Indian Institute of Remote Sensing

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Indian Institute of Remote SensingType| Government

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Established| 1966
Chairman| Shri S. Somnath
Director| Dr. R.P. Singh
Location|

4-Kalidas Road, Post Box No. 135, Dehradun – 248 001, Uttarakhand (India)

30°20′26.8″N 78°2′38.51″E﻿ / ﻿30.340778°N 78.0440306°E﻿ / 30.340778; 78.0440306
Affiliations| Department of Space[1]
Website| www.iirs.gov.in

The Indian Institute of Remote Sensing is an institute for research, higher education and training in the field of remote sensing, geoinformatics and GPS technology for natural resources, environmental and disaster management. The institute was established in the year 1966 under the Indian Department of Space.[2] It is located in the city of Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

## History[edit]

Formerly known as Indian Photo-interpretation Institute (IPI), the institute was founded on 21 April 1966 under the aegis of Survey of India (SOI). It was established with the collaboration of the government of the Netherlands on the pattern of the Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) of the University of Twente, formerly known as the International Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences. The original idea of setting the institute came from India's first prime minister, Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru, during his visit to the Netherlands in 1957.

The institute's building at Kalidas Road, Dehradun was inaugurated on 27 May 1972.[3]

### Reorganisation of the IIRS as independent unit of ISRO[edit]

The IIRS was reorganized as a separate entity of ISRO w.e.f. 30 April 2011. IIRS will continue its Training, Education and Research programmes with enhanced focus on Microwave Remote Sensing, Hyperspectral Remote Sensing and Climate studies.

The institute will be guided by a Management Council which will provide overall direction for the development of the institute. Dr. P.S. Roy, Outstanding Scientist has been appointed as the first Director of IIRS w.e.f 30 April 2011.

## Courses[edit]

The focus of the IIRS is training and education in the field of Geoinformatics. Technology and applications of Remote Sensing, GIS and GPS are taught in the form of training and education.[4]

### Educational courses[edit]

M. Tech in Remote Sensing and GIS in Natural Resource Management, affiliated to Andhra University, in one of the following optional streams

* Agriculture and Soils
* Forestry and Ecology
* Geosciences
* Marine and Atmospheric Sciences
* Human Settlement Analysis
* Water Resources
* Satellite Image Analysis & Photogrammetry
* Geoinformatics

Master's in Science, awarded by ITC, Netherlands in

* Geoinformatics
* Geo Hazards

### Training courses[edit]

Post Graduate Diploma (10-month) in

* Agriculture and Soils
* Forestry and Ecology
* Geosciences
* Marine Sciences
* Human Settlement Analysis
* Water Resources
* Digital Photogrammetry
* Geoinformatics
* Geo Hazards

Certificate courses (4-month)

* Basic Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
* GIS in Geosciences
* Land Information System
* GIS in Soils and Land Use Planning
* GIS in Water Resources Management
* GIS in Coastal Zone Management
* GIS in Forest Management
* Geo-Hazards

### Training opportunities for special groups[edit]

* Special Course
* Orientation Course in any area of Natural Resource Management,

Environmental Assessment and Disaster Management

* Awareness course/workshop on Geo-Hazards
* Awareness course/workshop on Geo-Hazards
* Overview for decision makers

### International programmes[edit]

* Short Course on Remote Sensing with special emphasis on Digital Image

Processing (ITEC Sponsored)

* Short Course on Geoinformatics (ITEC Sponsored)

### NNRMS/ISRO sponsored courses[edit]

The following NNRMS and ISRO-sponsored courses are for university faculty only.

* GIS Technology and Applications
* RS and GIS Applications to Water Resources
* RS and GIS in Forestry/Botany/Ecology/Wildlife/ Environmental Science
* RS and GIS in Urban and Regional Planning
* Cartography and Mapping
* RS and GIS in Geosciences
* RS and GIS in Soils and Land Use Planning

### International Collaborations[edit]

IIRS has collaborations with many reputed international organisations for capacity building, research and faculty exchange. The organisations with which IIRS has/had significant collaborations are: ITC, IHE (International Institute for Infrastructural, Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering) and Wageningen University in The Netherlands; ITTO (International Timber Research Organisation); UNESCO (United Nations Education & Scientific Cooperation Organisation); WMO (World Meteorological Organisation); ADPC (Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre); and NGI (Norwegian Geological Institute).[5]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Welcome to Indian Institute of Remote Sensing". IIRS. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
2. ^ "About IIRS – Welcome to Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS)". www.iirs.gov.in. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
3. ^ [1] Archived 25 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine"History". Archived from the original on 25 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
4. ^ "Welcome to Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS)". www.iirs.gov.in. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
5. ^ "International Collaborations | Welcome to Indian Institute of Remote Sensing". IIRS. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2018.

## External links[edit]

* Indian Institute Of Remote Sensing Archived 22 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine

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Dehradun

Education|

| Academies|

* Doon Sarla Academy
* Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy

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Boarding Schools|

* The Aryan School
* Colonel Brown Cambridge School
* The Doon School
* Ecole Globale International Girls' School
* Marshall School
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* St Joseph's Academy, Dehradun
* The Asian School
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Military Schools|

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Private Schools|

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* Tula’s Institute
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* Uttarakhand Technical University
* Uttaranchal Dental & Medical Research Institute
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| Religious Universities|

* Luther W. New Jr. Theological College

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Buildings|

* Asan Barrage
* Mahasu Devta Temple
* Mindrolling Monastery
* Raj Bhavan
* Tapkeshwar Temple
* Guru Ram Rai Darbar Sahib
* Dehradun canals

| Stadiums|

* Abhimanyu Cricket Academy
* Doon School Ground
* Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium

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Transportation|

| Airports|

* Dehradun Airport

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Railway Stations|

* Dehradun
* Motichur
* Raiwala Junction
* Rishikesh
* Yog Nagari Rishikesh

Cities and Towns|

* Chakrata
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Locations|

* Doon Valley
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* Robber's Cave
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Indian space programme

* Department of Space (DoS)

Organisations|

* Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
* Antrix Corporation
* Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST)
* Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS)
* National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL)
* NewSpace India Limited (NSIL)
* Physical Research Laboratory (PRL)
* Development and Educational Communication Unit (DECU)
* Integrated Space Cell
* Defence Space Agency
* Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN–SPACe)

Programmes|

* Bhaskara
* GAGAN
* GSAT
* INSAT
* IRNSS
* IRS
* Cartosat
* RISAT
* Rohini
* SROSS
* Chandrayaan
* Human Spaceflight Programme

Satellites|

* APPLE
* Aryabhata
* HAMSAT
* IMS-1
* Megha-Tropiques
* NISAR
* SARAL
* South Asia Satellite
* Kalpana-1

Space observatories|

* Astrosat
* Aditya-L1
* XPoSat
* AstroSat-2 (proposed)

Lunar and
planetary spacecraft|

* Chandrayaan-1
* Moon Impact Probe
* Chandrayaan-2
* Vikram lander
* Pragyan rover
* Chandrayaan-3
* Vikram lander
* Pragyan rover
* Chandrayaan-4 (upcoming)
* Lunar Polar Exploration Mission (proposed)
* Mars Orbiter Mission
* Mars Orbiter Mission 2 (proposed)
* Venus Orbiter Mission (proposed)

Human spaceflight|

* Indian human spaceflight programme
* SRE-1
* SRE-II
* Gaganyaan
* CARE
* ISRO Space Station (proposed)

Launch vehicles|

| Active|

* Orbital
* PSLV
* Launches
* GSLV
* Launches
* LVM3
* SSLV

* Suborbital
* Rohini
* ATV

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In development|

* RLV Technology Demonstration Programme
* NGLV

Retired|

* SLV
* ASLV

Engines|

| Active|

* CE-7.5
* CE-20
* Vikas

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In development|

* SCE-200

Spaceports|

* Satish Dhawan Space Centre
* Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station

* under development
* Kulasekharapatnam Spaceport

Research facilities|

* Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
* U R Rao Satellite Centre
* Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre
* ISRO Propulsion Complex
* Space Applications Centre
* ISRO Inertial Systems Unit
* Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems
* Human Space Flight Centre
* Development and Educational Communication Unit

Communications|

* Indian Deep Space Network
* Indian Space Science Data Centre
* ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network
* Master Control Facility
* National Remote Sensing Centre

Legislation and policy|

* Space Activities Bill
* Space policy of India
* Draft Spacecom Policy 2020
* SpaceRP Policy 2020
* Technology Transfer Policy and Guidelines

Private companies|

* Pixxel
* Skyroot Aerospace
* Sisir Radar
* Satellize
* AgniKul Cosmos
* Dhruva Space
* Bellatrix Aerospace
* TeamIndus

Related|

* SAGA-220 (supercomputer)
* Shiv Shakti Point
* RESPOND

* List of Indian satellites
* List of Satish Dhawan Space Centre launches
* List of ISRO missions
* List of ISRO chairpersons

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* United States

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