ISRO-IIRS OUTREACH PROGRAMME @ IMS ENGINEERING COLLEGE

(Affiliated to Mahamaya Technical University, Noida)

About the Programme

Initiated in 2007 to complement educational programmes of Indian universities Utilises the Ku-Band facility of INSAT-4CR, an ISRO Satellite Successfully conducted 10 courses so far with participation of about 8572 students from 84 universities (including one foreign university) Two courses are conducted annually - (1) Basics of RS, GIS & GPS; (2) Advance Course on Specialised Topic

Who can Participate?

Final year undergraduate students Postgraduate students Researchers Research Institutions and Academia Users under CEC-UGC / CIET networks Institutions on high speed National Knowledge Network (NKN)

Role & Responsibilities

Responsibility for overall implementation of the programme lies with IIRS Identified coordinators at university, supported by faculty of IIRS, help in: - Smooth conduct of training programme - Obtaining feedback - Completion of assignments/ tutorials evaluation etc. Teaching End - Class Room Network

Technical Support & Sponsorship

SCNP, ISRO DECU, ISRO CEC - UGC CIET - NCERT A-VIEW - NMEICT Sponsored by National Natural Resources Management System (NNRMS), Department of Space, Government of India EDUSAT Studio at IIRS

Courses
Basic Course on RS, GIS & GPS (12 weeks) 5 Aug-4 Nov. 2013
- Module 1: RS & DIP - Module 2: GIS - Module 3: GPS - Module 4: RS & GIS Applications

Advance Courses (4 Weeks) To be announced Later

- Open Source GIS - Hyperspectral Remote Sensing - Geoweb Services Technology & Applications

Forthcoming Courses
- Microwave Remote Sensing - LiDAR Remote Sensing - Satellite Photogrammetry

IMS Engineering College, Ghaziabad (Affiliated to Mahamaya Technical University, Noida), has collaborated with ISRO-IIRS (Ministry of Space Govt. of India) to start a collaborative outreach program for capacity building on GIS, GPS and Remote Sensing Technology. College has setup a lab for that which will further help working on some collaborative project related to the application of these up coming technology.

Programs offered :
S. No. 1 Program Duration 5th 4th Timing 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM (Monday to Thursday) Basics of Remote Sensing, Geographical Information August to System, and Geographical Positioning System November 2013

Advance Course on Geoweb Services- Technology & February to March, 2014 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM Applications (date to be declared later)

Note: M. Tech students and PhD scholars of CS/IT can also participate
Participation Fee: (12 Week Basic Course)For Students Rs 1000; For Officials Rs 3000 DD/Cheque in favor of IMS Engineering College, Ghaziabad Achievements of IIRS program across country & Abroad
1st Course (Jan-Apr 2007) 2nd Course 3rd Course 4th Course 5th Course 6th Course 7th Course 8th Course 9th Course 10th Course (Sep-Dec (Aug-Nov (Aug-Oct (Oct-Dec (Feb-Mar (Aug-Nov (Feb-Mar (Aug-Oct (Feb-Mar 2007) 2008) 2009) 2010) 2011) 2011) 2012) 2012) 2013) Total

No. of Participants Universities Participated

349

931

915

935

1101

171

1389

578

1170

1033

8572

12

22

40

48

26

10

36

19

42

42

84

Future Initiatives
Capacity Building in new EO application programme of ISRO/DOS Theme-specific customised/tailor-made courses for stakeholder departments in current technological areas

Feedback
From each participant after completion of the course From university coordinators through workshops (four workshops conducted in 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2013)

For Program Details & Course Fee Contact Prof. S N Rajan Course Coordinator, IIRS Outreach Programme and IMS Engineering College, NH#24, Adhyatmik Nagar Near Dasna, Ghaziabad-201009, U.P.. www.imsec.ac.in Tel No.: 01202769662/63|Mobile: 08586969255 Fax: 01202769235 Email: rajansn@imsec.ac.in Dr. Narendra Kumar Course Addl Coordinator, IIRS Outreach Programme IMS Engineering College, NH#24, Adhyatmik Nagar Near Dasna, Ghaziabad-201009, U.P.. www.imsec.ac.in Tel No.: 01202769662/63|Mobile:08010568418 Fax: 01202769235|Email:drnarendra@imsec.ac.in