Sponsored by

Natural Resource Data Management System

(NRDMS)

Department of science & Technology (DST)

Ministry of Science & Technology

Government of india, New Delhi

21 DAYS SUMMER/WINTER SCHOOL ON

GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGY &

IT’S APPLICATIONS (GeoTiA-2017)

(Equivalent to Refresher Course)

The number of seats for the programme is 20 only.

Admission will be given based on specialization, experience and eligibility criteria.

The participants should send their applications through proper channel.

Please bring your own laptop for the training pro-

gramme

Instructions

Organized by

Centre for Geoinformatics

Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)

V.N. Purav Marg, Deonar, Mumbai - 400088

Maharashtra, India

Dr. Guru Balamurugan Assistant Professor and Chairperson Centre for Geoinformatics Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.

Prof. Dr. S. Anbazhagan Professor and Director Centre for Geoinformatics and Planetary Studies Periyar University, Salem-636011.

Dr. V. Ramesh Assistant Professor, Centre for Geoinformatics Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.

Organizing Committee

Coordinator

Co-Coordinators

Patron

Prof. Dr. S. Parasuraman Director, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai.

The participants will be paid ‘to and fro’ travel fare by train (Sleeper Class/Third AC) or bus. This will be paid on production of tickets by the participant for journey (from place of duty—Mumbai—place of duty) by the shortest route.

Travel

Accommodation will be provided for all the out station participants on sharing basis within the Institute campus (guest houses or hostel). During the summer/winter school, the refreshment such as breakfast, lunch, dinner, tea and snacks etc. will be provided by the organizer to all the participants.

Boarding and Lodging

Programme advisors

Dr. Bhoop Singh Head, NRDMS & NSDI Division,

Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi.

Dr. A.K. Singh NRDMS & NSDI Division,

Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi.

20th March - 09th April, 2017

How to Reach - TISS

Venue Geoinformatics Laboratory,

Academic Building 1

Naoroji Campus, TISS, Mumbai

Members

Prof. Dr. Jacquleen Joseph Dean, Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies (JTSDS), TISS, Mumbai.

Prof. Dr. Janki Andharia Professor, JTSDS, TISS, Mumbai.

Dr. Shibu K Mani Assistant Professor, JTSDS, TISS, Mumbai.

Mr. Mahesh Kamble Assistant Professor, JTSDS, TISS, Mumbai.

Dr. S. Mohammed Irshad Assistant Professor, JTSDS, TISS, Mumbai.

Ms. Saumya Kumar Assistant Professor, JTSDS, TISS, Mumbai.

Ms. Priya Joshi Assistant Professor, JTSDS, TISS, Mumbai.

Mr. C.P. Mohan Kumar Registrar, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.

Prof. Dr. Surinder Jaswal Deputy Director, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.

Prof. Dr. Shalini Bharat Deputy Director, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.

The geospatial technology is an integrated technique

includes remote sensing, Geographical Information

Systems (GIS), Global Positioning Systems (GPS), which

provides a powerful mapping and analyzing tools for

planning and management of natural resources and human

societies. The application of the geospatial technology is

increasing day by day in various sectors. This 21 days

summer/winter school will focus on enhancing the

knowledge and skills of the participants through basic

geospatial knowledge, skill development through expert’s

lectures and practical exercises through hands on training

using open source software. The participants from different

discipline such as geology, geography, environmental

science, disaster management, oceanography, forestry,

agricultural sciences and civil engineering from Colleges/

Universities/Other research institutes will be trained.

Introduction

The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) was established in

1936 as the Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work.

In 1944, it was renamed as the Tata Institute of Social

Sciences. The year 1964 was an important landmark in the

history of the Institute, when it was declared Deemed to be a

University under Section 3 of the University Grants

Commission Act (UGC), 1956. The TISS is one of the leading

institute/universities in the country, reaccredited with CGPA of

3.89 and having ‘A’ Grade by NAAC. The institute has 37

Centres under 18 Schools and 7 Independent Centres.

About TISS

Academicians and Researchers from colleges/universities/

other research institutes, and state/central Government

officials have basic knowledge in geospatial technology and

wish to develop their skills. The participants from Geology,

Geography, Environmental Science, Disaster Management,

Oceanography, forestry/ agricultural sciences and Civil

Engineering background will be preferred to apply.

Eligibility Criteria

The objectives of the training program is to bring the

participants to understand the various components of

Geospatial technology and its applications in natural

resource mapping, and development of policy and planning

with respect to natural resource. The course will be

delivered in the following ways.

First week will be covered basic and fundamental

concepts of geospatial technology along with basic tools

training using open source software.

Second week will focus on application and practical

aspects of geospatial technology through GIS database

generation.

The third week will be completely focused on application

of geospatial technology using open source software

and the participants will be carried out a small project on

their area of interest or given topic.

Objectives and Course content

Eligible and interested candidates are requested to send their

duly filled application form as given with this brochure and

forward the completed application through proper channel to

Email: geoinformatics.training@gmail.com.

The applications will not be considered, if not send through

proper channel and not received before due date.

How to Apply

Last date for submission of application: 17th Feb 2017

Intimation to the selected participants: 24th Feb 2017

Important Dates

The Centre for Geoinformatics was established with an aim of

performing advanced research in various application fields of

Remote Sensing, Geographical Information Systems (GIS),

and Global Positioning Systems (GPS). The broad vision of

Centre for Geoinformatics is development, planning and

implementation in Science & Technology and social science

perspectives through global level teaching, individual and

collaborative researches, and training programmes. Currently,

the centre is associated with Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster

Studies (JTSDS). The centre has well equipped GIS laboratory

facilities with computers, digital image processing and GIS

softwares, satellite images, topo maps and GPS etc. During

last 9 years, the Centre has providing the research and

teaching facilities in the field of Geoinformatics applications in

natural resource mapping, disaster management, development

studies, planning and policy, and social science aspects etc.

The Centre is involving in the research projects funded by

international and national level funding agencies. The Centre is

offering seven M.A./M.Sc. courses and three M.Phil./Ph.D.

courses and one international online course in the field of

remote sensing and GIS, related to disaster studies. The

centre have organized two days workshops, one week and two

weeks training programmes in the field of geospatial

About Centre for Geoinformatics

Correspondence Dr. Guru Balamurugan Coordinator - GeoTiA-2017 training Centre for Geoinformatics Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) V.N. Purav Marg, Deonar, Mumbai - 400088 Maharashtra, India. Phone: +91-22-25525881; Mobile: +91 9969050619 Fax: +91-22-2552 5890 E-Mail: geoinformatics.training@gmail.com