Dr Jane M Olwoch South Africa Perspectives on Earth Observation Addressing Unemployment, Poverty and Inequality
Legislative Mandate SANSA established by Act No. 36 of 2008 South African National Space Agency Act, 2008)...provide for the promotion and use of space and co-operation in space-related activities, foster research in space science, advance scientific engineering through human capital, support the creation of an environment conducive to industrial development in space technologies within the framework of national government policy...
Corporate Office Corporate Support Programme SANSA Earth Observation Directorate SANSA Space Operations Directorate SANSA Space Science Directorate Earth Observation Programme Space Operations Programme Space Science Programme The 5 Goals also form a fivepoint value proposition to the Nation Goal 1: World-class & efficient services & societal benefits (Societal Capital) Goal 2: Cutting-edge research, development, innovation, technology and applications (Intellectual Capital) Goal 3: Human capital development, transformation & science advancement (Human Capital) Goal 4: Globally competitive national space industry (Industrial Capital) Goal 5: Make South Africa a recognised global space citizen (Global Capital) 3
SANSA Space Operations (Hartebeesthoek)
SANSA Earth Observation Programme Landsat, 5, 7 and 8 SPOT, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 SPOT 6 MODIS (Aqua and Terra) NOAA AVHRR CBERS 2B. Ready to receive CBERS4 SUMBANDILA
Satellite Earth Observation: Unforgettable Déjà Vu Earth, the Only Habitable Planet.. For now!! We came all the way to explore the Moon, and the most important thing is that we discovered the Earth : Astronaut Bill Anders, Apollo 8
Earth Observation Addressing Poverty and Inequality Both are very Complex to measure The Gini score measures Inequality ranges from 0-1 (Most equal and most unequal respectively South Africa is about 0,6!! 40 percent of South Africans are living in poverty - with the poorest 15 percent in a desperate struggle to survive
EO Addressing Poverty: Food Security Rangelands : A Resource under Siege Browse Capacity @ 1.5 m Grazing Capacity Vegetation condition allows identification of hot spots of crop stress or failure where rainfall was insufficient to be identified.
EO Addressing Poverty and Inequality in SA Electrification planning not a) to Drink! Electrification planning using SPOT 5 imagery. Electrification is an important part of a country s infrastructure, electricity plays a very vital role in the economic development of every country. It improves welfare and enhances the quality of almost every sphere of life.
EO Addressing Poverty Integrated Water Management Programmes Satellite EO has the potential to retrieve environmental variables involved in the water cycle such as water quantity, water quality, vegetation, erosion trends, river bed conditions, urbanisation, land use, land cover, topography, floods and evapotranspiration. Beyond our borders Satellite EO data has value in contributing to integrated management of Africa s trans-boundary, surface and ground water systems allowing the generation of common databases, inter-country comparable information and shared water management information systems. http://www.aht-group.com
EO Addressing Inequality Free Access to Satellite Imagery to National Stakeholders FUNDISA Disc FUNDISA Student Portal
EO: Addressing Unemployment, Poverty and Inequality Technology Development through EO-SAT 1 Programme 1. Primary objective: o Characterize the state and evolution of vegetation over selected land areas 2. Secondary objectives: o Monitor water and air quality o Survey the built environment o Support the management of natural hazards and man-made disasters 3. Enabling objectives: o Instrument calibration (characterization, on-board, Moon, cross/vicarious) o Algorithms benchmarking, intermediary and final products validation o Atmospheric corrections (gases, aerosols, clouds) 4. Ancillary objectives
Earth Observation Addressing Unemployment SANSA EO Partnerships with Industry Creates Jobs CSIR-MERAKA GTI GTI PULA s P-System for monitoring service delivery
Conclusion SANSA EO Partnerships with Industry Creates Jobs.. Addressing Unemployment issues EO has proven valuable resource in monitoring vegetation condition for crops and livestock farming and diseases.. Poverty Reduction Through numerous Human Capital Development projects, EO contributes to addressing Inequalities by providing access to EO data and information to the most remote areas in the country SANSA EO partnership with the Dutch people and using success stories from G4AW has potential to address some of these key National issues: Unemployment, Poverty and Inequality