Department of Remote Sensing & GIS :

About the department :
The Department of Remote Sensing & Geographical Information System was founded in 2003. From the very beginning the department has been involved in teaching and undertaking research in all disciplines of Geography, Environmental Science, Geology, Geophysics. The alumni of this Department have occupied responsible positions in India and abroad. It is one of the first Remote Sensing & Geographical Information System department in West Bengal to start the course of Remote Sensing and GIS at  PG and Doctoral levels. Several Remote Sensing and GIS related Research and Consultancy Projects have been undertaken by the faculty of the Department.

Why Remote Sensing & GIS?

There has been a rapid growth in the use of digital spatial data in many areas of resource management and the environmental sciences. This course aims to develop both a solid theoretical understanding and a comprehensive practical introduction to the use of geographic information systems and simple modelling using digital spatial data and in decision support. On the satisfactory completion of this course, students will have completed realistic hydrological, erosion, conservation, wildlife habitat, forest, agriculture, fire and building economic models within the geographic information system. The integration of these components will be carried out using Multi-criteria Evaluation and Multiple Objective Land Use Allocation models within the GIS.

Course Objective:

The objective of this course is to introduce the theoretical, technical and applied aspects of Remote Sensing for monitoring and managing earth resources. Particular emphasis is placed on the electromagnetic radiation transfer, and data collection with aerial photographic and satellite sensor systems. The course emphasize the theoretical and technical aspects of image acquisition and interpretation. In brief the curriculum covers the following aspects of Remote Sensing & GIS

·         Basic & advance concepts of Remote sensing; optical, thermal and microwave remote sensing; data acquisition; aircrafts and satellites; visual and digital methods of analysis and interpretation of remote sensing data; case studies of various applications of remote sensing.

·         Basic & advance  GIS concepts; spatial data models; data structures; database creation and manipulation; map analysis; geo-statistical analysis; 3D GIS; project planning;Basic & advance concepts of Geodesy & GPS.

·         Designing map output in a variety of media & implementing quality control procedures.

·         Managing a GIS project and implementing GIS within an organization & studying the social implications of GIS.

Seminars / workshop  

1.      UGC Sponsored workshop on RS & GIS by Dept. of Geo. & EM & Dept Of RS &GIS, VU on 09.02.2004- 13.02.2004

2.      Orientation-ONE, During 3.11.2003-28.11.2003

Future Plan

*Setting a proper Remote Sensing & GIS Lab. for Natural Resource Management.

*Providing the Internet Facility to the students in an elaborate way.

*To introduce a Research center for Hyper spectral and Microwave Remote Sensing.

*Modern tech. Of teaching through L.C.D. projector

*Offering more special paper to the students.

      * To infrastructural facilities to provide carrier oriented guidance .

* To open up a website exclusively for dept. of Remote Sensing and GIS, VU.

*Setting up a modern laboratory on Weather & Atmospheric Study

*Open up a modern laboratory on High Resolution Sensor

Highlights

Ø  Development of a   Geospatial Centre.

Ø  Assessment and management of natural resources.

Ø  Socio-economic and livelihood development for SC/ST and weaker section of the region through Geospatial technology.

Ø  Assessment and management of Ground Water and Surface Water through Geoinformatics.

Ø  Development of Geospatial Modelling of Different diseases of the area through Geoinformatics.

Ø  Development of Micronutrient Mapping of the Agricultural Land districts of Pascim Medinipur, Bankura, and Purulia of West Bengal through the application of Remote Sensing and GIS.