ISRO Invites Applications for Course on Remote Sensing and GIS

ISRO is currently offering an offline course called Remote Sensing and GIS Applications in Agricultural Water Management. The course is being conducted by the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) under Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The course includes lecture as well as practical hands-on sessions delivered by distinguished IIRS faculty as well as eminent guest faculties. 

There are only twenty seats available that have been reserved for Indian participants, and only online applications will be considered. The course will cost Rs 12,000 and participants will be provided accommodation in IIRS hostel. The brochure mentions that candidates nominated by government organisations and professionals working in the field of remote sensing and GIS applications in agriculture will be given preference.

Who Can Take Part in the ISRO Course?

The course has been designed for professionals from central and state governments, universities, ICAR institutes, state departments, private industry, organizations and NGOs engaged in agriculture, agricultural engineering and water management. The course is also meant for students and researchers engaged in these fields. Qualifications required to take the course are as follows:

• MSc in physics, agricultural physics, agrometeorology, agronomy, soil science, plant physiology, horticulture, agricultural botany, irrigation science and water technology, soil conservation and water management, climate change adaptation and environmental science or equivalent.
• MTech in agricultural engineerin, iIrrigation engineering or irrigation water management.
• MSc or MTech in remote sensing and GIS, geoinformatics or geomatics or its equivalent with specialisation in agricultural applications.

What the  ISRO Course Will Cover?

The course will cover the following concepts:

• Concept and fundamentals of agricultural water management and role of EO in water management.
• Remote sensing of field scale crop type mapping with advance approaches and sensors.
• Remote sensing of evapotranspiration, water requirement and irrigation management.
• Satellite remote sensing of soil moisture, applications and global products.
• UAV and advanced sensors technology for agricultural water management.

How to Apply for ISRO Course?

• Interested participants will have to fill up the online application form available on the IIRS website.
• The last date to apply for the course is 30 June 2023.
• Government sponsored candidates must submit the nomination form from the competent authority of their parent organisation/institute at the time of submitting the online application.

Those who wish to apply are advised to go through the official notification for more information.