Sixty-four papers from the June 1997 meeting provide an overview of achievements and trends in the field of research that extracts information from the data now being acquired from Earth observation satellites. The future plans of the European Space Agency and of the Centre for Earth Observation established by the European Commission are presented. Contributions discuss diverse applications connected with land, forests, snow and ice, and oceans; methods, models, and system aspects; and data fusion. Includes color plates. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
