Space Mining and Its Regulation

Jakhu, Ram S.; Pelton, Joseph N.; Nyampong, Yaw Otu Mankata

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-39246-2

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“…In summary, computer vision and deep learning have been making significant achievements in accurate navigation, intelligent geological analysis, and fast inference time through big data and artificial intelligence development. As planetary exploration projects progress worldwide [ 3 , 4 , 5 ], it is reasonable to look forward to further promising studies, attraction from global communities, and contributions via artificial intelligence.…”

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“…Recent planetary exploration accomplished encouraging achievements and keeps attracting various community interests because of the promotions of advances in robotics, artificial intelligence, computer vision, sensor, and space science. For example, the Zhurong and Perseverance rovers landed on Mars in 2021 and carried out many scientific missions [ 1 , 2 ], while Canada, Japan, Saudi Arabia, and Russia announced their ambitious lunar (Moon) rover projects [ 3 , 4 , 5 ]. The planetary rover is an essential platform for planetary exploration, widely involved in various scientific activities, including geological exploration [ 6 ], planetary history investigation [ 7 ], extraterrestrial water resource exploration [ 8 ], unknown environment perception [ 9 ], life exploration [ 10 ], and Mars sample return [ 11 ].…”

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Semantic Terrain Segmentation in the Navigation Vision of Planetary Rovers—A Systematic Literature Review

Kuang

Rana

et al. 2022

Sensors

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Background: The planetary rover is an essential platform for planetary exploration. Visual semantic segmentation is significant in the localization, perception, and path planning of the rover autonomy. Recent advances in computer vision and artificial intelligence brought about new opportunities. A systematic literature review (SLR) can help analyze existing solutions, discover available data, and identify potential gaps. Methods: A rigorous SLR has been conducted, and papers are selected from three databases (IEEE Xplore, Web of Science, and Scopus) from the start of records to May 2022. The 320 candidate studies were found by searching with keywords and bool operators, and they address the semantic terrain segmentation in the navigation vision of planetary rovers. Finally, after four rounds of screening, 30 papers were included with robust inclusion and exclusion criteria as well as quality assessment. Results: 30 studies were included for the review, and sub-research areas include navigation (16 studies), geological analysis (7 studies), exploration efficiency (10 studies), and others (3 studies) (overlaps exist). Five distributions are extendedly depicted (time, study type, geographical location, publisher, and experimental setting), which analyzes the included study from the view of community interests, development status, and reimplementation ability. One key research question and six sub-research questions are discussed to evaluate the current achievements and future gaps. Conclusions: Many promising achievements in accuracy, available data, and real-time performance have been promoted by computer vision and artificial intelligence. However, a solution that satisfies pixel-level segmentation, real-time inference time, and onboard hardware does not exist, and an open, pixel-level annotated, and the real-world data-based dataset is not found. As planetary exploration projects progress worldwide, more promising studies will be proposed, and deep learning will bring more opportunities and contributions to future studies. Contributions: This SLR identifies future gaps and challenges by proposing a methodical, replicable, and transparent survey, which is the first review (also the first SLR) for semantic terrain segmentation in the navigation vision of planetary rovers.

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Semantic Terrain Segmentation in the Navigation Vision of Planetary Rovers—A Systematic Literature Review

Kuang

Rana

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Sensors

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“…The legal doctrine has been utilized in legal research in recent decades to ensure the combined effect of existing arguments, logical interpretations of literature, and analysis of the collected data (Figure 2) [25]. The legal research presents a research avenue where the data provides for qualitative analysis to provide for regulatory support towards the policy makers [26].…”

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Space Law and Space Mining, Exploring New Horizons Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Drobnik

Bimbilovski²,

Pathak³

2023

Emerg Sci J

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This study analyses the current scenario with COVID-19 affecting the international and Thai space law, and its impacts and corresponding repercussions upon the Thai economy, ASEAN region and then at international level. The methodology adopted for this study is a mixed method with qualitative research tools collected from key informant interviews and focus group discussions. The data analysis involves the Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, and Threat (SWOT) analysis, which has been integrated with Hierarchical Thematic areas to provide the supporting model for wholesome recommendations through analyzing the findings from the research. The key respondents involved several government officials associated with Thai space agencies and departments, along with judges, lawyers, researchers, academicians, non-government organizations (NGO) officials, and law students. The findings provided the need for adoption of Treaty leading to the creation of a space organization which would be accountable towards setting up a legal framework for commencement of space mining operations. The international space tribunal is to be created under this international space organization to resolve any disputes arising out of space mining. The overall implications of this research would lead to the sharing of the benefits of space mining with both developed and developing countries to enhance sustainable development for all mankind. Doi: 10.28991/ESJ-2023-SPER-09 Full Text: PDF

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“…Iako je i u poslednjih deset godina pitanje međunarodne bezbednosti tj. militarizacije svemira ostalo najzastupljenije u akademskim razmatranjima, iskazani trendovi u pravcu komercijalizacije, eksploatacije i svojevrsne privatizacije svemira, kao i planetarne odbrane od asteroida i pitanja "životne sredine" u svemiru odrazili su se i na naučnu literaturu (Krepon and Thompson 2013;DiMaria 2016;Frankowski 2017;Jakhu et al 2017;Nelson & Block 2018;Klein 2019;Klinger 2021b;Schmitd 2019;Bowen 2020;Stojanović 2020).…”

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Outer space as a geographical domain: A contribution to laying the foundations for astropolitics

Kopanja

2021

Medjunar probl

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The paper presents an effort to contribute to the foundations of astropolitics by presenting the central characteristics of outer space as a geographical domain. Given that current international trends point to the increasingly active role of states and private companies in the utilization of space, understanding the opportunities and limitations that the environment of outer space poses on human action represents the foundation of a systematic analysis of the international politics of outer space. Starting from the assumption that space can be viewed as a geographical domain, similar to land, sea or air, the paper presents key physical characteristics of space and the central problem fields of the social constitution of space, which are then placed in the context of geopolitical thought. The paper is divided into three parts where the first part provides a brief history of astropolitical thought, the second presents the universe as a geographical domain by identifying physical and social properties of the space environment, and the third part observes the space environment through the ?ecological triad? of Harold and Margaret Sprout and Harvey Starr?s ?opportunity and willingness? framework to explain how the physical and social properties of outer space impact international politics. The author concludes that, since outer space will be a more and more important area in the future, academic study of international relations in space will be increasingly relevant, thus requiring knowledge of the basics of astropolitics, i.e., outer space itself and the features that characterize it as a geographical domain.

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Space Mining and Its Regulation

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Semantic Terrain Segmentation in the Navigation Vision of Planetary Rovers—A Systematic Literature Review

Semantic Terrain Segmentation in the Navigation Vision of Planetary Rovers—A Systematic Literature Review

Space Law and Space Mining, Exploring New Horizons Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Outer space as a geographical domain: A contribution to laying the foundations for astropolitics

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