Dr. R. Satheesh Centre for Remote Sensing and GIS

Dr. R. Satheesh Centre for Remote Sensing and GIS (formerly known as the Centralized Remote Sensing and GIS Facility, renamed after the first Co-ordinator of the Facility and Reader of the School, late Dr. R. Satheesh), the first of its kind in a university in Kerala is established by the University as a ‘Centre of Excellence’ in the field of Remote Sensing and GIS applications with technical and financial support from the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Dept.of Space, Govt. of India under the National Natural Resources Management System, Sub Committee on Technology and Training (NNRMS-SC-T) Programme as a joint venture of the University and ISRO. The facility was inaugurated by Dr. G. Madhavan Nair, former Chairman, ISRO on March 15, 2003.

The Dr. R. Satheesh Centre for Remote Sensing and GIS is located within the scenic Priyadarsini Hills Campus of Mahatma Gandhi University, Athirampuzha, Kottayam, Kerala – 686560 (https://maps.app.goo.gl/cAYpJkLMaMWAtZeD6).

COURSES

i. Remote Sensing and GIS

1. Short Term Course in Geoinformation Science and Technology ^{Apply Now}

ii. Survey and Drafting (Total Station, DGPS, Auto Level, LiDAR)

1. Short Term Course in Advanced Surveying and Drafting ^{Apply Now}
2. Short Term Course in Land Surveying ^{Apply Now}

iii. Drone / UAV based Programs

1. DGCA-Approved Small Class Drone Pilot Training Programme^{Apply Now}
2. Certificate Programme in Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) – Drone Technology^{Apply Now}
3. Aerial Mapping and Data Processing (RGB, Photogrammetry & Lidar) with DGCA Pilot Certificate Programme
4. Certificate Programme in Aerial Mapping and Data Processing (RGB, Photogrammetry & LiDAR)
5. Certificate Programme in Drone Repair and Maintenance

iv. Online Programs

1. Certificate Programme on Advanced Geospatial Technologies with Python
2. Certificate Programme on Web GIS and Geoserver^{Apply Now}

Special Features

• Qualified and well experienced faculties with expertise in different areas of Geoinformation Science and Technology.
• Smart classrooms with high speed unlimited internet facility.
• Ample hands- on experienced in real- time projects.
• Well-equipped state of the Art facilities laboratory housed with ground truth and interpretation equipment’s and high performance graphic workstations. PCs and Servers and powerful industry standard software packages.
• High quality and exhaustive training materials.
• Access to Department Library with more than 7000 books + 4000 E- Journals. Free accesses of E-journals under the UGC-INFLIBNET programme are also available through institutional network.
• Lectures from invited facuilties, regular workshops and seminars.
• Training organized with technical support from ISRO. Banglore under the National Natural Resources Management System (NNRMS).

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