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It was contended in the preceding chapter that there are at least ten potential threats to the world and humanity. Yet, we are spending far more money and resources on growing the world economy than solving these problems. That the expansion of the economy is a higher priority than survival of the species is an idea that at least the young people of the world are beginning to question and find wanting.
Humanity has only scratched the surface of its real potential.
–Peace Pilgrim
We cannot despair of humanity, since we ourselves are human beings.
–Albert Einstein
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Annex 1: Assessment of How New and Existing Space Application Can Achieve Sustainable Development Goals
Annex 1: Assessment of How New and Existing Space Application Can Achieve Sustainable Development Goals
UN sustainable development goal | Telecom and networking Sats plus high-altitude platform systems (HAPS) | Broadcasting Sats and high-altitude platform systems (HAPS) | Remote sensing and Earth observation Sats | Meteorological Sats | Navigation & timing Sat | Solar power Sats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zero Poverty (Goal 1) | New jobs via telework, opportunity for remote services, tele-training in remote villages | Broad distribution of information on birth control, nutrition, vaccines, etc. | Improved information to support fishing, farming, forestry, mining, etc. | Reduced loss of crops and trees; better response to climate change | Improved farming and fishing via precision geolocation | New capability in the future |
Zero Hunger (Goal 2) | More efficient agricultural & fishing processes | Broad distribution of information on nutrition & birth control | More productive farming & lower cost food | Less crop loss due to unpredicted storms, flooding, typhoon, hurricanes | Improved farming and fishing via precision geo-location | New capability in the future |
Good Health and Well-Being (Goal 3) | Tele-health and remote medical service | Broad distribution of information on birth control, nutrition, vaccines, etc. | Detection of crop or tree disease; ability to detect pandemics | Detection of solar flares & ozone holes that cause skin cancer & gene damage | Ability to precisely track spread of disease & pandemics | New capability in the future |
Quality Education (Goal 4) | Quality tele-education programs, remote testing, & degree programs | Educational radio & television; access to global news | Less destruction of schools & educational infrastructure | Less destruction of schools & educational infrastructure | Cost savings on school transportation | New capability in the future |
Gender Equality (Goal 5) | Tele-educational programming & access to databases | Access to global news and TV broadcasts | Access to more types of jobs | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
Clean Water (Goal 6) | Tele-education on water purification & sanitation, tele-training of engineers and scientists | Broadcasts on water purification & sanitation | Detection of polluted water & acid rain; road access information for water trucks following disasters | Better protection of water reservoirs against storms | Locate polluted waters; tracking of storms, tracking of acid rain, etc. | To be determined |
Affordable and Clean Energy (Goal 7) | Tele-education, Internet access to more info on solar, wind, tidal, geothermal, OTEC, & other clean energy systems | Broadcasts on energy savings & building of clean energy systems | Aid in finding good locations for wind farms, geothermal energy, & tidal energy systems | Aid in finding good locations for wind farms, geothermal energy, & tidal energy | Assist in location of renewable energy systems | In future: Lower cost clean energy to cities, rural, and remote locations |
Decent Work and Economic Growth (Goal 8) | Telework, village-based training, tele-banking, tele-services | Open university training | Aid to more productive, greener mining, fishing, farming, forestry, & transport | Support new construction & design of infrastructure related to climate change | Support for new construction & design of transport systems | In future: Lower cost clean energy to cities, rural and remote locations |
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure (Goal 9) | Tele-education, Internet-based innovation, Internet-based technology incubators, protective security for infrastructure | Educational radio & television; access to global news and specific programs on innovation | Aid to more productive mining, fishing, farming, forestry, and transport | Support to new construction & design of infrastructure related to climate change | Support to new construction & design of transportation systems | In future: Lower cost clean energy to cities, rural, and remote locations |
Reduced Inequalities (Goal 10) | Tele-education, Internet-based learning & access to databases | Educational radio & television, access to global news | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
Sustainable Cities and Communities (Goal 11) | Substitution of tele-services and tele-work for physical transportation to work; access to broadband services | Educational radio & television; access to global news | Key topographic information for transportation, water, and sewer planning | Key information related to protection of city infrastructure from violent storms | Improved traffic & transportation control | In future: Lower cost clean energy to cities, rural, and remote locations |
Responsible Consumption and Production (Goal 12) | Tele-education, tele-work & other satellite services can be provided worldwide & especially in rural areas | Broadcasts on tele-work, conservation, energy savings, & building clean energy systems | Monitor hazardous waste locations, atmospheric & ocean pollution, oil spills, garbage scows, etc. | Note changes in weather & climate due to industrial activities | Accurately pinpoint sources of pollution | In future: Lower cost clean energy to cities, rural, and remote locations |
Climate Action (Goal 13) | Tele-education, tele-work, tele-services, clean satellite services can be provided worldwide | Broadcasts on tele-work, conservation, energy savings, & building clean energy systems | Track ice cap & glacier melting; measure ocean and atmospheric temperatures & acidity | Track changes in atmospheric temperatures, intensity of storms, solar activity | Pinpoint location of atmospheric & oceanic sensors | In future: Lower cost clean energy to cities, rural, and remote locations |
Life below Water (Goal 14) | Tele-education, global Internet access; track location of endangered species | Satellite broadcast TV & radio can strengthen education, civic activism, and knowledge of law | Detection of water & ocean pollution & acidity, coral bleaching, fish, algae, & plankton depletion, etc. | Track ocean storms & hurricanes | Determine exact location of sensor & ocean buoys | To be determined |
Life on Land (Goal 15) | Tele-education, global Internet access; track location of endangered species | Satellite broadcast TV & radio can strengthen education, civic activism, & knowledge of environmental law | Track animals & endangered species | Monitor violent storms and provide flood & high wind warnings | Determine exact location information of earthquakes, volcanos, and coordinate rescue operations | To be determined |
Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (Goal 16) | Low-cost satellite telecommunication & Internet access can strengthen education, civic activism, and knowledge of law | Satellite broadcast TV & radio can strengthen education, civic activism, and knowledge of law | Time-stamped remote sensing data has been used to prosecute crimes against humanity | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
Partnerships for the Goals (Goal 17) | Satellite manufacturers & service providers can help promote telework, tele-education, and tele-health | Satellite manufacturers & satellite broadcasters can help promote tele-work, tele-training, tele-health, & tele-services | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
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Pelton, J.N. (2021). How Space Systems and New Technology Can Help. In: Space Systems and Sustainability. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75735-9_2
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