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<strong>Space</strong> <strong>Education</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Capacity</strong> <strong>Build<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Asia</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
Pacific region : Role of ISRO<br />
Presentation : ISRO, India<br />
<strong>APRSAF</strong> -17 th Melbourne, Australia<br />
23-26 th November, 2010<br />
Centre for <strong>Space</strong> Science &<br />
Technology <strong>Education</strong> (<strong>Asia</strong>‐Pacific)<br />
Dehradun, INDIA<br />
Indian Institute <strong>Space</strong> Science & Technology<br />
Triv<strong>and</strong>rum, INDIA<br />
Indian Institute of Remote Sens<strong>in</strong>g (NRSC)<br />
Dehradun, INDIA
ISRO <strong>in</strong>itiatives for capacity build<strong>in</strong>g<br />
* NNRMS: National Natural Resources Management System<br />
* STC: <strong>Space</strong> Technology Cell
1976/<br />
1980<br />
1995<br />
1983<br />
2002<br />
2008<br />
2006<br />
IIRS - Evolution<br />
NRSC / IIRS are part of ISRO<br />
Outreach – EDUSAT Sat for Univ.<br />
PG Degree Prog./ MTech, MSc<br />
Selected to host UN CSSTE-AP HQ<br />
Renamed as IIRS<br />
Transferred to NRSA / DST<br />
NRSA shifted to DOS<br />
1966<br />
Estd. as Indian Photo<strong>in</strong>terpretation<br />
Institute, <strong>in</strong> collaboration with ITC,<br />
Ne<strong>the</strong>rl<strong>and</strong>s, under Survey of India
IIRS Activities<br />
<strong>Education</strong><br />
MTech (AU)<br />
MSc – IIRS-ITC<br />
(Geo<strong>in</strong>formatics,<br />
Geohazards)<br />
Student Thesis<br />
PhD<br />
Visit. Researchers<br />
DOS Projects<br />
Ext. funded<br />
Research<br />
IIRS<br />
Activities<br />
Scheduled<br />
Customised<br />
Internat./ITEC<br />
NNRMS / Univ<br />
CSSTEAP<br />
Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
Outreach<br />
EDUSAT<br />
Tra<strong>in</strong>ees<br />
Visitors<br />
Web site<br />
Prof. Society
IIRS Organisational Structure<br />
ISRO<br />
NRSC<br />
IIRS<br />
Technical<br />
Prog. Coord<strong>in</strong>ator<br />
(Academic)<br />
Prog. Coord<strong>in</strong>ator<br />
(Research)<br />
Technology Divisions<br />
Technology Divisions<br />
Application Divisions<br />
Application Divisions<br />
Photogrammetry<br />
& Remote<br />
Sens<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Geo<strong>in</strong>formatics<br />
Facilities &<br />
Support<br />
IDEC<br />
Library<br />
CMD<br />
Adm<strong>in</strong>istration<br />
Accounts<br />
Purchase & Stores<br />
Purchase & Stores<br />
Agriculture<br />
& Soils<br />
Forestry<br />
& Ecology<br />
Geo-<br />
Sciences<br />
Human<br />
Settlement<br />
Analysis<br />
Mar<strong>in</strong>e &<br />
Atmospheric<br />
Sciences<br />
Water<br />
Resources
Infrastructure & Tra<strong>in</strong>ee output
<strong>Education</strong> & Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g at IIRS<br />
• M.Tech <strong>in</strong> RS & GIS <strong>in</strong> collaboration with Andhra University, India<br />
• M.Sc (Geo<strong>in</strong>formatics / Geohazards) <strong>in</strong> collaboration with ITC,<br />
University of Twente, The Ne<strong>the</strong>rl<strong>and</strong>s<br />
• PG Diploma <strong>in</strong> Remote Sens<strong>in</strong>g & GIS – Mapp<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong><br />
Monitor<strong>in</strong>g of Natural Resources<br />
• PG Diploma <strong>in</strong> Geo<strong>in</strong>formatics – Technology <strong>and</strong> Applications<br />
• PG Diploma <strong>in</strong> Geo<strong>in</strong>formatics <strong>in</strong> Geo-hazards<br />
• NNRMS programme for University faculty<br />
• Awareness Program for Decision Makers<br />
• Special Short Courses on users dem<strong>and</strong>
Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g of International Participants<br />
• CSSTE-AP<br />
– Host HQ of CSSTE-AP & Support to Director, CSSTE-AP<br />
– PG-Diploma <strong>in</strong> RS/GIS (9 months) – 14 courses s<strong>in</strong>ce 1996<br />
– Short Course RS GIS <strong>in</strong> a <strong>the</strong>matic area<br />
• ITEC – M<strong>in</strong>istry of External Affairs (Total 264)<br />
– Short Course <strong>in</strong> RS & Digital Image Procoss<strong>in</strong>g (8 week)<br />
– Short Course <strong>in</strong> Geo<strong>in</strong>formatics<br />
• Foreign Students In Regular Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>gs<br />
– Variable<br />
– 35 Venezuela students <strong>in</strong> PG-Diploma (10 month, 24<br />
completed)<br />
– 11 Alegerian students <strong>in</strong> PG-Diploma (ITEC sponsored, 10<br />
months)
IIST: Indian Institute of <strong>Space</strong> Science & Technology<br />
• Setup <strong>in</strong> September 14, 2007 under DOS,<br />
GOI, is a centre of excellence <strong>in</strong><br />
education, <strong>in</strong>tegrat<strong>in</strong>g research <strong>in</strong> high<br />
technology area of <strong>Space</strong> Science &<br />
Technology<br />
• The first professional <strong>Space</strong> University <strong>in</strong><br />
India - <strong>the</strong> third <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> world<br />
• Offers programmes <strong>in</strong> <strong>Space</strong> Science<br />
<strong>and</strong> <strong>Space</strong> Technology<br />
B.Tech. Aerospace Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g<br />
B.Tech. Avionics<br />
B. Tech. Physical Sciences<br />
M.Tech. RF <strong>and</strong> Microwave Systems<br />
M.Tech. Soft Comput<strong>in</strong>g<br />
M.Tech. Applied <strong>and</strong> Adaptive Optics<br />
M.Tech. Chemical Systems
IIST: International Cooperation<br />
• An MOU with École polytechnique, France has been<br />
signed <strong>and</strong> a team is expected to visit IIST <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> next<br />
semester<br />
• Discussions have been held with Lunar <strong>and</strong> Planetary<br />
Institute/USRA <strong>and</strong> a team will be visit<strong>in</strong>g IIST <strong>in</strong> third<br />
week of August 2010 to sign an MOU<br />
• Caltech, USA will be visit<strong>in</strong>g IIST <strong>in</strong> August <strong>and</strong> an MOU<br />
will be signed<br />
• Discussions have been held with EADS, Astrium for<br />
exchange of faculties
Centre for <strong>Space</strong> Science <strong>and</strong><br />
Technology <strong>Education</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Asia</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
Pacific (CSSTEAP)<br />
(Affiliated to <strong>the</strong> United Nations)
CSSTEAP : Background<br />
• UN General Assembly endorsed on Dec 1, 1990 <strong>the</strong><br />
recommendation of UN Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer<br />
<strong>Space</strong> (UNCOPUOS) that<br />
• “ … effort to establish Regional Centres for <strong>Space</strong> Science<br />
<strong>and</strong> Technology <strong>Education</strong> <strong>in</strong> exist<strong>in</strong>g national/regional<br />
educational <strong>in</strong>stitutions <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> develop<strong>in</strong>g countries “<br />
• Agreement to establish CSSTEAP signed by 10 countries on<br />
Nov 1, 1995 at New Delhi. 5 more countries have jo<strong>in</strong>ed<br />
subsequently.<br />
• Cooperation Agreement with United Nations was signed on 7<br />
May 1996<br />
• Host Country Agreement was signed on 10 March 1998 at<br />
Ahmedabad
Member Countries<br />
I EAST ASIA<br />
1 Ch<strong>in</strong>a<br />
2 Hong Kong<br />
3 Japan<br />
4 Korea, DPR<br />
5 REP of Korea<br />
6 Macao<br />
7 Mongolia<br />
8 Taiwan<br />
Prov<strong>in</strong>ce of<br />
Ch<strong>in</strong>a<br />
II SOUTH-EAST<br />
ASIA<br />
9. Brunei<br />
10. Cambodia<br />
11. Indonesia<br />
12. Lao PDR<br />
13. Malaysia<br />
14. Myanmar<br />
15. Philipp<strong>in</strong>es<br />
16. S<strong>in</strong>gapore<br />
17. Thail<strong>and</strong><br />
18. Vietnam<br />
III SOUTH ASIA<br />
19. Afghanistan<br />
20. Bangladesh<br />
21. Bhutan<br />
22. India<br />
23. Islamic Rep.<br />
of Iran<br />
24. Maldives<br />
25. Nepal<br />
26. Pakistan<br />
27. Sri Lanka<br />
IV CENTRAL<br />
ASIA<br />
28. Armenia<br />
29. Azerbaijan<br />
30. Kazakhstan<br />
31. Kyrgyzstan<br />
32. Tajikistan<br />
33. Turkmenista<br />
n<br />
34. Uzbekistan<br />
V<br />
PACIFIC<br />
35. Australia<br />
36. Comm. Of <strong>the</strong><br />
N. Marianas<br />
37. Cook Isl<strong>and</strong>s<br />
38. Fed. States of<br />
Micronesia<br />
39. Fiji<br />
40. French<br />
Polynesia<br />
41. Guam<br />
42. Kiribati<br />
43. Marshall<br />
Isl<strong>and</strong>s<br />
44. Nauru<br />
45. New Caledonia<br />
46. New Zeal<strong>and</strong><br />
47. Niue<br />
48. Papua New<br />
Gu<strong>in</strong>ea<br />
49. Rep. of Palau<br />
50. Samoa<br />
51. American<br />
Samoa<br />
52. Solomon<br />
Isl<strong>and</strong>s<br />
53. Tonga<br />
54. Tuvalu<br />
55. Vanuatu<br />
GOVERNING BOARD<br />
• Representative from Member<br />
Countries<br />
• UN-OOSA & ITC are Observers<br />
ADVISORY COMMITTEE<br />
• Chaired by UN-OOSA<br />
• Subject matter experts of Satellite<br />
Communication, Satellite Meteorology &<br />
Global Climate, <strong>Space</strong> & Atmospheric<br />
Science, Remote sens<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> GIS.
Regional Centres for <strong>Space</strong> Science <strong>and</strong> Technology <strong>Education</strong><br />
(Affiliated to <strong>the</strong> United Nations)
Centre Campuses<br />
CSSTEAP Hqrs., IIRS Campus, Dehradun<br />
Indian Institute of Remote Sens<strong>in</strong>g, Dehradun<br />
<strong>Space</strong> Applications Centre, Ahmedabad<br />
Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad
CSSTEAP: Organizational Structure<br />
Secretary,<br />
Dept. of <strong>Space</strong>,<br />
(Representative<br />
of Host Country)<br />
Govern<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Board<br />
Coord<strong>in</strong>ation<br />
Committee<br />
CSSTEAP<br />
Advisory<br />
Committee<br />
IIRS-NRSC<br />
Dehradun<br />
RS & GIS<br />
SAC<br />
Ahmedabad<br />
SATCOM<br />
&<br />
SATMET<br />
PRL<br />
Ahmedabad<br />
<strong>Space</strong> &<br />
Atmospheric<br />
Science<br />
Board of Studies
L<strong>in</strong>kages<br />
India<br />
ISRO Host Institution - Core fund<strong>in</strong>g, facilities, equipment, <strong>in</strong>stitutional<br />
support, etc<br />
- Student fellowship <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>ternational travel<br />
Academic Institutions<br />
Andhra University<br />
GOI Organization<br />
(MEA)<br />
- Guest faculty from IITs & reputed Indian<br />
Universities / <strong>in</strong>stitutions<br />
- Recognition for award of M. Tech. degree<br />
- Scholarships <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>ternational travel for<br />
selected students
International<br />
UN Agencies<br />
(UNOOSA, UNESCO,<br />
UNDP, WMO)<br />
- International travel support for selected students<br />
ITC ,The Ne<strong>the</strong>rl<strong>and</strong>s<br />
International Centres<br />
- Academic & faculty support;<br />
- Partial <strong>in</strong>ternational travel support for short<br />
courses<br />
- Recognized RS&GIS PG diploma for partial<br />
credits requirement of Master programme at ITC<br />
- ICIMOD, TWAS<br />
student sponsorship/ exchange<br />
Universities/Institutes - Guest faculty (Australia, Japan, US, UK,<br />
Europe & o<strong>the</strong>r <strong>Asia</strong>-Pacific countries)
<strong>Education</strong>al Programme Structure<br />
Remote Sens<strong>in</strong>g<br />
& GIS<br />
Satellite<br />
Communications<br />
Satellite<br />
Meteorology &<br />
Global Climate<br />
<strong>Space</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
Atmospheric<br />
Science<br />
Award of PG Diploma by CSSTEAP<br />
By Merit s<strong>in</strong>ce 2004 at IIRS<br />
1 year follow-up project <strong>in</strong><br />
home country<br />
CSSTEAP 1 Yr<br />
Fellowship <strong>in</strong> India<br />
Award of Master (M. Tech.) degree by Andhra University<br />
In addition CSSTEAP conducts short term courses & workshops <strong>in</strong> specific<br />
areas of RS & GIS, SATCOM, SATMET & <strong>Space</strong> Science.
Common Curricula under <strong>the</strong> aegis of UN-OOSA
Publications
Achievements
Courses conducted (1996-2010)<br />
Total PG Diploma courses : 33<br />
• RS & GIS :14<br />
• SATCOM : 7<br />
• SATMET : 6<br />
• <strong>Space</strong> Science : 6<br />
• 22 short courses/workshops<br />
• M.Tech awarded : 105<br />
No. of participants benefitted : 928 from 31 countries.<br />
• 554 from PG & 374 from short courses<br />
(<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g 28 from 17 countries outside AP region).
Activities (2009-10)<br />
• “CSSTEAP performance assessment <strong>and</strong> outlook for <strong>the</strong> future”<br />
document widely circulated to UN-OOSA <strong>and</strong> member states.<br />
• M.Tech degree awarded – 9<br />
• RS & GIS – 3<br />
• SATCOM – 3<br />
• SATMET – 2<br />
• SPACE SCIENCE - 1<br />
• 83 participants are cont<strong>in</strong>u<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong>ir M.Tech research work<br />
• RS & GIS – 39<br />
• SATCOM – 20<br />
• SATMET – 13<br />
• SPACE SCIENCE - 11
14th Post Graduate Course <strong>in</strong> RS & GIS<br />
July 01, 2009 to March 31, 2010, Venue : IIRS, Dehradun<br />
Dist<strong>in</strong>ction – 5<br />
First – 10<br />
Pass – 2<br />
17 participants from 11 countries<br />
17 students – Int. travel & fellowships by CSSTEAP
7th Post Graduate course <strong>in</strong> SATCOM<br />
August 01, 2009 to April 30, 2010, Venue : SAC, Ahmedabad<br />
Dist<strong>in</strong>ction – 14<br />
First – 3<br />
17 participants from 9 countries<br />
14 students – Int. travel & fellowships by CSSTEAP<br />
03 students – Int. travel & fellowship by TCS of Colombo plan
Short course on ‘High Resolution Aerospace<br />
Image Analysis for Geo-hazard Assessment’<br />
25 January to 12 February, 2010, Venue : IIRS, Dehradun<br />
05 students – Int. travel by ITC<br />
10 students – Int. travel & fellowship by <strong>the</strong>ir organizations<br />
03 students – IIRS course participants<br />
18 participants from 6 countries
Short course on ‘Application of <strong>Space</strong><br />
Technology for Disaster Management’<br />
April 12 – May 7, 2010, Venue : IIRS, Dehradun<br />
12 students – Int. travel & fellowships by CSSTEAP<br />
02 students – Int. travel & fellowship <strong>the</strong>ir organizations<br />
14 participants from 10 countries
15 th PG course <strong>in</strong> RS & GIS<br />
July 1, 2010 – March 31, 2011<br />
Venue : IIRS, Dehradun<br />
15 students – Int. travel & fellowships by CSSTEAP<br />
15 participants from 10 countries
7 th PG course <strong>in</strong> SATMET<br />
August 1, 2010 –April 30, 2011<br />
Venue : SAC, Ahmedabad<br />
14 participants from 10 countries<br />
14 students – Int. travel & fellowships by CSSTEAP
7 th PG course <strong>in</strong> <strong>Space</strong> & Atmospheric Science<br />
August 1, 2010 –April 30, 2011<br />
Venue : PRL, Ahmedabad<br />
12 students – Int. travel & fellowships by CSSTEAP<br />
12 participants from 06 countries
CSSTEAP Performance Assessment <strong>and</strong><br />
Outlook for <strong>the</strong> Future<br />
• Critically analyzed <strong>the</strong> achievements of <strong>the</strong><br />
Centre s<strong>in</strong>ce its <strong>in</strong>ception;<br />
• Describes <strong>in</strong> a nutshell how <strong>the</strong> courses are<br />
conducted <strong>and</strong> evaluates <strong>the</strong> Centre’s<br />
performance <strong>and</strong> achievements;<br />
• Critical analysis of Centre’s achievement <strong>and</strong><br />
ways to improve its performance to meet <strong>the</strong><br />
goals <strong>in</strong>tended by UN.<br />
• Analysis of <strong>the</strong> feedback received from <strong>the</strong><br />
CSSETAP Alumni<br />
• Strategy to make <strong>the</strong> centre broad based with<br />
<strong>in</strong>volvement of as many as countries <strong>in</strong> AP<br />
region.
CSSTEAP Alumni meet at Kathm<strong>and</strong>u, Nepal on<br />
October 6, 2010<br />
• To develop a network <strong>and</strong> establish mean<strong>in</strong>gful<br />
l<strong>in</strong>kage between CSSTEAP <strong>and</strong> its Alumni.<br />
• Attended by CSSTEAP alumni (22 nos. ma<strong>in</strong>ly<br />
from RS & GIS <strong>and</strong> SATCOM courses), ICIMOD<br />
officials (2 nos.), <strong>in</strong>vitees from universities<br />
(2 nos.) <strong>and</strong> one from NGO.<br />
• Recommendations:<br />
• Refresher courses <strong>in</strong> emerg<strong>in</strong>g application<br />
areas;<br />
• Fellowship for M.Tech. <strong>and</strong> Research<br />
• Organize regional programmes <strong>in</strong> different<br />
countries;<br />
• Formation of Alumni group
Activities Planned for <strong>the</strong> year 2011<br />
• 16 TH PG Course <strong>in</strong> RS & GIS at IIRS, Dehradun<br />
(July 1, 2011 - March 31, 2012)<br />
• 8 TH PG Course <strong>in</strong> Satellite Communications at<br />
SAC, Ahmedabad (August 1, 2011 – April 30,<br />
2012)<br />
• Workshop on ‘Open source geo-spatial tools’ under<br />
<strong>the</strong> aegis OSGeo International Foundation at IIRS,<br />
Dehradun (January12-14, 2011)<br />
• Short Course on ‘Microwave Remote Sens<strong>in</strong>g<br />
(SAR) <strong>and</strong> its applications’ at IIRS, Dehradun (April<br />
04 – April 29, 2011)
Activities Planned for <strong>the</strong> year 2012<br />
• 17th PG course <strong>in</strong> RS & GIS at IIRS, Dehradun<br />
(July 1, 2012 – March 31, 2013).<br />
• 8th PG course <strong>in</strong> Satellite Meteorology & Global Climate at SAC,<br />
Ahmedabad (August 1, 2012 - April 30, 2013).<br />
• 8th PG course <strong>in</strong> <strong>Space</strong> <strong>and</strong> Atmospheric Science at PRL,<br />
Ahmedabad (August 1, 2012 - April 30, 2013).<br />
• Short course on Global Climate Change at SAC, Ahmedabad<br />
(January-February, 2012).<br />
• Short course on ‘Disaster Risk Reduction’ at IIRS, Dehradun<br />
(April - May, 2012).
Thank you…<br />
Dr P S Roy<br />
psr@iirs.gov.<strong>in</strong><br />
For fur<strong>the</strong>r <strong>in</strong>formation on :<br />
CSSTEAP :<br />
IIRS:<br />
IIST:<br />
cssteap@iirs.gov.<strong>in</strong> ; www.cssteap.org<br />
dean@iirs.gov.<strong>in</strong> ; www.iirs-nrsc.gov.<strong>in</strong><br />
bn_suresh@iist.gov.<strong>in</strong> ; www.iist.ac.<strong>in</strong>
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