The socio-economic value of satellite earth observations: huge, yet to be measured

IF 3.3 3区经济学 Q1 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Journal of Economic Policy Reform Pub Date : 2020-01-02 DOI:10.1080/17487870.2019.1601565

A. Tassa

引用次数: 12

Abstract

ABSTRACT Earth-observing satellites provide regular and accurate data that can support evidence-based decisions and public policies in a wide range of domains, potentially bringing huge socio-economic benefits. However, obstacles to effective data exploitation and poor awareness about their impacts risk hindering this potentiality and threaten the investments. Leveraging on the case of the Copernicus Programme, we review the challenges related to the full exploitation of free environmental space data and to the measurement of the related impacts. We then discuss the need for empirical approaches based on value-chain analysis with the objective to stimulate further societal and economic research.

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卫星地球观测的社会经济价值:巨大，还有待衡量

摘要地球观测卫星提供定期、准确的数据，可以支持广泛领域的循证决策和公共政策，可能带来巨大的社会经济效益。然而，有效利用数据的障碍以及对其影响的认识不足，有可能阻碍这种潜力并威胁投资。利用哥白尼计划的案例，我们审查了与充分利用自由环境空间数据和测量相关影响有关的挑战。然后，我们讨论了基于价值链分析的实证方法的必要性，目的是促进进一步的社会和经济研究。

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Economic Policy Reform focuses on the analysis of economic policy reform. The journal draws upon what lessons can be learned from the successes and failures of countries undertaking reforms and how existing theories can be developed to shed light on positive as well as normative aspects of the reform process. The Journal of Economic Policy Reform encourages work from economists and political economy analysts on policies to promote growth and reduce poverty, intellectual property rights, aid versus trade, debt and debt relief, taxation and social security systems, surveys of key reform issues, as well as on corruption, democracy, emerging markets and the role of multilateral institutions.