This paper presents the results of a study aimed at understanding the technical and economic structure and the organization of the sector of Earth observation data processing and interpretation in Europe. An in-depth survey has been conducted within thirty European organizations supplying value-added services in this sector. The key factors in the development of the applications market as well as the factors of blockage to the growth of commercial applications have been identified. Finally, some measures of support and/or adjustment have been proposed to optimize the growth of the sector.
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Bounfour et al. (1993) studied this question.