New Age of Satellite Education

Abstract

A new age of satellite education has emerged during the last decade. The world has seen tremendous progress in all facets of space research in the recent past especially after man's successful moon landing in 1969. Today, multispectral scanners and modern sensors on different satellites which are orbiting the earth, are continuously sending repetitive coverages of the earth which enable us to identify, manage, and monitor the various natural resources in the pursuit of human welfare on the global basis. This important aspect has necessitated a change in educational methodologies. Making use of the satellite for educational purposes is a challenge to institutes of higher technologies, universities and research organizations. Developed countries will have to extend their helping hands to the developing countries with respect to infrastructural facilities, and guidance in educational programs so as to reap the fruits of satellite-based remote sensing in using repetitive and synoptic digital data from satellites for the human welfare and happiness. An attempt is made in this article to present the state of the art of the satellite technological education. The feasibility of applying satellite education by China for distance learners, foreigners and oversea Chinese is also discussed in the article.

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