Title :
Remote sensing and the digital earth
Author :
Hui, Wang ; Tao, Wang
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Surveying & Mapping, Inf. Eng. Univ., Zhengzhou, China
Abstract :
The concept of the digital earth (DE) has great impact and significance to many scientific fields. This paper first introduces the formation and the content of the DE concept and the Chinese scholars´ attitude to DE. Then it analyzes the development of the remote sensing technology as one of the vital technologies supporting DE. Finally, the opportunities and the challenges brought by the introduction of the digital earth are discussed
Keywords :
cartography; geographic information systems; remote sensing; visual databases; Chinese scholars; digital earth; digital map; geo-referenced data; geographic information system; high resolution images; remote sensing; spatial data; Agriculture; Earth; Educational technology; Geographic Information Systems; Global Positioning System; Humans; Planets; Remote sensing; Space technology; Sustainable development;
Conference_Titel :
Info-tech and Info-net, 2001. Proceedings. ICII 2001 - Beijing. 2001 International Conferences on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7010-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICII.2001.982718
