: Learn With ISRO Get Certificates: 2 Online Courses for School Collage Students #IndiaNEWS #Information Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced the launch of two new courses – ‘Remote

Learn With ISRO Get Certificates: 2 Online Courses for School Collage Students #IndiaNEWS #Information
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced the launch of two new courses – ‘Remote Sensing and Digital Image Analysis’ and ‘SAR Data Processing for Land Deformation Studies’.

Things to know about Remote Sensing and Digital Image Analysis:

· The course will cover the basic principles of remote sensing.

· The course will be conducted online from 22 August to 16 September 2022.

· Interested participants may register either through their respective institutes or also go for individual registration.

· Those who complete the course will also receive certificates.

· This is a free online course.

· Undergraduate and postgraduate students of any year can apply.

· Technical, scientific staff of central, state government, faculty or researchers at university or institutions can also apply for this course.

· The content of the sessions will be available offline after 24 hours in the e-class portal.

· There are a limited number of seats and registration will be done on a first-come-first-serve basis.

· Upon successful completion of the course participants will be awarded a certificate.

· For more details, click here.

What will you learn?

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· Basic principles of remote sensing

· Earth observation sensors and platforms

· Spectral signature of different land cover features

· Image interpretation

· Thermal and microwave remote sensing

· Digital image processing: Basic concepts of rectification and registration, enhancement, classification and accuracy assessment techniques.

Things to know about SAR Data Processing for Land Deformation Studies:

· This is an offline course with in-person training that consists of theory lectures and practicals by senior and experienced faculty of the institute using state-of-the-art hardware and software facilities will be conducted.

· The course will be conducted by the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), an establishment of ISRO.

· The course will be conducted for 11 days and interested participants will have to pay a fee of Rs 6,500.

· The course is scheduled to take place between 14 November 2022 to 25 November 2022.

· The course is aimed at researchers, working professionals, project leaders, or academicians working in the field of SAR remote sensing and highly interested in processing time-series SAR data in an open sources software environment for SAR interferometric applications for land deformation studies.