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Why Write a `Short Book' on Space Disaster Management? |
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How Can We Best Understand the Field of Space Systems and Disaster Management? |
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2 Disaster Management and the Emergency Management Culture |
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Modern Emergency Management |
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3 Organizing for Disasters |
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The U.S. Incident Command Structure (ICS) |
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The Incident Team Response to a Disaster |
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Organizing the Response Under the National Incident Management System (NIMS) |
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Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs) |
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International Disaster Organization -- The U.N. Cluster System |
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How Data Are Acquired, Processed, and Shared in a Disaster |
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Data Processing, Analysis, and Synthesis |
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Phases (Internal and External) |
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Disaster and Damage Assessment |
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Daily Disaster Assessment |
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Disaster Data Dissemination |
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Situation Reports (SITREPS) |
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Public Outreach, Press Relations, and Fundraising |
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4 Space Systems for Disaster Management |
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Satellite Telecommunications |
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Satellite Telecommunications Systems Capabilities |
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GEO: The Geostationary Telecommunications Satellites |
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Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) |
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Broadcast Satellite Services (BSS) |
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GEO Telecommunications Systems |
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MEO Satellite Telecommunications Systems |
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LEO Satellite Telecommunications Systems |
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Satellite Telecommunications Disaster Applications and Issues |
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Satellite Telecommunications Emerging Technologies |
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) or High Altitude Platform Systems |
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5 Space Remote Sensing Fundamentals and Disaster Applications |
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Geostationary Weather Satellite Systems |
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Moderate Resolution Optical Satellite Systems |
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The NASA Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) |
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The Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC) |
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High Resolution Optical Satellite Systems |
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Passive vs. Active Remote Sensing Systems |
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Fundamentals of Active/RADAR Remote Sensing |
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Aerial Imaging Systems and Unmanned Drones |
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Developing Remote Sensing Technologies |
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6 Precision Navigation and Timing Systems |
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7 Geographic Information Systems |
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GIS Systems and Examples in Disaster Management |
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U.S. National Weather Service Online Damage Assessment Toolkit |
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Data Dissemination Systems |
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8 Major International and Regional Players |
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The U.N. Space-Based Platform for Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER) |
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The U.N. Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) |
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The International Federation of the Red Cross Red Crescent Societies (RCRC) |
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The Committee on Earth Observation Systems (CEOS) |
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The CEOS Visualization Environment (COVE) |
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The Group on Earth Observation (GEO) and the Group on Earth Observations System of Systems GEOSS |
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FEWS Net, the Famine Early Warning Network III |
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Asia Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) |
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The Pacific Disaster Center |
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9 The Emerging World of Crowd Sourcing, Social Media, Citizen Science, and Remote Support Operations in Disasters |
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Citizen Science and Remote Support Operations |
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Major Players in the V&TC Community |
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10 International Treaties, Non-binding Agreements, and Policy and Legal Issues |
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The International Charter on Space and Disasters |
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The Tampere Convention on the Provision of Telecommunication Resources for Disaster Mitigation and Relief Operations |
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International Non-binding Agreements |
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Legal and International Policy Issues |
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11 Future Directions and the Top Ten Things to Know About Space Systems and Disasters |
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Top Ten Things to Know About Space and Disasters |
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Appendix A Key Terms and Acronyms |
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Appendix B Selected Bibliography |
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Appendix C Selected Websites |
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About the Author |
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