THE EUROPEAN EARTH OBSERVATION DATA-PROCESSING AND INTERPRETATION SERVICES - ANALYSIS OF THE SECTOR AND CONDITIONS FOR ITS DEVELOPMENT

Authors
BOUNFOUR A LAMBIN EF
Citation
A. Bounfour et Ef. Lambin, THE EUROPEAN EARTH OBSERVATION DATA-PROCESSING AND INTERPRETATION SERVICES - ANALYSIS OF THE SECTOR AND CONDITIONS FOR ITS DEVELOPMENT, International journal of remote sensing, 14(4), 1993, pp. 635-654
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Geografhy,"Photographic Tecnology","Geosciences, Interdisciplinary
Journal title
International journal of remote sensing → ACNP
ISSN journal
01431161
Volume
14
Issue
4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
635 - 654
Database
ISI
SICI code
0143-1161(1993)14:4<635:TEEODA>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
This paper presents the results of a study aimed at understanding the technical and economic structure and the organization of the sector of Earth observation data processing and interpretation in Europe. An in -depth survey has been conducted within thirty European organizations supplying value-added services in this sector. The key factors in the development of the applications market as well as the factors of block age to the growth of commercial applications have been identified. Fin ally, some measures of support and/or adjustment have been proposed to optimize the growth of the sector.