The Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) of Dehradun was established in collaboration with the government of Netherlands. It is under the supervision of the National Remote Sensing Agency, the Department of Space. It is functioning under the Government of India.

The Indian Institute of Remote Sensing of Dehradun is a premier educational and research institute, developing and training skilled professionals in the field of Remote Sensing, Geo-informatics and GPS Technology for Natural Resources and Disaster Management.

The principal area in which the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing of Dehradun functions is capacity building through the transfer of technology among a vast and well-integrated user community. Besides this, the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing of Dehradun also offers education at the post graduation level in the application of Remote Sensing and Geo-informatics for Natural Resource Management.

Some of the courses offered by the institute are

M.Sc (2 years) in

Geoinformatics
Geohazards

Certificate Courses (4 months) in

Basic Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
GIS in Geo-sciences
Land Information System
GIS in Soils and Land use Planning
GIS in Water Resources Management
GIS in Coastal Zone Management
GIS in Forest Management
Geo-Hazards with 3 optional streams: Hydro-meteorological, Geological, Environmental

Diploma Courses (10 months) in:

Agriculture and Soils
Forestry and Ecology
Geo-sciences
Marine Sciences
Human Settlement Analysis
Water Resources
Digital Photogrammetry
Post Graduate Diploma in Geo-informatics
PG Diploma in "Geo-Hazards" 3 Optional streams: Hydro-meteorological, Geological, Environmental

M.Tech (2 years) in almost all the streams covered by the diploma courses.

The Indian Institute of Remote Sensing of Dehradun has gained for itself an excellent reputation as one of the foremost educational and research institutes offering knowledge-based applications in the field of Remote Sensing and Geo-informatics.

Last Updated on 14 March 2013

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