U.S. commercial remote sensing satellite industry
Subtitle: an analysis of risks
By: Kevin M. O'Connell ... [et al.].
Contributors: O'Connell, Kevin M., 1959-; Rand Corporation. National Security Research Division.
Publisher: Rand
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Santa Monica, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 116
Subjects: Remote sensing equipment industry -- United States; Remote sensing equipment industry -- Government policy -- United States; Competition, International; Market surveys
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 114-116).
"MR-1469-DOC"--P. [4] of cover
"Prepared for the U.S. Department of Commerce."
"National Security Research Division."
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; title: Background; title: Report Purpose; title: Report Approach; title: How the Report is Organized; title: 2. Technical Factors; title: Defining Technical Risk; title: Space Segment Technical Risk; title: Launch Segment Technical Risk; title: Ground Segment Technical Risk; title: User Segment Technical Risk; title: Summary; title: 3. Market Developments; title: Remote Sensing Market Trends; title: Broader Geospatial Technology Marketplace Trends; title: GIS and Geospatial Technologies Merging into the Broader IT; title: Marketplace; title: U.S. Commercial Remote Sensing Industry is a Small Piece of this; title: Geospatial Information Market; title: U.S. Commercial Remote Sensing Companies Must Compete in the; title: Broader Geospatial Technology Marketplace; title: Changing Business Models and Financial Approaches; title: Summary; title: 4. International Context: Competition and Cooperation; title: Competition from Foreign Systems; title: Development of Smaller Remote Sensing Satellites; title: Access to Foreign Markets; title: International Partnerships; title: Summary; title: 5. Policy and Regulatory Issues; title: U.S. Policy Guidelines; title: Concerns of the Commercial Imaging Satellite Data Providers; title: Placing the Evolving Policy and Regulatory Environment into; title: Perspective; title: Summary; title: 6. Conclusions and Recommendations; title: Realizing Benefits from a Commercial Remote Sensing Satellite; title: Industry; title: Assessing the Key Risk Factors; title: Concluding Observations; title: Recommendations for the Department of Commerce; title: Recommendations for Industry; title: Appendix A. Emerging U.S. Commercial Remote Sensing Satellite Firms:; title: An Overview; title: Appendix B. Title II of the Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992; title: Appendix C. U.S. Statement on Foreign Access to Remote Sensing Space; title: Capabilities; title: Appendix D. GIS and Geospatial Technologies Merging Into Broader IT; title: Marketplace.