 | Výklad : | | Definition of the Earth Observation Sector
Earth observation refers to the use of orbiting remote sensing satellite tech- nology to monitor and map the state of the global environment. Satellites are used for studying the oceans, atmosphere, land surface, and biosphere. Considerable emphasis is given currently to monitoring human effects on the global environment and on establishing causal or synergistic links be- tween long term environmental changes. Earth observation is used to gath- er information about natural resources, such as mineral deposits, and to provide timely information on weather patterns, crop state, land use etc. |