Implications of High-Resolution, Commercial Space Imagery for National Security and Homeland Defense

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence J. Portouw
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
National Security ◽  
Commercial Space ◽  
Space Imagery ◽  
Homeland Defense

U.S. National Security in the Western Hemisphere

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Ashby
Keyword(s):  
National Security ◽  
Homeland Security ◽  
Direct Contact ◽  
Western Hemisphere ◽  
Security Threats ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Interactive Dynamics ◽  
Security Questions ◽  
Homeland Defense ◽  
The U.S

This chapter contends that the Western Hemisphere is not only key to the development of U.S. national security but also remains of great importance today. Quite simply, U.S. national security interests grew firstly within their own “neighborhood,” and those interests continue to be both important and complex into the present day. Crucially, this is where national security threats come into direct contact with the U.S. homeland. Understanding this history and these interactive dynamics is important to the analysis of contemporary national security questions in the Western Hemisphere. The chapter focuses on key issues that are deeply intertwined: economics and trade; democracy, development, and human rights; drugs and transnational threats; and homeland security and homeland defense.

scholarly journals Mapping of the microrelief structures using multitemporal very high resolution Space imagery

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-109
Author(s):  
Evgeny Panidi ◽  
◽  
Julia Sokolova ◽  
Lubov Trofimetz ◽  
Elena Kunaeva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Space Imagery ◽  
Very High

scholarly journals Waste-to-Energy Facilities: A National Strategic Asset

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sam M. Rosania
Keyword(s):  
National Security ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
September 11 ◽  
Municipal Waste ◽  
Waste To Energy ◽  
Energy Technology ◽  
Electrical Capacity ◽  
Homeland Defense

The importance of the topics illustrated to the audience and industry in this presentation will become self evident as to the industry’s future. In light of the events of September 11, 2001; the volatility of the middle eastern oil interests; and initiatives regarding national security and homeland defense, it would appear that any energy technology that can reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil should be considered a national strategic asset. As such, one could assert that today’s municipal waste combustors that provide electrical capacity and/or steam capacity (i.e. waste-to-energy facilities) are a strategic asset since they reduce our dependence on foreign oil and convert “garbage” into a resource.

scholarly journals Administration Sets Moon as Destination

Eos ◽  
2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Randy Showstack
Keyword(s):  
National Security ◽  
Advisory Body ◽  
National Space ◽  
Commercial Space ◽  
The U.S

The U.S. National Space Council, an advisory body that has been dormant since 1993, focused on lunar travel, civil and commercial space opportunities, and national security when it met last week.

High Resolution Satellite Imagery: From Spies to Pipeline Management

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve Adam ◽  
Mike Farrell
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
National Security ◽  
Satellite Imagery ◽  
Cloud Cover ◽  
The Past ◽  
Pipeline Management ◽  
High Resolution Satellite Imagery ◽  
Security Organizations

In the past, high resolution satellite imagery was the domain of national security organizations. However, this has recently changed with the launch of Space Imaging’s IKONOS satellite. Launched on September 24, 1999 it is the world’s first commercial high resolution satellite, collecting data at 1-meter black/white and 4-meter multi-spectral. 2000 has the scheduled launch of at least two more commercial high resolution satellites. If these satellites are successfully launched, a buyer will be able to acquire imagery every day of the year (barring cloud cover). As an added convenience, an image user no longer has to buy a massive swath of imagery. For example, IKONOS scenes as narrow as 5km (3 miles) can be purchased. This development has opened the door for corridor applications and has been thoroughly and successfully implemented by TransCanada Pipelines in mapping over 1500km of their mainline.

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