Space Technology for Health & Education L.S. Satyamurthy Coordinator, Telemedicine Programmes ISRO HQ, Bangalore October 21, 2008

End- to- end capability BUDGET Rs 2300 Cr/ annum HUMAN RESOURCES EXPERTISE 16500 strong INFRASTRUCTURE End- to- end capability SPACE ASSETS STATE OF THE ART TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS LEADERSHIP Remote sensing & Telecom satellite Constellations INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION LARGE USER BASE SPACE COMMERCE LAUNCHER IRS INSAT There are some who question the relevance of space activities in a developing nation. To us, there is no ambiguity of purpose. We do not have the fantasy of competing with the economically advanced nations …. But we are convinced that if we are to play a meaningful role nationally, and in the comity of nations,, we must be second to none in the applications of advanced technologies to the real problems of man and society. VIKRAM A. SARABHAI INDIAN SPACE ENDEAVOUR

INSAT SYSTEM INSAT-3A INSAT-3B INSAT-1 INSAT-3E INSAT-2E INSAT -4 Series APPLE INSAT-3D INSAT-2C,D INSAT-2A,B EDUSAT INSAT-3C KALPANA-1

INSAT APPLICATIONS COMMUNICATION BROADCAST DEVELOPMENTAL OTHERS Speech Circuits On Trunk Routes VSAT Connectivity TV relay /DTH / Radio NW DEVELOPMENTAL Tele-health Tele-education Emergency Communication OTHERS Mobile Satellite Service Search and Rescue Satellite Navigation METEOROLOGICAL Meteorological Imaging Data Collection Platform Disaster Warning

CYCLONE/DISASTER WARNING SYSTEMS INPUTS INSAT VHRR IMAGING/ CYCLONE TRACKING CYCLONE WARNING CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE C-BAND UP LINK CYCLONE FORMATION S-BAND DOWN LINK EARTH STATION 250 CWDS INSTALLED IN THE COASTAL AREAS Research on Landfall Predictions

Global Coverage Beacons System 10 LEOs – COSPAS & SARSAT 3 GEOs – INSAT & GOES Beacons Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon(EPIRB) - Vessels Emergency Locator Beacon(ELT) - Aircrafts Personal Locator Beacon(PLB) - Persons System Beacons with Unique id and country code 406 MHz Band GPS interface

INSAT – Mobile Satellite System Interactive Portable Terminal C Band UL : 6450-6470 MHz DL : 3680-3700 MHz S Band UL : 2670-2690 MHz DL : 2500-2520 MHz Voice or Data MSS HUB FORWARD LINK: CXS RETURN LINK: SXC PSTN 2 Way Voice FAX & Data Terminal Weight : 5 Kg. One-way Messaging Terminal One Way 40 Characters Message with GPS Information. Terminal Weight : 650g Data Acquisition Fleet Monitoring India and Indian Ocean coverage

ISRO’s Initiative in Development Communication Satellite Instructional Television Experiment (SITE) (1975-76) Was the test bed for satellite based education and training. Largest Sociological Experiment covering 2500 villages. Programmes for school children, school teachers and rural audience on Agriculture, Health, Hygiene, Nutrition etc. 40,000 teachers were trained during SITE. Substantial knowledge gain in Health and Hygiene. Ministry of Education and NCERT were active partners. Triggered off many initiatives in Distance Education leading to establishment of CIET-SIET, CEC, AVRC, EMRC & IGNOU.

COMMUNICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIO / DATA BANK INTEGRATED SYSTEM VOICE VIDEO DATA TALK-BACK 2-WAY VIDEO IRS INSAT PRIORITY AREAS WATERSHED DEVT. HEALTH EDUCATION SKILL DEVELOPMENT PANCHAYAT RAJ MULTI-MEDIA INFORMATION SERVICES

EduSat TELE EDUCATION 5 Spot Beams in Ku Band 1 National Beam in Ku Band 1 National Beam in Ext C Band (6 Channels) Teaching-End Class Room-2 Class Room-1 Video + Audio TELE EDUCATION Audio, Video, PPT Receive Only Video Interactive

Health Specialist Centre Panel of Doctors Video Conferencing Health Specialist Centre Pathology Cardiology Video Conferencing Dist/Rural Hospital 117 Hospitals 89 Dist/ Rural Hospitals 25 Super Specialty Hospitals 3 Mobile Vans TELEMEDICINE 1 Lakh patients treated

ISRO’s Telemedicine Program - Thrust Areas Providing Technology and Connectivity Remote/rural hospitals and specialty hospital Continuing Medical education (CME) Mobile telemedicine units Disaster Management Support (DMS) Integrating with village resource centres/information kiosks

Current Status ISRO TELEMEDICINE NETWORK 315 nodes 263 Remote Hospitals, 8 Mobiles & 44 Speciality Hospitals

National Telemedicine Grid A Concept Thank You ……….