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Viewing the earth : the social construction of the Landsat satellite system
- Title
- Viewing the earth : the social construction of the Landsat satellite system / Pamela E. Mack.
- Author
- Mack, Pamela Etter.
- Publication
- Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©1990.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | TL796.5.U6 L375 1990 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xii, 270 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations (some color); 24 cm.
- Series Statement
- Inside technology
- Uniform Title
- Inside technology
- Subject
- Landsat satellites > History
- Astronautics and state > United States
- Astronautics and state
- Landsat satellites
- Geschichte
- Landsat
- Satellitengeodäsie
- Satellietfoto's
- Landsat
- Sociologische aspecten
- Ruimtevaart
- Landsat satellites > History
- Astronautics and state > United States
- LANDSAT (satellites de télédétection)
- United States
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [212]-258) and index.
- Contents
- Technological change in the government context -- The space agency and applications satellites -- Sources of interest in earth resources satellites -- NASA establishes a program -- User agencies seek a role -- Selecting the sensors -- The battle for funding -- The design phase: organizational and technological choices -- Data processing: the technical challenge -- The transition to developing practical applications -- The department of the interior's EROS data center -- Agricultural applications of landsat data -- Technology transfer and state and local governments -- Private industry users and the early debate over privatization -- International issues for earth resources satellites -- Early steps toward an operational system.
- ISBN
- 0262132591
- 9780262132596
- LCCN
- 90032074
- OCLC
- ocm21151368
- 21151368
- SCSB-1913779
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library