Proceedings of the United Nations/European Space Agency Symposium on Economic Benefits of Using Space Technology Applications in Developing Countries : 7-10 September 1998, Graz, Austria / hosted by the Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Province of Styria and the City of Graz.

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United Nations/European Space Agency Symposium on Economic Benefits of Using Space Technology Applications in Developing Countries (1998 : Graz, Austria) [Browse]
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English
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New York : United Nations, 2001.
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iv, 209 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.

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    • At head of title: Office for Outer Space Affairs, United Nations Office at Vienna.
    • "United Nations Publication Sales No. E.01.I.18"--T.p. verso.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references.
    Contents
    • Introduction
    • United Nations address / N. Jasentuliyana --The contribution of space technology to development / L. Huabau
    • Review of recommendations and follow-ups of previous UN/ESA symposia / J. Ortner and W. Balogh
    • The information highway : an opportunity to leapfrog for the developing countries / G. Ajayi
    • Thuraya, a regional mobile personal communications system / H. Azzee
    • Earth observation, an essential necessity in a strategy plan for sustainable economic growth / V. Dadwal
    • The contribution of space-based systems for disaster prevention and mitigation / P.Puyou-Lascassies
    • Space remote sensing for surveying and resources mapping / S. Jayatilaka
    • Management of resources : water / A. Nasir
    • New applications using high-resolution satellite imagery / R. Rao
    • Training opportunities for space users and space professionals / A. Layachi --GIS applications for natural hazard zonation : the role of ITC in addressing the training needs / B. van Westen and J. Nossin --
    • Seed growth experiments after space flight : The Chinese experience / H. Jun
    • The utilization of the international space station for benefits on earth / K. Knott
    • Space technology in support of cooperative US-Ukraine efforts to mitigate the damage at the Chernobyl Unit 4 Nuclear Power Plant / D. Lavery, N. Marwell, M. Holliday and J. Osborn
    • The CEOS Information Locator System (CILS) / S. Giegerich
    • annex 1. Workshop programme
    • annex 2. List of participants.
    Other title(s)
    • Economic benefits of using space technology applications in developing countries
    • United Nations/Europen Space Agency Symposium on Economic Benefits of Using Space Technology Applications in Developing Countries
    ISBN
    9211008735
    OCLC
    48986404
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