Rural empowerment thru' space technology enabled Village Resource Centres (VRCs)

International Astronautical Federation - 58th International Astronautical Congress 2007

Volumn 13, Issue , 2007, Pages 8800-8813

  Hegde, V S ^a   Jayaraman, V ^a   Bhaskaranarayana, A ^a   Srivastava, Sanjay K ^a   Raj, K Ganesh ^a   Ghosh, Ranendu ^b  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

^b Indian Space Research Organization Space Application Centre   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE INDUSTRY; AGRICULTURE; COASTAL ZONES; COST EFFECTIVENESS; CROPS; DISTANCE EDUCATION; EARTH SCIENCES; FISHERIES; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MARINE BIOLOGY; NATURAL RESOURCES; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; PESTICIDES; RAPID SOLIDIFICATION; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SATELLITES; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SPACE OPTICS; TEACHING; WATER RESOURCES;

ADULT EDUCATIONS; ANIMAL HUSBANDRIES; COASTAL TRACTS; COMMUNITY RESOURCES; CROP INSURANCES; CROPPING SYSTEMS; DELIVERY MECHANISMS; DIGITAL CONNECTIVITIES; DISTANCE LEARNINGS; EARTH OBSERVATION TECHNOLOGIES; FISHING ZONES; HIGH RESOLUTIONS; INFORMATION TRANSFERS; LAND RESOURCES; LOCAL PEOPLES; MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES; POVERTY ALLEVIATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARES; RS DATUMS; RS IMAGES; RURAL CHILDREN; RURAL COMMUNITIES; RURAL EMPLOYMENTS; SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS; SOCIETAL ISSUES; SPACE PROGRAMME; SPACE SYSTEMS; SPACE TECHNOLOGIES; SPATIAL INFORMATIONS; VOCATIONAL TRAININGS;

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EID: 55649115988     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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