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Space Fostering African Societies

Part of the Southern Space Studies Book Series

Editors: Froehlich, Annette

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-32930-3

ISBN: 978-3-030-32929-7

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

Nov 15, 2019

1 - 10 of 19 Chapters

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Chapter 1Estimation of the Impact of Alien Trees in the Cape Town Water Crisis Using Satellite Data

Wilson, James; Tanner, Maureen

Pages: 1 –11

[This section investigates a proposed space-based application for South Africa: using remote sensing data to identify alien trees located in catchment areas in the Western Cape. The various satellite datasets used for the analysis are discussed and then the identification process is defined. Once...
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Chapter 2Olive Tree Classification and Inventory with Medium Resolution Multi-spectral Satellite Imagery

Mezzi, Ranya; Alioscha-Perez, Mitchel; Allani, Mohamed; Guedri, Fatma; Zouabi, Adel; Beji, Ridha; Sahli, Hichem; Sahli, Ali

Pages: 13 –30

[Remote sensing is the most widely useful tool for land use planning and decision support system. It gives the accurate information of agricultural activities such as crop identification and classification, crop area, crop growth condition monitoring and yield estimation in a concise and...
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Chapter 3Capitalizing on Geospatial Technologies to Solve Urban Waste in Akure Nigeria

Oniosun, T.; Balogun, I. A.; Solis, P.

Pages: 31 –46

[ At the sustainable development summit in 2015, UN Member states adopted the 2030 agenda for sustainable development, which includes a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In response to this, YouthMappers emphasizes the creation and utilization of open data and open source software...
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Chapter 4Economic Growth Through Investment into Space Science and Technology: The African Colocation Programme

Sharpe, Carla

Pages: 47 –60

[Space infrastructure, both ground-based and space-based, provides a cornerstone to economic development. If one considers sectors such as communications, banking, security, weather services, agricultural monitoring, scientific research or municipal services, it is self-evident that these sectors...
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Chapter 5Internet by Satellite for Connecting the African Continent: A Glance on the Partnership Between Rwanda and the Private Company OneWeb

Martin, Anne-Sophie

Pages: 61 –70

[This contribution will address the importance of Internet by satellite for the benefit of African citizens, and in particular, for education which is part of the “aspirations” established in the African Union’s Agenda 2063. In order to connect the African Continent, the cooperation between...
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Chapter 6How to Set Up a Space Nation on the Example of Ghana

Fogtman, Anna; Müller, Christine; Oketch, Moses

Pages: 71 –82

[Ghana is one of the emerging countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The country’s economic power is mainly based on export goods such as gold or cocoa. All in all, Ghana is experiencing economic growth and is focusing now on strengthening the education system to position it to contribute more...
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Chapter 7Education System and Space Activities for Malawi

Khwambala, Patricia Helen

Pages: 83 –90

[Space activities are all efforts that involve space with the aim of benefiting the nation, these activities can be military or civil. This is a broad term which encompasses space techniques, space technology application, satellite development, telecommunication system operations, just to mention...
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Chapter 8Building Indigenous Space Capabilities as a Launchpad for Technological Advancement in Africa

Anih, Samuel

Pages: 91 –107

[Most African countries are beginning to embrace the role space science and technology play in our everyday lives considering the potential it has in proffering solutions to some of the challenges being faced on the continent and the ability it has to foster development, growth and innovation in...
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Chapter 9Digital Africa: An Analysis of Digital Trends in Africa and Their Driving Factors

Yoon, Christopher

Pages: 109 –133

[Today’s space domain has been increasingly intertwined with the information domain, which is why digitization is an important issue within the context of space programs. New satellite systems, which are becoming more important for digital data communication, provide an opportunity to improve the...
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Chapter 10Health from Above: Space-Based Healthcare Services in Africa

Selman Ayetey, Julia; Ayetey, Harold

Pages: 135 –151

[Despite recent improvements, health indicators such as child and maternal mortality and life expectancy in Sub-Saharan Africa remain amongst the worst in the world. The meagre healthcare budgets, poor transportation links, unpredictable energy supplies and unreliable internet services that...

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