期刊名称：ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
印刷版ISSN：2194-9042
电子版ISSN：2194-9050
出版年度：2010
卷号：XXXVIII - Part 8
页码：1088-1093
出版社：Copernicus Publications
摘要：This paper is prepared as a basis for discussion on what strategies ISPRS should be applying in order to promote the use of Earth Observation data in Africa. The paper will start with a brief review of current Earth Observation activities in Africa and the organisations and policies which underlie this activity. In particular the role of national agencies in Africa will be discussed. The role of international agencies such as the United Nations, ICSU and the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) and international societies such as ISPRS, will be examined. Valuable material to support this discussion has been obtained from workshops organised by ISPRS, IEEE and OGC under the umbrella of the Global Earth Observing System of Systems (GEOSS). These workshops have presented the role of GEOSS to African audiences and have included sessions in which the participants can give feedback on their requirements
关键词：Remote Sensing; Policy; Capacity Building; Africa
