| International Safeguards and Satellite Imagery: Key Features of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Computer-Based Analysis 2009 Edition Contributor(s): Jasani, Bhupendra (Editor), Niemeyer, Irmgard (Editor), Nussbaum, Sven (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3540791310 ISBN-13: 9783540791317 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $161.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2009 Annotation: With the advent of very-high-resolution commercial satellite sensors, earth observation data have become not only very important but even widely available for the verification of nuclear activities of States particularly for international safeguards purposes. Items and activities which can be monitored within a nuclear fuel cycle are, for instance, the construction and shape of buildings (including underground activities), plant expansion, and changes in operational status. For an effective use of satellite imagery, it is important to determine whether there are identifiable signatures related to nuclear facilities that could be used in the interpretation and verification of activities. The book presents studies on visual and computer-based interpretation of remote sensing data for these. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Air & Space - Technology & Engineering | Remote Sensing & Geographic Information Systems - Law | International |
| Dewey: 621.480 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.3" W x 9.4" (0.88 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: With the considerable advances made in the quality of sensors on board commercial observation satellites, information gained from them not only became widely available, but very useful for the verification of a number of arms control treaties including the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (the NPT). Satellites have begun to play an important role in the safeguards procedures under the NPT. For example, from satellites, nuclear facilities and activities such as the construction and shapes of buildings (including underground activities), plant expansion, and changes in operational status can be monitored. For an effective use of satellite imagery, it is important to determine identifiable signatures related to nuclear facilities that could be used in the interpretation and verification of activities. The book presents studies on visual and computer-based interpretation of remote sensing data for international safeguards purposes. |