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Wax, David W. – 1974
Current developments in an experiment on Computer Communications via the ATS-1 geosynchronous satellite are described. Initiated by the Spacecraft Data Systems Branch of the Ames Research Center, NASA, this experiment is designed to demonstrate the feasibility of utilizing satellite communication links to provide computer-computer and…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Computer Programs, Data Processing, Demonstration Programs
Development Communication Report, 1979
The title reflects the first and major article in an issue of this newsletter devoted entirely to communication satellites. This series of articles on the potential and applications of communication satellites in development projects is concerned with their development for commercial and public service, development in the Pacific region, SPACECOM…
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Communications Satellites, Demonstration Programs, Developing Nations
Seumahu, E. Steve – 1983
This extensive report describes activities of the PEACESAT AUSTRALIA Project (the Kangaroo Network) which parallels, on the Australian continent, the endeavors of PEACESAT (Pacific Educational and Communication Experiment by SATellite), and other Pacific Basin ATS-1 networks. An executive summary reviews the development of the project and its…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Communications Satellites, Cooperative Programs, Demonstration Programs
Federation of Rocky Mountain States, Inc., Denver, CO. – 1975
The Federation of Rocky Mountain States and the Satellite Technology Demonstration project (STD) have collaborated in an effort to provide low cost information delivery to rural areas of the Rockies. Though the goals and the financial support of this joint effort were initially confused, sites have now been selected, the communications technology…
Descriptors: Audiences, Career Education, Citizen Participation, Communications Satellites
Federation of Rocky Mountain States, Inc., Denver, CO. – 1975
The goal of the Satellite Technology Demonstration project (STD) was to show the feasibility of a satellite-based media system for isolated, rural populations and to test and evaluate user acceptance and the cost of various delivery modes using a variety of materials. The STD amalgamated the resources of government, health, education, and…
Descriptors: Audiences, Career Education, Citizen Participation, Communications Satellites
Syracuse Univ. Research Corp., NY. Educational Policy Research Center. – 1975
A report on the Education Satellite Communication Demonstration (ESCD) describes activities of the evaluators during the first quarter of 1975, including staff trips and site visits and activities of various staff members. A calendar of future events in satellites, telecommunications, and education is included, with revision on dates and new…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Community Development, Cost Effectiveness, Demonstration Programs
Cowlan, Bert; Foote, Dennis – 1975
Six experiments in health and education were conducted in rural areas of the continental United States and Alaska during 1974-75, using the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Applied Technology Satellite-Six. The experimental activities included courses designed for elementary, junior high, high school, and college; continuing…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Case Studies, College Curriculum
Aspen Inst. for Humanistic Studies, Palo Alto, CA. Program on Communications and Society. – 1974
A volume consisting of a series of papers and documents from several conferences examines the regulation, uses, and problems of direct satellite broadcasting in an international context. It examines the history of the broadcast satellite, describes the current status, and explores the future possibilities of this global communications technology.…
Descriptors: Communications, Communications Satellites, Conference Reports, Conflict Resolution