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PESD_TASU_2020_043534_(Departmental): Training program on
Environmental Applications of Remote Sensing (EARS)

PESD_TASU_2020_043534_(Departmental)
1. Project Title:
Training program on Environmental Applications of Remote Sensing (EARS)
2. Name of Proposing Scientists:
Head, TASU, ISI, N-E Centre

3. Name of Others Scientists associated with their affiliation:
From the Institute:
Dr. Sanjit Maitra, Dr. Darpa Saurav Jyethi, and faculty members from ISI Kolkata and ISI
Tezpur.

From Other Institutions:
NA
4. Date of Commencement: 01/04/2021
5.Expected Date of Completion: 31/03/2024
6. Project Summary(Max. 200 words):
The proposed program will focus on the applications of remote sensing in the field of
environmental science, geology, geography and disaster management. Special focus area
would be on North-East India. The program would highlight the use of current remote sensing
technologies and publicly available datasets. Applications like flood mapping, vegetation
assessment, environmental changes, crop health monitoring, landslide mapping, air quality,
glacier monitoring using satellite imagery is critical, particularly in the underrepresented
region of North-East India. The aim is to bring researchers working in the area to impart
training on recent findings with use of remote sensing. This would contribute for the
betterment and upliftment of the states of North-East India. It would enable new researchers
to learn emerging technologies and algorithms in remote sensing that can be utilized
extensively in North-East India. The project is proposed to be continued in 2021-22 and 2022-
23 as well, since regular programs with recent advances on the topics will be useful for
researchers.
7. Introduction with Background(Max. 300 words):
NA
8. Description of the problem(Max. 300 words):
NA
9. Objectives:
This project aims at conducting training programs on Environmental Applications of Remote
Sensing (EARS), which will be useful in higher education, research and also decision-making
at government level. The program aims to inculcate research interests in new/advanced topics
especially among students of the region so as to motivate them to pursue higher studies and
take up research as a career option in the said topics.
10. Study Area:
NA
11. Review and status of research and development in the subject(Max. 500 words):

11.1 International Status:

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