Fifteenth IIRS Outreach Programme

on
Basics of Remote Sensing, Geographical Information
System and Global Navigation Satellite System
August 10 November 27, 2015

TentativeTimeTable

Duration
Module

NameoftheModule
From

To

RemoteSensingandDigitalImageAnalysis

10082015

05092015

GlobalNavigationSatelliteSystem

07092015

24092015

GeographicalInformationSystem

28092015

27102015

RS&GISApplications

29102015

27112015

Conducted by

Indian Institute of Remote Sensing

Indian Space Research Organisation
Department of Space, Government of India
4-Kalidas Road, Dehradun, India
Technical Support from
CEC UGC, New Delhi
CIET - NCERT, New Delhi
A-VIEW NMEICT, Amrita University, Coimbatore
DECU-ISRO, Ahmedabad
Under the aegis of
National Natural Resources Management System (NNRMS)

April, 2015

MODULE 1: REMOTE SENSING & DIGITAL IMAGE ANALYSIS

MODULE COORDINATOR: Ms. Minakshi Kumar (minakshi@iirs.gov.in)
Date: 10 Aug 03 Sep, 2015

Date
10 Aug 15

Day
Monday

11 Aug 15
13 Aug 15

Tuesday
Thursday

14 Aug 15

Time
1600-1700 hrs
1600-1700 hrs
1700-1730 hrs
1600-1700 hrs
1700-1730 hrs
1600-1700 hrs

Friday
1700-1730 hrs

15 Aug 15
16 Aug 15
17 Aug 15

Saturday (Independence Day)

Monday

Tuesday
18 Aug 15
Wednesday

Offline (Morning
Session)
1600-1700 hrs
1700-1730 hrs
1600-1700 hrs
1700-1730 hrs
1600-1700 hrs

19 Aug 15
20 Aug 15

Thursday

21 Aug 15

Friday

1700-1730 hrs
1600-1700 hrs
1700-1730 hrs
1600-1700 hrs
1700-1730 hrs

22 Aug 15
23 Aug 15
24 Aug 15

Monday

25 Aug 15
Tuesday
26 Aug 15
27 Aug 15
28 Aug 15
29 Aug 15
30 Aug 15
31 Aug 15

Wednesday
Thursday

Monday

1 Sep 15
Tuesday
2 Sep 15
3 Sep 15

Topic
Introductory Lecture
Basic Principles of Remote Sensing
Interactive Session (Query)
Earth Observation Sensors and Platforms
Interactive Session (Query)
Spectral Signatures of Different Land cover Features and Visual
Image interpretation
Interactive Session (Query)

Wednesday
Thursday

Offline - as per
computer lab
availability
Offline (Morning
Session)
1700-1730 hrs
1600-1700 hrs
1700-1730 hrs
To be decided

1600-1700 hrs
1700-1730 hrs
1600-1700 hrs
1700-1730 hrs
1600-1700 hrs
1700-1730 hrs
Offline - as per
computer lab
availability

Sunday
RS and Image Interpretation (II) Practical
Microwave Remote Sensing
Interactive Session (Query)
Thermal Remote Sensing
Interactive Session (Query)
Digital Image Processing: Basic Concepts Rectification and
Registration
Interactive Session (Query)
Image Enhancement techniques
Interactive Session (Query)
Image Classification Techniques and Accuracy Assessment
Interactive Session (Query)
Saturday
Sunday
Image Processing Hands-on

Image Processing Hands-on and Practical Assignment

Interactive Session (Query)
Demonstration: Image Processing
Interactive Session (Query)
Friday Onam
Saturday
Sunday
Hyperspectral Remote Sensing
Interactive Session (Query)
Overview of Open Source Tools I
Interactive Session (Query)
Overview of Open Source Tools II
Interactive Session (Query)
Practical Assignment submission and evaluation.

MODULE 2: GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM

MODULE COORDINATOR: Shri Ashutosh Bhardwaj (ashutosh@iirs.gov.in)
Date: 07 Sep 21 Sep, 2015

Date
7 Sep 15

Day
Monday

8 Sep 15

Tuesday

Time
1600-1700 hrs
1700-1730 hrs

Topic
Introduction to GPS and GNSS
Interactive Session (Query)

1600-1700 hrs

GPS receivers, processing methods, errors and accuracy

Interactive Session (Query)
Satellites based Augmentation systems
Interactive Session (Query)
GPS signal characteristics, Data formats (broadcast, precise
ephemeris)
Interactive Session (Query)
Demonstration on Data collection using Geodetic receivers
(recorded)
Interactive Session (Query)
Saturday

9 Sep 15

Wednesday

10 Sep 15

Thursday

1700-1730 hrs
1600-1700 hrs
1700-1730 hrs
1600-1700 hrs

11 Sep 15

Friday

1700-1730 hrs
1600-1700 hrs
1700-1730 hrs

12 Sep 15
13 Sep 15

Sunday

14 Sep 15

Monday

1600-1700 hrs

15 Sep 15

Tuesday

16 Sep 15

Wednesday

1600-1700 hrs
1700-1730 hrs
1600-1700 hrs
1700-1730 hrs

17 Sep 15
19 Sep 15
20 Sep 15
21 Sep 15

Monday

22 Sep 15

Thursday

Mobile Mapping

Interactive Session (Query)

Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS)
Interactive Session (Query)
GPS Aided and GEO Augmented Navigation (GAGAN)
Interactive Session (Query)
Ganesh Chaturthi
Saturday
Sunday
1600-1700 hrs
GNSS Radio Occultation
1700-1730 hrs
Interactive Session (Query)
Module -2 Complete
Exam Module-1 Morning Session

MODULE 3: GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM

MODULE COORDINATOR: Shri Prasun Kumar Gupta (prasun@iirs.gov.in)
Date: 24 Sept 27 Oct, 2015
Date
24 Sep 15

Day
Thursday

25 Sept 15

Friday

28 Sept 15

Monday

29 Sept 15

Tuesday

30 Sept 15

Wednesday

Time
1600-1700 hrs
1700-1730 hrs
1600-1700 hrs
1700-1730 hrs
1600-1700 hrs
1700-1730 hrs
1600-1700 hrs
1700-1730 hrs
1600-1700 hrs

01 Oct 15

Thursday

1700-1730 hrs
1600-1700 hrs

1700-1730 hrs
02 Oct 15
05 Oct 15

Monday

1600-1700 hrs

06 Oct 15

Tuesday

1700-1730 hrs
1600-1700 hrs

7 Oct 15

Wednesday

8 Oct 15

Thursday

9 Oct 15

Friday

10 Oct 15
11 Oct 15
12 Oct 15

Monday

13 Oct 15

1700-1730 hrs
1600-1700 hrs
1700-1730 hrs
1600-1700 hrs
1700-1730 hrs
1600-1700 hrs
1700-1730 hrs

1600-1700 hrs

1600-1700 hrs
Tuesday

Wednesday

1700-1730 hrs
1600-1700 hrs
1700-1730 hrs

Thursday

1600-1700 hrs
1700-1730 hrs

CatalogueServices Geonetworkandmockdemo
Interactive Session (Query)

Friday

1600-1700 hrs

Map & 3D Visualization

1700-1730 hrs

Interactive Session (Query)

Saturday
Sunday
Data Quality &Policies OGC, NSDI & GSDI initiatives.
Discussion on Internet resources
Interactive Session (Query)
Network Analysis
Interactive Session (Query)
Masha Asthami
Dussehra

14 Oct 15
15 Oct 15
16 Oct 15

17 Oct 15
18 Oct 15
19 Oct 15

20 Oct 15

Monday

Tuesday

1600-1700 hrs
1700-1730 hrs
1600-1700 hrs
1700-1730 hrs

21 Oct 15
22 Oct 15
26 Oct 15
27 Oct 15

Topic
Introduction to GIS
Interactive Session (Query)
Geographic Phenomena, Concepts and examples
Interactive Session (Query)
DataInputtingandEditinginGIS
Interactive Session (Query)
Non-Spatial Data Models
Interactive Session (Query)
Database concepts and Spatial Data Models Data formats and
structures
Interactive Session (Query)
DemoofQGISSoftware Session01:
(IntroductiontoOpensource(&Free)GISs/w):

AddingGISData

Attributetable&identitytool

Changesymbology

Createmapcomposers
Interactive Session (Query)
MahatmaGandhi'sB'day
DemoofQGISSoftware Session02:
(Plugins,Projection&Georeferencing)

Manageplugins

CRS&EPSG

Georeferencing&Tiepoints

RMSE&Rectification
Interactive Session (Query)
DemoofQGISSoftware Session03:
(DataCreation/VectorGeneration)

Digitization

Settingdigitizingenvironment

Addingattributestolayer

Editingdigitizedlayer
Interactive Session (Query)
MapProjectionConcepts&UseinRS&GIS
Interactive Session (Query)
SpatialAnalysis IntroductoryConceptsandOverview
Interactive Session (Query)
SpatialAnalysis FunctionalityandTools
Interactive Session (Query)
Saturday
Sunday
DemoofQGISSoftware Session04
(Attribute&SpatialQueries)

AttributeQueries

SpatialQueries
NEW:Linkingspatial&nonspatialdata
Spatial Data Management using RDBMS-Demo on PostGRE
SQL+ Post GIS
Interactive Session (Query)
Geo-Web Services Concept & Applications-Live Demo
Interactive Session (Query)

Monday
Tuesday

16001700hrs.
17001730hrs.
16001700hrs.
17001730hrs.

Advances/TrendsinGIS
InteractiveSession(Query)
ISRO Bhuvan Geo Portal Applications
InteractiveSession(Query)

MODULE 4: RS & GIS APPLICATION

MODULE COORDINATOR: Dr. S.K Srivastav (sksrivastav@iirs.gov.in)
Date: 29 Oct 26 Nov, 2015

Date
29 Oct 15

Day
Thursday

Time
1600-1700 hrs
1700-1730 hrs

Topic
To be decided
Interactive Session (Query)

Friday

1600-1700 hrs

Remote Sensing and GIS Applications in Soil Resource

Assessment

1700-1730 hrs

Interactive Session (Query)

Saturday
Sunday
Remote Sensing Applications in Agriculture- Crop Inventory
& Yield Forecasting
Interactive Session (Query)
RS & GIS Applications in Forestry and Ecology
Interactive Session (Query)
Biodiversity Characterization at landscape level Using
Satellite Remote Sensing & GIS
Interactive Session (Query)
Engineering Geology with emphasis on landslide studies

30 Oct 15
31 Oct 15
1 Nov 15
2 Nov 15

Monday

3 Nov 15

Tuesday

4 Nov 15

Wednesda
y

5 Nov 15

Thursday

6 Nov 15

Friday

1700-1730 hrs
1600-1700 hrs
1700-1730 hrs

07 Nov 15
08 Nov 15
09 Nov 15

Monday

1600-1700 hrs

1600-1700 hrs
1700-1730 hrs
1600-1700 hrs
1700-1730 hrs
1600-1700 hrs
1700-1730 hrs
1600-1700 hrs

1600-1700 hrs

Interactive Session (Query)

Geology and Geomorphology
Interactive Session (Query)
Saturday
Sunday
Space-enabled Products & Services for Disaster
Management :Indian Initiatives
Interactive Session (Query)
Diwali
Saturday
Sunday
RS & GIS Applications to Water Resources Management

Wednesda
y

1700-1730 hrs
1600-1700 hrs
1700-1730 hrs
1600-1700 hrs
1700-1730 hrs

Interactive Session (Query)

Application of RS & GIS in Hydrogeology
Interactive Session (Query)
RS&GISforCoastalZoneManagement
Interactive Session (Query)

19 Nov 15

Thursday

1600-1700 hrs

20 Nov 15

Friday

23 Nov 15

Monday

24 Nov 15

Friday

25 Nov 15

Monday

1700-1730 hrs
11 Nov 15
14 Nov 15
15Nov 15
16 Nov 15

Monday

17 Nov 15

Tuesday

18 Nov 15

27 Nov 15
30 Nov 15

Remote Sensing Application to Atmospheric & Marine

Environment
1700-1730 hrs
Interactive Session (Query)
1600-1700 hrs
Atmospheric Trace Gases Studies
1700-1730 hrs
Interactive Session (Query)
1600-1700 hrs
To be decided
1700-1730 hrs
Interactive Session (Query
1600-1700 hrs
Urban Spatial growth modeling
1700-1730 hrs
Interactive Session (Query)
1600-1700 hrs
RS & GIS Application in Urban & Regional Planning
1700-1730 hrs
Interactive Session (Query
Module -4 Complete
Exam - Module 3 (Morning Session)
Exam - Module 4 (Morning Session)