rootbrowseIAC-11B1session 55. Earth Observation Applications and Economic BenefitsPapers1. Comparison of satellite surveying to traditional surveying methods for the resources industry2. Cosmo-SkyMed constellation fully deployed: overview and exploitation3. Socio-Environmental Impacts of Land Cover Change in the Panama Canal Watershed4. On the global geodetic observing system: Africa’s preparedness and challenges5. Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Disaster: Study of the use of ASTER, MODIS, and Landsat ETM+ combined with UAVSAR L-band radar to monitor oil in coastal wetlands from the Deepwater Horizon spill6. Airborne Hyperspectral Imagery Applications in South Africa7. Testing an Ionospheric Signature Anomalies Analysis Method on Khartoum (MS = 5.5) Earthquake8. Remote sensing based study of mining impacted changes in Goa, India, over three decades9. SPACE TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION; CASE OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION IN CAMEROON10. Remote sensing water transparency measurement for trophic state monitoring of lakes and reservoirs11. Urban Development trend and Climate Change study over Southern Cities in Nigeria using Remote Sensing and GIS techniques.12. Application of aerospace methods of monitoring for the benefit of oil-and-gas industry