Earth scientists require timely, coordinated access to remote sensing resources, either directly by requesting that the resource be targeted at a specific location, or indirectly through access to data that has been, or will be acquired and stored in data archives. The information infrastructure for effective coordinated observing does not currently exist. This paper describes a set of capabilities for enabling model-based observing, the idea of linking scheduling observation resources more directly to science goals. Model-based observing is realized in this paper by an approach based on concepts of distributed planning and scheduling. The problem raises challenging issues related to planning under uncertainty, monitoring and repair of plans, and reasoning about human objectives and preferences.


    Access

    Check access

    Check availability in my library

    Order at Subito €


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    An information infrastructure for coordinating Earth science observations


    Contributors:
    Morris, R.A. (author) / Dungan, J.L. (author) / Bresina, J.L. (author)


    Publication date :

    2006-01-01


    Size :

    601617 byte




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



    Coordinating remote sensing for Earth observing satellites

    Qiming Ruan, / Renjie He, / Yuejin Tan, et al. | IEEE | 2006


    Coordinating Multiple Spacecraft Assets for Joint Science Campaigns

    Estlin, Tara / Chien, Steve / Castano, Rebecca et al. | NTRS | 2010


    The Crew Earth Observations Experiment: Earth System Science from the ISS

    Stefanov, William L. / Evans, Cynthia A. / Robinson, Julie A. et al. | NTRS | 2007