The user concept in the space industry and how this frames satellite missions, with a focus on social development in Africa

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dc.contributor.advisorMartinez, Peteren_ZA
dc.contributor.authorKirkam, Kechilen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-24T13:48:46Z
dc.date.available2018-04-24T13:48:46Z
dc.date.issued2018en_ZA
dc.description.abstractSpace-derived data lies untouched in data vaults, while many potential use cases for space applications are not exploited by the space industry. This gap may exist because the conceptualisation of the user in the satellite industry is too narrow, and yet influences the architecture and thence outcomes of a satellite mission. Assumptions about users and markets are not made on the basis of data and market research, in itself typically difficult to obtain, especially in Africa. This results in a lack of understanding of the end user and their social and economic context which feeds back to inadequately scoped requirements in satellite design. The reasons for this are not solely the limited imaginations and culture of practice of satellite engineers, but the structure of the space industry itself and its design frameworks. This limitation has impact especially for developing country applications, where the user and beneficiary concept elide in often unexamined and unchallenged ways. The satellite industry, part of the wider space industry, could borrow usefully from the IT industry in its relationship to the user and methods of deriving user requirements; in fact could consider itself part of the IT/data industry. This study explores the relationship between satellite design and the users of space-derived data, and how this is being affected by new disruptors to the traditional space industry. The implications for potential users in Africa are considered.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationKirkam, K. (2018). <i>The user concept in the space industry and how this frames satellite missions, with a focus on social development in Africa</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Electrical Engineering. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27815en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationKirkam, Kechil. <i>"The user concept in the space industry and how this frames satellite missions, with a focus on social development in Africa."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Electrical Engineering, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27815en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationKirkam, K. 2018. The user concept in the space industry and how this frames satellite missions, with a focus on social development in Africa. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Kirkam, Kechil AB - Space-derived data lies untouched in data vaults, while many potential use cases for space applications are not exploited by the space industry. This gap may exist because the conceptualisation of the user in the satellite industry is too narrow, and yet influences the architecture and thence outcomes of a satellite mission. Assumptions about users and markets are not made on the basis of data and market research, in itself typically difficult to obtain, especially in Africa. This results in a lack of understanding of the end user and their social and economic context which feeds back to inadequately scoped requirements in satellite design. The reasons for this are not solely the limited imaginations and culture of practice of satellite engineers, but the structure of the space industry itself and its design frameworks. This limitation has impact especially for developing country applications, where the user and beneficiary concept elide in often unexamined and unchallenged ways. The satellite industry, part of the wider space industry, could borrow usefully from the IT industry in its relationship to the user and methods of deriving user requirements; in fact could consider itself part of the IT/data industry. This study explores the relationship between satellite design and the users of space-derived data, and how this is being affected by new disruptors to the traditional space industry. The implications for potential users in Africa are considered. DA - 2018 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2018 T1 - The user concept in the space industry and how this frames satellite missions, with a focus on social development in Africa TI - The user concept in the space industry and how this frames satellite missions, with a focus on social development in Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27815 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/27815
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationKirkam K. The user concept in the space industry and how this frames satellite missions, with a focus on social development in Africa. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Electrical Engineering, 2018 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27815en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Electrical Engineeringen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherSpace Studiesen_ZA
dc.titleThe user concept in the space industry and how this frames satellite missions, with a focus on social development in Africaen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMPhilen_ZA
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