ISRO Offers Four-Week Free Online Course On Remote Sensing, With Certificate: How To Apply

HYDERABAD: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is offering a free four-week online course on remote sensing conducted by the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS).

The course is tailored to provide the participants comprehensive insights into remote sensing technologies and their applications across sectors including agriculture, forestry, and urban planning.

Eligibility criteria

• Undergraduate and postgraduate (any year)
• Technical and scientific staff of Central, State government, faculty, researchers at university or institutions

Course fee

Free

Course schedule

• Registration for this programme began on August 6, 2024. The last date for registration is August 26, 2024. The courses will begin on August 27, 2024.
• The participants can register for either the comprehensive course or individual modules (only three) of their choice

Course modules

Course Id-147
Remote Sensing and Digital Image Analysis (From August 27, 2024 to September 20,2024)

Basic Principles of Remote Sensing, Earth Observation Sensors and Platforms, spectral Signature of different land cover features, Image interpretation, Thermal & Microwave Remote Sensing, Digital Image Processing: Basic Concepts of Rectification and Registration, Enhancement, Classification and accuracy assessment techniques.

Registration starts on August 6, 2024 and ends on August 26,2024

Course Id-149

Global Navigation Satellite System (From September 23,2024 to October 4,2024)

Introduction to GPS and GNSS, receivers, processing methods, errors and accuracy,

Registration starts on September 2, 2024 and ends on September 22, 2024

 Course Id-150

Geographical Information System (From October 14, 2024 to November 1,2024)

GIS, databases, topology, spatial analysis and open-source software

Registration begins on September 23, 2024 and ends on October 13, 2024

Course Id-152

Basics of Geocomputation and Geoweb Services (From November 04, 2024 to November 8,2024) Geocomputation and Geoweb Services

Registration starts on October 14, 2024 and ends on November 3, 2024

Course Id-153

RS and GIS Applications (From November 11,2024 to November 22, 2024)

Agriculture and Soil, Forestry and Ecology, Geoscience and Geo-hazards, Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Urban and Regional Studies and water Resources

Registration begins on October 14, 2024 and ends November 10, 2024

How to register

• Participants can register and see their application status at https://elearning.iirs.gov.in/edusatregistration/
• Participants need to be registered through nodal centers
• Registration must be approved by the coordinator of nodal centers
• Participants whose applications are awaiting approval need to contact the coordinator of respective nodal center
• All approved participants will receive e-mail with login credentials of ISRO E-CLASS platform (https://eclass.iirs.gov.in/login)

Certificate

• Participants with a minimum 40% score in online examination will get ‘Course Completion’ certificate from IIRS, Dehradun
• Certificates will be distributed through the coordinator of the respective nodal centre

Programme reception

• The programme session will be available live through the E-CLASS platform of IIRS-ISRO or using IIRS YouTube channel using internet connectivity
• No specific hardware or software needed
• Content of the sessions will be available offline 24 hours after the class in the e-class portal

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