SUBHASH MISHRA
Dhanbad, Jan 5: Birsa Institute of Technology (BIT) Sindri has become one of the nodal centres to conduct online courses offered by the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS)- Indian Space Organisation (ISRO) on Remote Sensing and Geographical Information system.
Prof (Dr) Ghanshyam, the nodal coordinator of the BIT Sindri centre, said that BIT Sindri has now become the network institute of the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) Dehradun.
The IIRS outreach programme is being conducted through two major modes – Live and Interactive classroom sessions (also known as EDUSAT) and E-learning based online courses.
“IIRS also conducts various theme-oriented online courses and monthly webinars on recent topics on geospatial technologies and its applications,” said Prof Ghanshyam who is also chairman and the training and placement officer of the Career Development Centre of BIT.
Prof Ghanshyam said that the use of Remote Sensing, Geographical Information Systems, Global Navigation Satellite Systems and associated geospatial technologies are increasing rapidly, creating an urgent demand for trained manpower.
The live and interactive mode of distance learning is enabled through the Internet and A-view software platform developed by Amrita e-learning Lab in collaboration with the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) Government of India.
The programs are available through the Internet without any cost to the user. The live and interactive sessions will be conducted by experts from IIRS-ISRO and other knowledge Institutions. IIRS has successfully conducted such courses so far with the participation of over 120258 participants from 1048 academic institutions, government departments and industry.
“Career and Development Centre, BIT Sindri has organised several Outreach Programmes conducted by the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing/ISRO, Dehradun from June to December 2022. The target audience was the faculty and students of various disciplines of BIT Sindri and different Institutions. So this time, the institution has offered students to get registered with Outreach Programmes of IIRS and ISRO,” said Prof Ghanshyam.
