Title :
ALOS data utilization promotion plan
Author :
Tomii, Naoya ; Terada, Koji
Author_Institution :
Earth Obs. Planning Dept., Nat. Space Dev. Agency of Japan, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
Earth observation data have become indispensable in social activities. Although Earth observation data are being used for practical purposes to some extent, new applications of satellite data are required to further routine use of data in larger user communities. The Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS) is to respond to this requirement and was developed based on the engineering heritage of the Japanese Earth Resource Satellite-1 (JERS-1) and the Advanced Earth Observing Satellite (ADEOS) and to enhance their land observing capabilities. ALOS is a research and development satellite, which includes high resolution and wide swath optical sensors and synthetic aperture radar with a pointing capability. It is used to demonstrate technologies such as cartography and environmental monitoring
Keywords :
cartography; monitoring; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; terrain mapping; ALOS data utilization promotion plan; Advanced Land Observing Satellite; Earth observation data; cartography; environmental monitoring; high resolution optical sensors; land observing capabilities; pointing capability; synthetic aperture radar; wide swath optical sensors; Condition monitoring; Earth; Large-scale systems; Microwave sensors; Optical sensors; Relays; Research and development; Satellites; Spatial resolution; Sustainable development;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2000. Proceedings. IGARSS 2000. IEEE 2000 International
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6359-0
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2000.859589
