Satellite-Based Social and Economic Tele- Reach

Transcript:Satellite-Based Social and Economic Tele- Reach:
Satellite-Based Social and Economic Tele- Reach Systems McGill University-World Economic Forum Session on the Economic Benefits of Space Joseph N. Pelton Former Dean, International Space Univ. and former Director of Intelsat’s Project SHARE July 2013 Population- Largest Overall Driver of Economics & Global Problems The Huge Problem of Megacities Space: A Tool to Cope with Human Industrial Development • Space technology is now essential to coping with climate change, problems such as the Ozone Hole and other atmospheric and stratospheric issues. Recently there are signs of “cracks in the Earth’s magnetic field and changes to the Van Allen’s belts that suggest serious concerns from cosmic hazards may increase in coming years. Again the economic impact and risk levels are outside the scope of easy imagination but understand that this ricks are potentially far, far greater than the damage caused by weapons of mass destruction. BREADTH OF SATELLITE-BASED TELE REACH CAPABILITIES Tele-education and tele-health services are just the start Emergency warning systems (hurricanes, tsunamis, volcanoes, tornados, earthquakes, etc.) and emergency recovery National and regional coordination of governmental programs Health alerts and pandemic warnings National criminal data bases & police communications (terrorist attack responses, amber alerts, etc.) Air traffic control and management, especially during take off and landing. Air, land and water pollution alerts (oil spills, toxic waste) Global ability to respond to climate change & severe weather events/natural disasters. Tele Reach Sat Synergies Remote/Rural Education and Healthcare. Effective land use by Farmers, Foresters, Miners, etc. Fire detection and mitigation. Location of fish or wildlife Detection of oil, gas, or mineral reserves Air and water pollution detection and mitigation National Defense Map Making and Updating Weather forecasting Flood control (planning, forecasting, mitigation) Industrial training Development of new industries Effective broadband digital national telecommunications, IT and video networks for news, sports, entertainment, education and health services. Tele-epidemiology-Satcom & Remote Sensing Sats in Tandem There are about 1,400 communicable diseases and half of the world's population lives in endemic areas. Despite the advances of modern medicine, diseases like malaria, dengue fever and even the plague still afflict millions of people each year. Malaria alone infects up to 500 million persons each year, killing at least a million. Global climate change and variations with the seasons have a significant effect on environment-dependent diseases. In recent years earth observation technology has been used to improve risk mapping for communicable diseases such as malaria, blue tongue, water-borne