Advisory Bodies

Ever since humans have felt the need to survey what was happening in the environment around them, a higher vantage point has been considered useful. Trees, hills and mountains served this purpose until humans were able to ‘fly’. Balloons, airplanes and later satellites offered observation platforms that enabled a more general and complete perception of the earth’s surface. The need for such a view was initially driven by military purposes, but other applications have also greatly exploited the possibilities.