edited by Maria Pia Del Rosso, Alessandro Sebastianelli and Silvia Liberata Ullo
The Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2021
eISBN: 978-1-83953-213-9 | Cloth: 978-1-83953-212-2

ABOUT THIS BOOK | TOC
ABOUT THIS BOOK
Earth observation (EO) involves the collection, analysis, and presentation of data in order to monitor and assess the status and changes in natural and built environments. This technology has many applications including weather forecasting, tracking biodiversity, measuring land-use change, monitoring and responding to natural disasters, managing natural resources, monitoring emerging diseases and health risks, and predicting, adapting to and mitigating climate change.