of geographical data, including remotely sensed images and geographic information system and global positioning system data among Governments, space agencies and relevant international humanitarian organizations, as appropriate, and notes in that context the work being done by the International Charter on Space and Major Disasters and the Global Disaster Information Network