Management of virtual organizations requires new and very distinct processes. The usual management processes will not apply. Successful implementation will require developing at least a quasi-theory for effective management. Single issue management does not work in this complex world of interrelated functions. The system must be managed and is distinctly different from managing business unit or organizational functions.
Few companies manage technologies as an integrated function.
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society - 1 December 1997 1. Reducing size, power requirements, and cost of remote sensing instrumentation to provide more feasible access to space. 16-bit Analog to digital converters for real time data systems. Developing infrastructure in the rapidly changing world of computing and networking to process and disseminate the terabytes of data per day anticipated from remote sensing platforms. Developing algorithms which fuse different data sources to derive physical parameters needed by the data user community.