Space and the Global Village

by Haskell, G.; Rycroft, Michael J.

• ISBN13: 9780792354819
• ISBN10: 0792354818
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-06-01
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Pub

Summary

Recent developments in telecommunications have led to new developments in tele-services, particularly tele-health and tele-education, for the benefit of those living in either the developed world or the less developed world. The benefits accrue to individuals and also to society at large. An international and interdisciplinary Symposium was organized by the International Space University to bring together technical and non-technical people to consider the future applications of space techniques to tele-services. The Proceedings of this Symposium are essential reading for all who need to appreciate the broad range of issues involved in this developing area.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Foreword
Keynote Address: The Next Billion Years: Space and the Human Challenge	p. 1
Satellite-Delivered Services in the Face of Migrating Markets	p. 17
A Mexican Case Project to Encourage Space Technology and Technology Transfer In Developing Countries	p. 23
A New Approach to Building a Global Business	p. 33
Keynote Address: Space Technology: A Boon to Health and Education Services Worldwide	p. 45
Telemedicine Education Program for Medical Students: from Space Telemetry to Earth Medicine	p. 53
Tele-Health Services in Developing Countries - Problems and Prospects: The Nigerian Experience	p. 61
Emergency Telemedical Assistance in Remote Locations	p. 73
Telemedicine - The Regulatory and Policy Challenges	p. 87
Tele-education Service Structure and 21[superscript st] Century Projects of Anadolu University in Turkey	p. 97
The University Space Network - a Successful Experiment in Tele-Education	p. 101
Space and the Global Vision of a Typical Village in the Developing World	p. 111
Tele-education: Benefits of Space and Integration of Multimedia Technologies	p. 119
Tele-Virtual Reality: A Major Shift in the Field of Teleservices	p. 123
"M.I.S.S.I.O.N.": a Space-based System and Operation Strategy for the Provision of Global Geoinformation Services in the 21[superscript st] Century	p. 139
Tele-Geoinformation Service for Sustainable Urban Management: A Satellite-based Observation Approach for the 21st Century	p. 149
Tele-Services Between Earth and Moon: Information Flow to and from Lunar Settlements	p. 159
Telescience for a Shuttle Payload and for the International Space Station - an Example Case with the CFZF Payload on STS-77 and Issues for Future Planning	p. 173
Tele-business in China: Opening New Frontiers for the Entrepreneur	p. 181
Tele-Banking and Tele-Business: Actual Trends for Next Century	p. 195
The Future of the Global Village: Vision from the Outer Space Perspective	p. 209
Tele-Services and the Right to Privacy	p. 223
Nation States in the Global Village: the "Cold War" Legacy and Space Activities in the Changing World	p. 231
The ITESM's Virtual University and the Educational Models for the 21st Century	p. 247
A Web-Based Education Program on NASA Space Shuttle Processing	p. 253
Is Anyone There? Tele-Psychiatry and the Human Touch	p. 255
Epilogue	p. 259
Epilogue to the ISU Symposium: "Space and the Global Village: Tele-services for the 21st Century"	p. 261
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