Abstract
Over the past five decades, space technology has been regarded as either the dream and future of mankind or an endeavor of the Cold War space race. Neither of these views is relevant today. The essential role space serves today is that it is a critical infrastructure for the world. Space is no longer the “big boys club”. Today, about 60 countries own and operate at least one satellite, and almost everyone benefits from the services these satellites provide. Space technology has become an indispensable infrastructure on which everyone relies. Space technology has the capabilities to provide information vital for the environment, education, food security, public health, water resource management, human rights, disaster relief and nuclear security. Services derived from this technology not only improve the efficiency and effectiveness of many terrestrial activities but also provide much of the information and understanding needed to prevent and mitigate a variety of risks. Space-based technologies are embraced in developing countries and some of the applications are rooted in education. This was not so in the past, as the technologies were considered ancillary tools for only wealthy nations. Space technology includes the spacecraft otherwise known as satellite, space stations, other supporting infrastructure, equipment, and procedures. The development of space technology can play significant roles in the development of rural areas in Nigeria. The areas of application include, education, telemedicine, agriculture, and communication. This paper focuses on the use of space technology in the development of rural areas.
Highlights
Space technology includes the spacecraft otherwise known as satellite, space stations, other supporting infrastructure, equipment, and procedures
We have focused on the use of space technology for rural area development
The paper has demonstrated that space technology is a vital infrastructure in rural areas development
Summary
Space technology includes the spacecraft otherwise known as satellite, space stations, other supporting infrastructure, equipment, and procedures. The areas of application include; education, telemedicine, agriculture, communication, security, disaster management, and remote sensing. Space-based infrastructure is used to bridge this gap They increase access to resources everywhere, thereby connecting the rural areas [1]. Space technology provides infrastructure that bring development to the people of rural areas. In rural areas, where there is no terrestrial communications infrastructure, space technology provides reliable and robust way of delivering high data rate and voice communication services. The world is dependent on information and communication technologies (ICT) where rural areas get connected to the information high way. Communication satellites are playing vital roles by contributing to the global information infrastructure, thereby meeting the communications needs of people, governments and businesses. The remaining part of the paper contains discussions on the use of space technology in the development of rural areas. The discussions are on tele-education, telemedicine, agriculture, communication, disaster management and lastly e-governance
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