M.Sc. INREMOTE SENSING AND GIS

KUMAUN UNIVERSITYNAINITAL

KUMAUN UNIVERSITYNAINITAL

Centre of Excellence for Natural Resources Data Management System in Uttarakhand

DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHYKumaun University, SSJ Campus Almora-263601

Uttarakhand, India

Prof. D.K. Nauriyal Vice Chancellor

I t is a matter of pleasure that the Kumaun University has inducted two year M.Sc. Remote Sensing and GIS course in higher education through its Center of Excellence

for Natural Resource Data Management System in Uttarakhand in Department of Geography, Kumaun University. The Center of Excellence established by the University with the support of department of science and technology, Government of India, aims to build education and applied research capabilities in Remote Sensing and GIS for various stakeholders, viz., academia, governance, industry and civil society.

R emote Sensing and GIS is a newly growing discipline which technologies, i.e., GPS, GIS, Remote Sensing and Computer Mapping has wide applications in governance,

planning, management, monitoring, navigation, and in advanced research in physical/ social sciences and humanities. Considering the human resource requirement in government, private, academic and non-governmental sectors, the Kumaun University has done an excellent and a far-sighted work by offering Master’s degree in Remote Sensing and GIS.

I appreciate the efforts of the Director of the Centre who has worked very hard and ensured that the Centre reaches up to its logical culmination. I wish the success of the

Centre and sincerely hope that it emerges as one of the top Centers of newly emerging hi-tech education and applied research in Remote Sensing and GIS and becomes a beacon of light for the students and aspirants in the field.

Date: Place: Nainital (Prof. D.K. Nauriyal)

I t is a matter of pleasure for us that the Centre of Excellence for NRDMS in Uttarakhand (established with the help of financial and technical support of the Department of

Science and Technology, Govt. of India) is presently working as a National Centre of higher education where 60 students from eight different states of our country are pursuing their Master’s Degree in Remote Sensing and GIS - a newly inducted self employment/employment oriented hi-tech programme. Presently our alumni are working in different highly prestigious National Research and Development Institutions, in different State Government Departments and in highly reputed Industries and GIS companies located in different parts of the our country.

The objective of the Centre is to build hi-tech education and applied research compatibility in Remote Sensing and GIS for various stakeholders, viz., academia, governance, industry and civil society.

I wish all the best to the researchers, students of the Centre with regard to its newly launched research programme on development of Uttarakhand Geoportal and education programme on Remote Sensing and GIS.

Date: Place: Almora

(Prof. J.S. Rawat)

Prof. J.S. Rawat (Fulbright Fellow)

Director & Course Coordinator

Kumaun University, Nainital

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National Geospatial Chair Professor

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ABOUT THE COURSEThe Remote Sensing and GIS is a newly emerging discipline developing gradually worldwide. In view of its significance and importance in the activities of the academic community, governance, industry and civil society, it has been inducted in higher education by different Universities of the India and world to produce skilled human resources. The Kumaun University has started M.Sc. Remote Sensing and GIS Course in its Department of Geography at the SSJ Campus Almora with the high-tech equipments and laboratory support of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), New Delhi under its NRDMS Programme. M.Sc. Remote Sensing and GIS is a four semester course spread over two years, aims at imparting state-of-the-art knowledge in Remote Sensing and GIS to meet the emerging demands of geospatial knowledge in different sectors of development. The broad course modules include:

ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSIONCandidates should not have less than 50% marks in aggregate in Bachelor Degree with Geography/Geology/Forestry/Botany/Mathematics/Computer Science/ Information Technology. SELECTION PROCEDURESelection of candidates will be made through merit basis.

TOTAL NUMBERS OF SEATS: 30

FEE STRUCTURE ` 42,000/- per annum (` 40,000/-Programme Fee, ` 2000/-Campus Fee)

COURSE STRUCTURE

Class

Paper Details

Semester Code Paper Number Paper Name

Marks

External Internal

Part I

First

RS/GIS – 101 FirstFundamentals of

Spatial Mathematics and Geography

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RS/GIS – 102 SecondPrinciples of Aerial Photographs and Photogrammetry

RS/GIS – 103 Third Principles of Satellite Remote Sensing

RS/GIS – 104 Fourth Digital Image Processing

Practicals 100 -

Second

RS/GIS – 201 First Geographic Information System

RS/GIS – 202 Second Computer Cartography

RS/GIS – 203 Third Earth’s Positioning Systems

RS/GIS – 204 Fourth Advanced Remote Sensing

Practicals 100 -

Part II

Third

RS/GIS – 301 First Advanced GIS

RS/GIS – 302 Second Web GIS

RS/GIS – 303 ThirdApplications of Remote Sensing

and GIS

RS/GIS – 304 FourthResearch Method-ology and Project

Management

Minor Project Work 100 -

Fourth Project Oriented Dissertation

Synopsis Outline 100 -

Dissertation Report

Presentation

Viva Voce

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70

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STUDENTSAt present, 60 Students from 08 different states (i.e., Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, and West Bengal) have been admitted in M.Sc. Remote Sensing and GIS Part I and Part-II during this academic year. The success of our students is our ultimate testimonial and our students are living testimony to our efforts which go into building the relationships with Stakeholders (around the world) of development planning, industry and society on the whole.

INFRASTRUCTUREThe NRDMS Division of the DST Government of India under its programme on Setting up Centre of Excellence for NRDMS in Uttarakhand in the Department of Geography, Kumaun University SSJ Campus Almora provided equipment grant for establishing hi-tech Remote Sensing and GIS Laboratories.

REMOTE SENSING AND GIS LABThe laboratory consists of the following hardware and software: Hardware - Server with Uttarakhand Geoportal-1, Workstations with LAN-20, UPS 5KVA, GPS-30, DGPS-1,LCD; Software - Arc-info, Arc GIS, Geomatica Prime 9, ERDAS Imagine 9.3 with LPS, Map Source, GRAM++, Vec-Viewer, Oracle 9i, Oracle 10g Spatial, XML Spy, GML Viewer, Net Beans, DEGREE.

REMOTE SENSING AND GIS LIBRARYThe Remote Sensing and GIS Library consists of the following books, Reports, GIS Maps, Journal, News Letters and RS Data: Books- Two hundred books on GIS/GPS/Remote Sensing/GI Science, Master’s Degree Dissertations in Remote Sensing and GIS - 116. Journals- Asian Journal of Geo-Informatics, GIS Development, Location and News Letters - ESRI News Bulletin and RS Data- LANDSAT, MODIS, LISS-III, LISS-III PAN merged, CARTOSAT-1.

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VISITING FACULTY

FACULTY

SUPPORTING STAFF

BOARD OF STUDIES

Dr. Prathivish Nag, (Ex- Surveyor General of India) Vice Chancellor, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth, Varanasi-221002, U.P.Dr. D. Dutta, Advisor and Director, NRDMS Divisionin DST, New Delhi.Dr. Champati Ray, Head, Disaster Division, IIRS, DehradunDr. P.S.Acharaya, Advisor and Director, NRDMS Division, Department of Science and Technology, New DelhiSri. H.B. Madwal, (Ex-Director, Survey of India) 100/25, Mansarover Colony Baleepur, Dehradun Dr. D.N. Pant, (Retd. Professor IIRS), 209/01, Mansarover Colony Baleepur, Dehradun-248001. Dr. S.P.S Khuswaha, Scientist SG and Head, Forestry and Ecology Division, IIRS DehradunDr. C.S.Walia, Principal Scientist, National Bureau of Soil Science, ICAR, New Delhi.Dr. Ram Mohan Rao, Scientist, 'SE' National Remote Sensing Agency, CRF Colony, Bala Nagar, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.Dr. Afroj Ahmed, Director, Narmada Control Authority, Ministry of Water Resources, Indore (MP)Dr. R.C.S. Taragi, GIS Coordinator, Qatar (Middle East) Mr. C.M Adhikari, GIS Engineer, ESRI, New DelhiProf. D.D. Chauniyal, Department of Geography, H.N.B. Garhwal, Srinagar Uttarakhand.Dr.Sadhana Jain, Scientist SE, Urban and Regional Planning, IIRS, Dehradun.Dr.Ashutosh Bhardwaj, scientist 'SE', Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing Department, IIRS, Dehradun.

Prof. J.S.Rawat, Course CoordinatorMr. Arvind Pandey, FacultyMr. Ravindra Pathak, Visiting Faculty

Miss. Chetna Lohni, Technical AssistantMr. M.L.Kanojia, Office SuperintendentMr. Manoj Bisht, Attendant

ChairmanVice Chancellor, Kumaun University, Nainital Convener Prof. J. S. Rawat, Course Coordinator & Campus Head, Department of Geography, Kumaun University SSJ Campus Almora.Expert MembersDr. S. C. Kalwar, Department of Geography, Rajasthan University, Jaipur.Dr. R. B. Singh, Department of Geography, School of Economics, University of Delhi, Delhi-7.Prof. D.D. Chauniyal, Department of Geography, Garhwal University, SrinagarMembersDean, Faculty of Science, Kumaun University Nainital.

OUR ALUMINA STUDENTS:

OUR ALUMNI IN JOB/RESEARCH WORK ATInstitutions/departments under Central GovernmentsIndian Metrological Department, New Delhi; Forest Survey of India, Dehradun,; Snow & Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE), DRDO, Chandigarh; Indian Agriculture Research Institute Delhi etc.Institutions/departments under state GovernmentsGovernment of Uttarakhand, Urban Development and Housing Department, Government of Sikkim;Forest Department, Government of Sikkim; Sikkim, Land Revenue & Disaster Management Department, Government of Sikkim; Himachal Pradesh Forest Department, Shimla; Punjab Remote Sensing Centre, Punjab.Leading Private firmsPAN India Consultant Pvt. Ltd, Gurgaon Haryana, ML Infomap Pvt Ltd., New Delhi;,Exzeo Software Pvt. Ltd., Noida; RMSI, Noida, U.P.; Navteq India Pvt. Ltd., Gurgaon; SGS Infotech, Gurgoan, Haryana;Synergy Engineering and Environmental Solution, Maharashtra; Spatial Decision, Noida, Uttar Pradesh; SATPALDA Vaishali, Delhi;TCS Delhi etc.

In Forgien Country1. Mr. Bismay Ranjan Tripathi, Junior Research Fellow, Tsinghua

Université, Beijing, China, 2015-2017In Uttarakhand State Gouvernement1. Mr. Navneet Gahlot, GIS Analysist, GIS Cell, Almora2. Mr. Uma Shankar Negi, GIS Analysist, GIS Cell, Almora3. Mr. Sourabh Sah, GIS Technicien, GIS Cell, Bageshwer4. Mr. Arjun Devali, GIS Analysist, GIS Cell, Pithoragarh5. Mr. Mukul Majila, GIS Analysist, GIS Cell, Chamoli6. Mr. Suresh Dosad, GIS Analysist, GIS Cell, Bageshwer7. Mr. Mohit Bahuguna, GIS Analysist, GIS Cell, Haridwar8. Mr. Neeraj Farshwan, GIS Analysist, GIS Cell, Champawat9. Mrs. Deepa Gariya, GIS Analysist, GIS Cell, Nainital10. Miss. Parul Bokadia, GIS Analysist, GIS Cell, HaridwarIn Other State Gouvernements1. Mr. Dilli Ram Chetri, GIS Specialist, Urban Development and

Housing Department, Government of Sikkim, 2009-20112. Mr. Mahander, GIS Specialist,Urban Development and Housing

Department, Government of Sikkim, 2009-20113. Mr. Sabina, GIS Specialist,Urban Development and Housing

Department, Government of Sikkim, 2009-20114. Mr. Amrit, GIS Training Officer, Land Revenue & Disaster

Management Department,Government of Sikkim, Sikkim, 2009-2011

5. Mr. Hemlata Rai, GIS Executive, Forest Department, Government of Sikkim, 2009-2011

Different Research & Development Institutions in India1. Mr. Amar Singh, Research Associate, India Metrological

Department, New Delhi, 2008-20102. Miss Alpna, Junior Research Fellow, Indian Agriculture Research

Institue, 2008-20103. Miss. Chetna Lohani, Technical Assistant, M.Sc Remote Sensing and

GIS, Kumaun University S. S. J. Campus Almora, Uttarakhand. 2013-2015

4. Mr. Vineet Pal, Senior Research Fellow, Uttarakhand Space Application Centre, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 2013-2015

5. Miss. Priyanka Sah, Junior Research Fello, G.B Pant, Almora (GBPIHED), Koshi, Almora, Uttarakhand, 2013-2015

6. Mr. Pawan Thakur, Junir Research fellow, G.B.Panth Kullu, 2013-2015.

7. Mr. Saurabh Kaushik, JRF, DST-Inspire, CSIR Centre, Chandigarh, 2014-2016

8. Mr. Kishore Kandpal, Junior Research Fellow, CSIR- IHBT, Himachal Perdesh, 2014-2016

9. Mr. Neeraj Kumar, Technical Associate, FSI, Dehradun, 2014-201610. Miss Jyotsana Joshi, Project Scientiste, Agriculture Département,

Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 2014-201611. Kamna Pokhariya, Junior Research Fellow, Wildlife Insititute of

India, Dehradun, 2014-201612. Miss. Avantika Latwal Junior Research Fellow, GBPIHED, Kosi

Katarnmal Uttarakhand, 2014-201613. Miss. Reetu Sharma, Research Analyst, Haryana Space Application

Centre Haryana, 2014-201615. Miss. Shahnoor Gaur, Research Analyst, Haryana Space Application

Centre Haryana, 2014-201616. Mr. Anand Kumar, Junior Research Fellow, C.O.E. NRDMS,

Kumaun University, Uttarakhand, 2015-201717. Mr. Tapan Ghosh, Punjab Remote Sensing Centre (PRSC), Ludhiana,

Punjab (India), 2015-201718. Mr. Gajendra Pippal, Junior Research Fellow, NRDMS Division

Delhi DST, 2015-201719. Mr. Aniruddha Debnath, Junior Research Fellow, Urban Regional

Study Department (URSD) IIRS, ISRO, Dehradun, 2016-201820. Mr. Tilok Chetri, Junior Research Fellow, North Eastern Space

Application Centre (NESAC), 2016-2018 21. Mr. Bhrigu Kumar Kalita, Junior Research Fellow, North Eastern

Space Application Centre (NESAC), 2016-2018 22. Mr. William Narzary, Junior Research Fellow, North Eastern Space

Application Centre (NESAC), 2016-2018 23. Mr. Ranjit Singh, Junior Research Fellow, North Eastern Space

Application Centre (NESAC), 2016-2018 24. Mr. Girish Chandra Joshi, Junior Research Fellow, North Eastern

Space Application Centre (NESAC), 2016-2018 At Different Corporate Sectors in India1. Mr. Mahesh, Digital Cartographer, TOM TOM,Pune, Maharashtra,

2009-20112. Mr.Vasim Sheikh, Digital Cartographer, TOM TOM,Pune,

Maharashtra, 2009-2011 3. Mr. Mahadev Patil, GIS Analyst, Genesys International Corporation

Limited Mimbai, 2013-2015

For more details contact to: Prof. J.S. Rawat, Course Coordinator, M.Sc. (Remote Sensing and GIS); and Head in Department of Geography, & Director, Centre of Excellence for NRDMS in Uttarakhand, Kumaun University, SSJ Campus, Almora, Contact No. 05962-235431, 7533983533 Email ID:coordinator.gisrs@gmail.com; Mr. Arvind Pandey, Lecturer, (M.Sc. Remote Sensing and GIS), Contact No. +91- 9410501666, +91-9719021991,