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IDENTIFICATION DETAILS
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Space Application Centre, a unit of Indian Space Research Organisation
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India. It is an independent centre.
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MANAGEMENT
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Dr. K. Radhakrishnan |
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Chairman (Current Chairman of Space Commission, Secretary, Department of Space,
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K.S. Parikh |
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Deputy Director (SNAA: SATCOM and Navigation Applications Area) |
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DRM Samudraiah |
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Deputy Director (SEDA: Sensors Development Area) |
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Dr. J.S. Parihar |
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Deputy Director (EPSA: Earth,Ocean,Atmosphere, Planetary Sciences and
Applications Area) |
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Dr. P.K. Srivastava |
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Deputy Director (SIPA: Signal and Image Processing Area) |
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Tapan Misra |
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Deputy Director (MRSA: Microwave Remote Sensors Area) |
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A.S. Kiran Kumar |
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Group Director (PPG: Planning and Projects Group) |
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V. Ramakrishna |
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Director (SNPA: SATCOM and Navigation Payload Area) |
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R.K. Arora |
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Deputy Director (ESSA : Electronics Support
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Head (CMD: Construction and Maintenance Division) |
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Prof. Yash Pal |
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Director (1973-1981) |
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Director (1987-1994) |
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Director (1994-1998) |
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Director (1998-2002) |
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LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION
HISTORY:
Prior to 1972, research in applications of space technology was pursued by different units of ISRO in Ahmedabad - the birthplace of Dr Vikram A. Sarabhai. These were merged to form subject in 1972. Subject is one of the major centre of Indian Space Research Organisation.
Satellite Communications
Recognizing the possible role of space communications in
nation building, an Experimental Satellite Communication Earth Station (ESCES)
was established in 1967 at Ahmedabad (now part of SAC). It was an experimental
Earth Station and training centre where scientists and engineers of
A unique experiment called the Satellite Instructional
Television Experiment (SITE) was conducted during 1975-76 utilising the
American ATS-6 satellite. It involved telecasting educational programmes aimed
at socio-economic upliftment of rural
The first experimental communication satellite APPLE, designed, fabricated and qualified at SAC, It was launched onboard the first experimental flight of the Arianne. An exhaustive communications application programme called the APPLE Utilisation Programme (AUP) was also conceived and carried out simultaneously.
The INSAT-1 series of satellites was custom designed and
made as per the unique requirements of the country by a
INSAT-3A, 3B and 3C have been launched. Transponders for these satellites were developed at SAC.
The GSAT-2, carrying 4 C band, 2 Ku band India beam transponders and 1 MSS payload, and GSAT-3 (EDUSAT), carrying 5 Ku band transponders to provide coverage through 5 regional beams with spatial frequency reuse in addition to 2 Ku band and 6 Ext. C band transponders for all India coverage have already been launched.
Under the SATCOM and IT applications programme, the development of all hardware and software like DSDB receiver for digital sound and data broadcast and hybrid internet envisaged under GAP-1, has been successfully completed and demonstrations carried out using INSAT. A number of spin-off applications of DSDB for information dissemination were also developed and demonstrated.
Users like the All India Radio (AIR) and India Meteorology Department (IMD) have evinced keen interest in the use of DSDB for their programmes. In the area of Mobile Communication, the handheld MSS was integrated with GPS and demonstrated for fleet management applications. MSS was also interfaced with DCP and tested successfully with INSAT. A useful Edusat applications project (GAP-3) is already operational.
Remote Sensing
The utilisation of aerial and Landsat imagery for resources application in early 70s paved way for initiation of the remote sensing activities in the country. Activities were also carried in the field of meteorology with available data from foreign satellites and from indigenously developed airborne thermal Scanner. All the remote sensing activities so far can be divided into three Phases, viz. Experimental Phase, Semi-Operational and Operational Phase.
The first phase saw the development of airborne thermal sensors such as Infrared (IR) scanner, multispectral scanner, linear Charge Coupled Device (CCD) camera, Side Looking Radar, Colour Infrared (CIR) based photographic systems and a number of photo interpretation and ground truth equipment which were later productionised through technology transfer. Landsat data were fully utilised since 1973 to learn space based Remote Sensing applications. For all these sensors, efforts were made to also define and develop data products systems.
Based on above initial work, a strong applications programme was evolved around these instruments. Foundations for space borne sensors were laid during this period. Under Satellite for Earth Observation (SEO) programme, 2 satellites were launched and called Bhaskara satellites after their Launch onboard Russian launch Vehicle. Bhaskara carried a 1 km resolution 2 band TV camera systems and a three channel microwave radiometer. These were designed, developed and successfully qualified in house. The programme formed the basis for the advanced sensor development leading to operational applications. Users were also sensitised for utilising remote sensing data from satellite based sensors.
The second phase in 1980s witnessed the results of earlier efforts of experimental satellites. The IRS 1A programme was successfully launched and the users started receiving multispectral imagery with 36m resolution. Professionalism was brought into the design of sensors, data products and applications projects. Major applications in agriculture, hydrology, geology and other areas were defined in close interaction with user agencies and the IRS utilisation programme was carried out successfully. These efforts led to semi-operational applications of IRS 1A data.
Over these years, groups had acquired adequate expertise in high resolution sensor design, digital image handling and analysis, design of applications missions and execution of the same in close interaction with user agencies and in coordination with other ISRO/DOS centres and units. Strong foundation was also laid for airborne SAR system development, its data processing and applications. Meteorology and Oceanographic studies were carried out with data in optical and microwave region from foreign satellites.
The advanced activities carried out during the third phase in 1990s put India at par with many other advanced nations through the design of high resolution sensors in the optical and microwave regions including a successfully flown airborne SAR system and a very sophisticated application programme tuned to their country's needs. The 5.8 m resolution Pan Camera of IRC 1C and 1D revolutionised the applications concept in the country. Being the best resolution civilian sensor in the world at that time, it attracted the attention of foreign users which resulted in the global reception of IRS data through the agreement with the American Company, Space Imaging/EOSAT. A variety of data products to meet the needs of user community were defined and developed. These are being used worldwide. The design and launch of the IRS-TES with 1 m resolution has gone a long way in redefining remote sensing with several new applications.
The applications programme got a fillip under several of the ISRO's innovative programmes like Integrated Mission for Sustainable Development (IMSD) in which subject played a significant role. Applications in Agriculture like Crop Acreage and Production Estimation (CAPE) were operationalised which was accepted by the Agriculture Ministry as a major component in their scheme of crop production estimation. The latest collaborative programme with the user agencies, FASAL is another achievement in this direction. Numerous applications were demonstrated to utilise the sensor combination of medium resolution LISS-III sensor; high resolution Pan Camera and coarse resolution but highly repetitive WiFS imagery. Such a combination of sensors does not exist in any other operational remote sensing programme. Further, subject scientists trained a number of scientists in user departments on advanced concepts in RS applications.
As part of continuing support to Disaster Management in the country DOS has initiated several actions towards operational use of space data. These include near real time flood monitoring, National Agriculture Drought assessment and Monitoring (NADAMS), Land slide Hazard Zonation mapping, communication support to Disaster Management and airborne survey using airborne SAR, digital camera, etc. subject has been playing important role in many of these activities.
Meteorological and Oceanography
The Meteorological activities at subject basically involve payload design and fabrication and applications using the data received from such satellites. The successful ventures outlined in the previous paragraphs enabled ISRO to evolve an ambitious Remote Sensing and Meteorology programme for the country to have a unique constellation of satellites for resources and environmental applications. Bhaskara I and II were the first Indian Meteorological satellites which carried microwave radiometer called SAMIR to provide information on sea state and atmospheric water vapour content for use in meteorological studies.
In the initial phase of met applications data from Bhaskara were supplemented by data from NOAA, SEASAT, and ERS etc. Meteorological components from INSAT, starting from 1982 have now become fully operational. Over the years the resolution available from VHRR onboard INSATs has become better. The CCD camera also onboard some of the INSATs and inclusion of water vapour channel in the new VHRRs have added advantage. Exclusive meteorological payload would be carried ON BOARD Metsat.
The first exclusive meteorological satellite KALPANA-1 was launched by ISRO's PSLV on Sept. 12, 2002. It carried a VHRR and a data relay transmitter. ISRO has also launched the Oceansat-I in May, 1999. It has an Ocean Colour Monitor (OCM), an optical sensor with 8 narrow spectral bands with high resolution and higher dynamic range and Multi frequency Microwave Scanning Radiometer (MSMR). These sensors have high repetivity of 2 days and hence are most suited for dynamic events in coastal and mid ocean regions.
Subject has also taken up many Applications projects under Announcement of Opportunity scheme of several international missions like ERS, TRMM, ADEOS, ENVISAT, etc. subject has state of the art General Circulation Models for experimentation with satellite data. Prediction of weather in the extended range and prediction of Ocean state in the short range are the fields of active research.
Laboratory models of advanced microwave sensors such as Scatterometer and Altimeter have already been developed. A major application programme is defined under DOD's funding at subject for development of applications packages to derive oceanographic and atmospheric parameters using space borne sensors.
Subject is one of the major centres of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It is a unique centre dealing with a wide variety of themes ranging from payload developments to societal applications. Subject is responsible for realizing the applications-oriented programmes of ISRO in the areas of Satellite Communications, Navigation and Remote Sensing.
Highlights of SAC activities are:
v Design and development of space-borne instruments and payloads for communications and remote sensing satellites for ISRO missions :
Communication
Transponders for INSAT/ GSAT series of communication satellites.
Optical
and Microwave sensors systems for IRS-series of Earth-Observation and
Meteorological satellites.
v Development of ground systems and terminals for:
Communication
and data reception earth stations (Transmit/receive systems).
Software
for data- products generation and data/image processing systems.
v Operationaliation of applications of space technology for national development. The applications cover communication, broadcasting, navigation, disaster monitoring, meteorology, oceanography, environment monitoring and natural resources surveys.
v Research and development on utilisation of space infrastructure for:
SATCOM applications
like broadcasting, telecommunications, navigation, telemedicine, mobile
communications, etc.
Remote
Sensing/ Meteorological application like survey and information on natural
resources, agricultural applications like crop, acreage and production
estimation, coastal zone regulation, forestry, disaster monitoring and
mitigation, studies in ocean and atmosphere science for weather forecasts, etc.
v Conducting nine-month Post-graduate (PG) diploma courses for students from the Asia Pacific region under the aegis of the Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia and the Pacific (CSSTEAP) in satellite meteorology and communication. Subject works with industry for sourcing and indigenization involves Indian universities in space research and propagates space technology and applications amongst students and public through in-house and mobile exhibitions.
In order to carry out the above tasks, subject has highly sophisticated payload integration laboratories, electronic and mechanical fabrication facilities, environmental test facilities, systems reliability/assurance group, project planning and management support and a well-stocked library.
LEADERS:
Dr. Vikram A. Sarabhai
Dr. Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai was the father of
Born at Ahmedabad on 12th August 1919, he obtained his
Tripos (1939) and Ph. D. (1947) in cosmic ray physics from
He established the Community Science Centre under the aegis of the Nehru Foundation for Development, which was renamed as Vikram A. Sarabhai Community Science Centre. In 1966, Dr. Sarabhai was appointed as Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission, and Government of India. He saw the tremendous potential of using modem science to help in the process of development. He drew up plans to take modern education to the remotest villages by using satellite television.
He was awarded in 1962 the Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Memorial
Award to Physics. He was also honored with the award of Padma Bhusan in 1966 by the government of
CHAIRMAN:
Dr. K. Radhakrishnan; the current Chairman of Space Commission, Secretary, Department of Space, Government of India and Chairman of ISRO; is a technocrat par excellence; a dynamic and result-oriented Manager with very fine personal and inter-personal qualities; an astute Institution-builder with a strategic vision; an able Administrator with a positive attitude; and an inspiring Leader credited with nurturing leadership skills in the younger generation. He has had a distinguished career adorned with accomplishments that spans beyond 39 years in space technology, applications and space programme management.
Dr. Radhakrishnan was born on 29 August, 1949 at
Irinjalakuda, Kerala. He graduated in Electrical Engineering from
Starting his career as an Avionics Engineer in 1971 at ISRO’s Vikram Sarabhai
Space Centre, Trivandrum; he commendably held several decisive positions in
ISRO such as Project Director for setting up Regional Remote Sensing Centers
(1987-89); Director of Budget and Economic Analysis for entire ISRO (1987-97);
Director of National Natural Resources Management System-Regional Remote
Sensing Service Centers (1989-97); Mission Director of Integrated Mission for
Sustainable Development and Deputy Director of National Remote Sensing Agency
(1997-2000); Director of National Remote Sensing Agency (2005-08); Director of
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (2007-09); and Member, Space Commission (October
2008-October 2009)) with some responsibilities in concurrence. During 2000-05
he had a stint in the Ministry of Earth Sciences as the Founder Director of
Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services and the first Project
Director of Indian National Tsunami Warning System. He also held several
important positions at the international level including Vice Chairman of
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (2001-05), Founder Chairman of
Indian Ocean Global Ocean Observing System (2001-06) and Chairman of the
Working Group of the Whole UN-COPUOS STSC (2008-2009).
Dr. Ranganath
Ramarao Navalgund
Director
Born: March 17,
1948
Current
Position:Director and Distinguished Scientist
Education:
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Ph. D
(Physics), 1977, from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research,
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M. Sc
(Physics), 1970, from Indian Institute of Technology,
Positions held
Earlier:
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Director,
National Remote Sensing Agency, Dept. of Space, Govt. of
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Deputy
Director, Remote Sensing Applications Area, Space Applications Centre (ISRO),
Ahmedabad (1998-2001)
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Group
Director, Space Applications Centre (ISRO), Ahmedabad (1994-1998)
Major Scientific
and Technical Contributions
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Spectral
signature studies towards understanding spectral response of crops
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Provided
leadership in evolving and executing National level Remote Sensing Application
Programmes in the fields of Crop Production Forecasting; Watershed Development;
Ground water Prospect; Ocean Colour; Coastal Zone Management; Wasteland
inventory, Wetland inventory; District level planning
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Definition
of sensors (spectral bands and ground resolutions) on IRS Series of Satellites
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Evolving
National Natural Resources Management System and Promotion of remote sensing
activities in the states
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Data
Acquisition and Processing Systems, including International Ground Stations
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Disaster
Management Support Programme: Setting up a Decision Support Centre at NRSC
(then NRSA)
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Science
and application programmes related to Oceansat-2, Megha Tropique, INSAT-3D and
SARAL.
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Overseeing
the development of electro-optical sensors for Cartosat, Resourcesat, Oceansat
series, microwave sensors for RISAT, Megha Tropique, Oceansat-2 and
communication transponders for GSAT-series, and navigation payloads for IRNSS.
International
Assignments
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Co-chair
of the Indo-US Joint Working Group on Civil Space Cooperation
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Leader
of the Indian delegation and Joint Working Group between the Chinese Space
Agency and ISRO
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Responsible
for the establishment of India-Myanmar Friendship Remote Sensing Centre at
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Principal
Member of the Group on Earth Observation [Global Earth Observation System of
systems (GEOSS)] {2003 - ……..}
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Member
of the
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Member
of the Indian delegation to the UN Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space.
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Co-chair,
ISRO European Space Agency Joint Working Group on Earth Observation.
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Co-chair,
ISRO-CNES Steering Committee for Megha-Tropiques.
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Societies
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President
of the Technical Commission of the International Society for Photogrammetry and
Remote Sensing for the period 2000-2004
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President,
Indian Society of Remote Sensing,
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President,
Indian Society of Geomatics (2008-.....)
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Fellow,
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Fellow,
Astronautical Society of
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Fellow,
Indian Geophysical Union ,
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Fellow,
Indian Society of Remote Sensing, Dehradun
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Fellow,
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Fellow,
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Member,
Awards and Honours
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Distinguished
Alumnus Award 2009 by the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai
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Maharana
Udaisingh Award for Environment 2009, instituted by the Maharana of Mewar
Foundation,
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ISRO
Outstanding Achievement Award 2007.
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Bhaskara
Award (2006) by the Indian Society of Remote Sensing for lifetime contributions
in the field of Remote Sensing Technology and Applications.
o Certificate of
recognition for Outstanding Leadership and service to ISPRS: 2004 by the International
Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing.
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VASVIK
Award: 2003 by Vividhlaxi Audhyogik Samshodhan Vikas Kendra, Mumbai.
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Prof.K.R.Ramanathan
Memorial Lecture 2002 – Gold Medal instituted by the Indian Geophysical Union given
at the 40th Annual Convention of IGU, Chennai, December 17, 2003.
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ASI
Award (1996) by the Astronautical Society of
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Indian
National Remote Sensing Award (1992) instituted by the Indian Society of Remote
Sensing.
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Doreen
Mashler Award: 2004 instituted by the International Crops Research Institute
for the Semi-Arid Tropics.
Academic
Activities
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Member,
Joint Policy Committee (JPC) of ISRO-IIT (
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Member,
ISRO-IISc., Joint Policy Committee
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Member
CSSTE-AP – Advisory Committee
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Adjunct
Professor,
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Ph.D.,
Guidance: 3 researchers have obtained their Ph.D., and 2 are in the final
stages of completion.
Important Invited
Talks
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Space
Technology for Societal benefits, March 23, 2008,
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Space:
Touching humanity through applications, November 2, 2007 ,
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S.R.
Thakore Memorial Lecture organized by the
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Third
Millennium lecture on Geomatics in Disaster monitoring and mitigation organized
by the Indian Society of Geomatics, Chennai, January 4, 2006 .
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Space
Inputs for sustainable development and disaster mitigation: ISPRS special
session - RAST 2005: 10 June 2005,
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Space
Inputs for Disaster Management Support Programme, September 6, 2004 at Indo-EU
Workshop,
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Role
of Earth Observation for Sustainable Development- Emerging Trends: July 20,
2004 at ISPRS Quadrennial Congress,
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Indian
Earth Observation Programme: June 22, 2004 at India-US Space Conference,
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Resource
and Environmental Monitoring: Status, Trends and Challenges; April 3, 2004 at
ISPRS Seminar,
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Indian
Remote Sensing Programme: Retrospective and Perspective; January 30, 2004 at
Map India 2004 Conference,
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‘Indian
Earth Observation Programme: An Overview’, September 11, 2003, International
workshop on ‘Transportation and
Mobility: Strategic Initiatives using Remote
Sensing and GIS’
held at Hotel
Grand Kakatiya, Hyderabad, US
DOT-NASA-NRSA.
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Indian
Remote Sensing Programme: Present And Future Perspectives Presented at SPIE’s
Third International Asia-Pacific Environmental Remote Sensing Symposium –
Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere, Ocean, Environment and Space, Oct 23-27, 2002
, Hangzhou , China .
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Space
Technology in Natural Resources Management, CII-MoEF-TERI-UNEP Regional
Workshop for Asia Pacific on Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
and Environment, 2-3 May 2002.
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Space
Technology, Applications for Food Security and Poverty Alleviation in the
Asia-Pacific Region, April 30, 2002 .
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Applications
of RS and GIS in documentation, exploration and management of natural heritage
sites and cultural landscapes: Indian experience at the Space and Time
Conference,
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Applications
of remote sensing and GIS sustainable development and disaster mitigation:
Indian perspective the
Membership in
Committees
Dr. Navalgund has chaired and contributed to many important
technical/professional committees set up at ISRO/national level. He has played
an active part as member of Governing Councils of many State Space
Application/Remote Sensing Application Centres and several Scientific
Institutions. Annexure-I provides details.
Publications (Peer Reviewed
Journals: 59; Edited Books/Review Articles in Proceedings: 21; Proceedings: 22;
Scientific Reports: 19)
List of
Publications (Selected Recent)
1. Identification of Lunar
Volcanic Tubes, a Potential Site for Human Settlement Using 3D Chandryaan 1 -
TMC Data
Arya, A. S.; Rajasekhar, R. P.; Ajai; Kiran Kumar, A. S.; Navalgund, R.
R.
41st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, held March 1-5, 2010 in The
Woodlands,
2. A New Technique for
Temperature and Humidity Profile Retrieval From Infrared-Sounder Observations
Using the Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System
Kottayil S. Ajil, Pradeep Kumar Thapliyal, Munn V. Shukla, Pradip K.
Pal, Prakash C. Joshi, and Ranganath R. Navalgund
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING,
VOL. 48, NO. 4, APRIL 2010, pp 1650-1659
3. GEOSS, CEOS, and the
Future Global Remote Sensing Space System for Societal
Benefits.
Edited by Mango, Stephen A.; Sandford, Stephen P.; Navalgund, Ranganath
R.;
Shimoda, Haruhisa. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 7151, pp. (2009).
4. Aerosol optical depth
variability in the northeastern Arabian sea during winter monsoon : a Study
using in-situ and satellite measurements
Prakash Chauhan, Nivedita Sanwlani and R. R. Navalgund
Indian Journal of Marine Sciences, Vol. 38(4), December 2009, pp.
390-396
5. Multi-frequency and
multi-polarized SAR response to thin vegetation and scattered trees
Hari Shanker Srivastava, Parul Patel, Yamini Sharma and Ranganath R.
Navalgund
CURRENT SCIENCE, VOL. 97, NO. 3, 10 AUGUST 2009pp 425-429
6. Use of synthetic
aperture radar polarimetry to characterize wetland targets of
Parul Patel, Hari Shanker Srivastava and Ranganath R. Navalgund
CURRENT SCIENCE, VOL. 97, NO. 4, 25 AUGUST 2009 , pp 529-537
7. Large-Area Soil Moisture
Estimation Using Multi-Incidence-Angle RADARSAT 1 SAR Data
Hari Shanker Srivastava, Patel Parul, Sharma Yamini and Ranganath R.
Navalgund
IEEE transactions on geoscience and remote sensing ISSN
0196-2892 CODEN IGRSD2, 2009,
vol. 47 (1), no8, pp. 2528-2535
8. Space observation for
climate change studies
Ranganath R. Navalgund and Raghavendra P. Singh
ISPRS Archives XXXVIII-8/W3 Workshop Proceedings: Impact of Climate
Change on Agriculture, 2009 pp. 1-12
9. Power density of ocean
surface wind from international scatterometer tandem missions
W.T. Liu, W.Tang, X, Xie, R.R. Navalgund and K.Xn
Int. J. of Rem. Sens., 2008 Vol. 29, No. 21, pp 6109-6116
10. Impact of Surface
Anisotropy on Classification Accuracy of Selected Vegetation Classes : An evaluation
using multi-date multi-angular MISR data over parts of
Anjum Mahatab, V.N. Sridhar and Ranganath R. Navalgund IEEE Trans. On
Geo Science and Remote Sensing, Vol. 46, No.1, January 2008.
11. Estimation and validation
of LAI using physical and semi-empirical BRDF models
V.N. Sridhar, A. Mahatab and R.R. Navalgund,
International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 29, No.4, 2008 pp
1229-1234
12. Large area soil moisture
estimation using multi-incidence angle Radarsat-1 SAR data
H.S. Srivastava, Parul patel and Ranganath R. Navalgund
IEEE Transactions on Geo science and and Remote Sensing
(Accepted for publication)
13. Remote Sensing
Applications : An Overview
R.R. Navalgund, V.Jayaraman, and P.S.
Current Science, Special Issue on Indian Space Programme, 2007 pp
1747-1766
14. Large area soil moisture
estimation using multi-incidence angle Radarsat-1 SAR data
H.S. Srivastava, Parul patel and Ranganath R. Navalgund
IEEE Transactions on Geo science and and Remote Sensing (Accepted for
publication)
15. Impact of Surface
Anisotropy on Classification Accuracy of Selected Vegetation Classes : An
evaluation using multi-date multi-angular MISR data over parts of
Anjum Mahatab, V.N. Sridhar and Ranganath R. Navalgund IEEE Trans. On
Geo Science and Remote Sensing, Vol. 46, No.1, January 2008.
16. Estimation and
validation of LAI using physical and semi-empirical BRDF models
V.N. Sridhar, A. Mahatab and R.R. Navalgund,
International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2007 (In press)
17. Detection and density
mapping of forested areas using SAR Interferometry technique
H.S. Srivastava, P. Patel, Y. Sharma and R.R. Navalgund
International Journal of Geomatics, Forestry Special Issue, Vol. 3, No.
2, 2007
18. Comparative evaluation
of potential of optical and SAR data for detection of human settlements using
digital classification
H.S. Srivastava, P. Patel, Y. Sharma and R.R. Navalgund
International Journal of Geomatics, Vol. 2, No. 3, 2007, pp. 21-28,
19. Application potentials
of Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry for land cover mappint and crop
height estimation
H.S. Srivastava, P. Patel and R.R. Navalgund
Current Science, Vol. 91, No. 6, 2006, pp. 783-788,
20. Indian Earth Observation
Systems : An Overview
R.R. Navalgund
Asian Journal of Geoinformatics, Vol.6,1, 2006, pp 17-25.
21. Selection of IRS-P6
LISS-4 MO mode band for producing Band-sharpened Multispectral Imagery.
A. Senthil Kumar, A.S. Kiran Kumar and R.R. Navalgund
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, Vol. 3, No.1, January
2006, pp 32-35.
22. Incorporating Soil
texture in soil moisture estimation : extended low beam mode RADARSAT-1 data
Harishankar Srivastava, Parul Patel and R.R. Navalgund
International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 27, 2006, pp 2587-2598
23.
R.R. Navalgund, JISRS, Vol. 33, 2005, pp 1-6
24. Impact of Intra Band
Misregistration on Image Classification.
P.V.N.Rao, Arjit Roy, R.R. Navalgund
International Journal of Geoinformatics, Vol. 1, 2005 pp 1-6.
25. A persistent eddy in the
central
Beena Kumari, H. Mass, R.C. Panigranhy and R.R. Navalgund
Indian Journal of Marine Sciences, Vol. 34(4), 2005, pp. 449-458.
26. Performance evaluation
of an irrigation command area using remote sensing: a case study of Mahi
command,
S.S.Ray, V.K.Dadhwal and R.R.Navalgund.
Agricultural Water Management (2002) 56, pp 81-91.
27. Comparative evaluation
of Indian remote sensing multi-spectral sensors data for crop classification
R.P.Singh, V.N.Sridhar, V.K.Dadhwal, R.R.Navalgund and K.P.Singh
Geocarto International, Vol.17, No.2 (2002), pp 5-9.
28. Strategising for the
future Indian EO Programme
Rao, M., Jayaraman, V., Kalyaraman, S., Joseph, G., Navalgund, R.R.,
Kasturirangan, K.
Acta Astronautica, Vo. 51, July 2002, pp 549-557
29. Phytoplankton
distribution in the
R.K.Sarangi, R.Chauhan, P, Mohan, M., Nayak, S.R., and Navalgund, R.R.,
Int.J.Rem.Sensing, 2001, 22(15):
2863-2866.
30. Hydrologic response of a
watershed to landuse changes: a remote sensing and GIS approach: Sharma, T., Satyakiran, P.V., Singh, T.P.,
Trivedi, A.V., and Navalgund, R.R.
Int.J.Rem.Sensing, 2001, 22(11):
2095-2108.
31. Estimation of leaf-area
index from IRS LISS-III data using Price model,
Rastogi, A, Kalra, N, Agarwal, P.K., Sharma, S.K., Harit, R.O.,
Navalgund, R.R. and Dadhwal, V.K.
Int. J. Remote Sensing, 2000, 21 (15) : 2943-2949.
32. Effect of WiFs viewing
geometry on crop reflectance : A simulation study using SAIL model.
Pandya, M. R., Dadhwal, V.K., and Navalgund, R. R.
Int. J. Remote Sensing, 2000, 21 (9) : 1931-1938.
Chairman/Member of
ISRO/DOS Committees
i) Member, ISRO
Council (May 2001 onwards)
ii) Board of Director,
Antrix Corporation, ISRO (till November 2005)
iii) Chairman, EOS XIth
Plan Committee
iv) Co-Chairman, Natural
Resources Repository - Management Council
v) Chairman, Village
Resource Centre – Management Council
vi) Chairman, ISRO
Committee for review of Scientists/Engineers for promotion from grade SE-SF and
Member, DPC SF to SG
vii) Member, Project
Management Council, Chandrayaan-I
viii) Member, ISRO Policy
and Programme Council
ix) Alternate Chairman,
Programme Execution Committee (PEC) of Disaster Management Support Programme.
Contributed towards evolving Decision Support Centre at NRSA.
x) Member, Review Team of
ISRO’s Programme on Meteorology and Oceanography.
xi) Member, Expert Group on
Setting-up of Cal/Val site for Ocean Remote Sensing.
xii) Chairman and Member of
various IRS Missions such as Chairman, IRS-P5 Ground Segment Incremental PDR;
Expert Committee for review of IRS-P5 decompression process; Member, IRS-P6
Overall Committee, PDR of Space Segment of RISAT satellite.
xiii) Member, Project Review
Board of INSAT-3D
xiv) Chairman IGBP-PMB.
Reviewing ISRO-Geosphere-Biosphere Programme activities.
xv) Chairman, High Power
Committee of NESAC, Shillang. Finalized
a Master Plan addressing the specific needs of the developmental planning of
the region.
xvi) Member, Governing
Council of NE-SAC, Shillong;
xvii) Member, Governing Board
of UN Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in
xviii) Chairman, ISRO
Centralised Recruitment Board (2007-........)
As Chairman/Member of various Committees outside DOS/ISRO helping
promotion of Remote Sensing activities in the country
i)
Chairman,
Technical Group set up by the Union Home Ministry for National Disaster
Emergency Management.
ii)
Member,
Advisory Committee for the Centre for Earth Space Sciences, University of
iii)
Chairman,
Council of Academy of Geo-informatics of the Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space
Applications and Geo-informatics, Gandhingar.
iv)
Member,
Advisory Committee for the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (2005) in Earth
Sciences, constituted by Dept. of Science and Technology.
v)
Adjunct
Faculty of Centre for Remote Sensing,
vi)
Member,
National Committee of IGBP, WCRP and SCOPE constituted by
vii)
Member,
Advisory Committee of the B.Sc. (Applied) in GIS and Remote Sensing, Dept. of
Geography,
viii)
Member,
ISRO Expert Team constituted to meet Vice Chancellor and Faculty of Jamia
Millia Islamia, New Delhi for extending ISRO/DOS assistance to the Dept. of
Geography of Jamia Milia Islamia for promoting the teaching and training of RS
and GIS.
ix)
Member,
Joint Policy Committee (JPC) of ISRO-IIT (
x)
Member,
ICRISAT – M.S.Swaminathan Research Foundation joint watershed project.
xi)
Member,
Apex Coordination Committee for implementing M.Tech. Remote Sensing Course,
constituted by
xii)
Member,
Board of Studies in Geo-Engineering,
xiii)
Member,
Apex Coordination Committee for application of Space based capabilities in
disaster management, constituted by Ministry of Home Affairs.
xiv)
Member,
National Core Group for Landslide Mitigation, constituted by Ministry of Home
Affairs.
xv)
Member,
Cyclone Monitoring and Mitigation Group, constituted by Ministry of Home
Affairs.
xvi)
Member,
Governing Body of Island Development and Training Institute of Andaman and
xvii)
Member,
Technical Advisory Group, constituted by The Energy and Resources Institute
(TERI),
xviii)
Member,
Programme Advisory and Monitoring Committee (PAMC) on Himalayan Glaciology,
constituted by Ministry of Science and Technology.
xix)
Member
of Governing Body/Advisory Committees of the
following State Remote Sensing Centres
-
Governing
Body of Jharkhand subject;
-
Governing
Body of Orissa Remote Sensing Application Centre, Bhubaneshwar;
-
Governing
Body of Maharashtra Remote Sensing Applications Centre,
-
Advisory
Committee, Remote Sensing Applications Centre, Chhattisgarh Council of Science
and Technology,
-
Governing
Board of
-
Executive
Committee and Member in the General Body of Karnataka State Remote Sensing
Applications Centre, Bangalore;
-
Governing
Body of Remote Sensing Applications Centre, U.P.., Luicknow;
-
Governing
Body of Punjab Remote Sensing Centre,
ONGOING ACTIVITIES:
Satellite Communication and Navigation Payloads
Transponders for INSAT/GSAT:
Subject designs and develops transponders in S, C, Ku and Ka bands for operational INSAT programs and for GSAT series.
Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS):
The Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS)
envisages establishment of regional navigation system using a combination of
GEO and GSO spacecraft. The IRNSS system is expected to provide position
accuracy better than 20m over
Ground systems:
Appropriate ground systems are developed for fixed, mobile and portable communications, satellite navigation and digital broadcasting.
Facilities:
Complex engineering and test challenges are met by advanced facilities for microwave integrated circuits fabrication and compact antenna test range facility, climatic and enviornmental tests, vibration test mechanical and electronics fabrication.
For future missions, subject has set sight on advanced technologies like monolithic microwave integrated circuits, high power systems / components, unfurlable and reconfigurable antenna , active array antenna, onboard processing, etc.
Major ongoing projects are:
GSAT-5P'
GSAT- 6 / INSAT-4E
GSAT-7 / INSAT-4F
GSAT-8/ INSAT-4G
GSAT-11
INSAT-3D
Indigenous Navigation System GAGAN
Remote Sensing Payloads
Electro-optical Sensors:
A large range of airborne and space-borne electro-optical imaging sensors have been developed.
Sensors for IRS Series:
CCD technology has been used for sensors of IRS satellites (LISS, PAN and WiFS cameras) Design capabilities include sensor systems with spatial resolution of up to around one meter and spectral range extending up to thermal infrared. Airborne imaging capabilities include aerial photographic systems, CCD cameras and Imaging Spectrometer.
Meteorological Payloads:
Payloads based on electronic (CCD) and mechanical (VHRR) scanning technology have been flown onboard INSAT satellites for visible and thermal imaging of earth. Advanced sounders are being developed for INSAT 3D and future satellites.
Microwave Sensors:
Space-borne microwave radiometer (SAMIR), Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar and ground based scatterometer have been successfully developed. Spaceborne Ku band Scatterometer has been flown on Oceansat-2 mission. Challenging task of developing a high resolution space-borne imaging radar (RISAT) has been realised. Advanced microwave sensors like total Synthetic Aperture Radiometer and millimeter wave sounder are on the anvil for future.
Major ongoing projects are:
v INSAT-3D : SOUNDER - 19 channels, IMAGER - 6 channel, 1km (visible and SWIR), 4km (MIR, split-TIR), 8km (WV).
v RESOURCESAT-2 : AWiFS - <55m resolution, 4 bands, > 700km swath; LISS-3 - 23 m resolution, 4 bands, > 140km swath ; LISS IV-5.8m resolution, 3 bands, 23km swath.
v RISAT-1 : SAR - 3m to 50m resolution, C-band, multi-polarization and multi-mode operation.
v
MEGHATROPIQUES : MW multi-frequency imaging
radiometer (
v OCEANSAT-2 : OCM-2 ~ 360m resolution, 8 bands, 1400 km swath, Scanning. scatterometer - Ku-band, ~ 1400km swath.
v
Youth SAT : Joint scientific mission between
v CARTOSAT - 3 : Complex and multiple Focal planes, Large size highly light weighted Mirrors, high speed electronics
v CARTOSAT - 2C/ D : Optics same as in 2A/B but with Radiometric improvements, 12K indigenous TDI for PAN, Compact Mx in place of Redundant Chain using Tri-TDI and Strip filter, Tri-TDI Evaluated and Ordered for FM
v GISAT : High resolution (50m) imagery from Geo platform, Optics similar to cartosat-2, Complex focal plane to provide imagery in VNIR, SWIR and MIR, HYSI in VNIR and SWIR
v CHANDRAYAN -2 Proposals
v SARAL : INDO-FRENCH COLLABORATION : To relize precise, repetitive global measurements of sea surface height, significant wave heights and wind speed for development of operational oceanography (study of meso-scale ocean viability, coastal region observations, inland waters, marine ecosystems, etc.) Understanding of climate and developing forecasting capabilities and Operational meteorology.
SATCOM and Navigational Applications
SATCOM and Navigational applications are carried out to demonstrate the utility of space segment. Apart from broadcasting, mobile communications, navigation, interactive video/audio communication experiments have been carried out.
SITE, carried out during mid 70’s was the world’s largest communications experiment. Many other experiments like STEP, AUP were conducted. Under GSAT-1 Applications Project (GAP-1) ,cost-effective elements for s-band digital broadcasting systems were developed and demonstrated for applications of digital audio, video, data broadcasting. Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) applications are being pursued for fleet management and messaging through user trials.
Currently the emphasis is on satellite based tele-education, tele-medicine, wide-band services and navigation. GSAT-3 (Edusat) applications project is focused on spreading satellite based distance education to the entire country on school, college and university level. GSAT-4 will use Ka-band technology for educational multimedia webcasting, high volume data transfer and internet services. Under satellite navigation, subject is working on a satellite based system for high accuracy positioning information for civil aviation applications.
Satellite Navigation has revolutionzed the navigation world, opening new opportunities which require high precision positioning and timing. Large service volume and all weather capability provides varieties of applications.
Currently the emphasis is on:
v Information Services and Village Information System
v Satellite based Tele-education using EDUSAT Satellite
v Tele Medicine
v Tele Education
v DTH Service
v Navigation Services
v Digital Sound and Data Broadcasting (DSDB)
v Disaster Management and emergency communications
v Wide band service and navigation
v GRAMSAT Programmes
v Distress alert transmitter development
v Joint development of Sparse Area Communication
Remote Sensing Application and Data Products
Applications:
Subject carries out application projects and research in remote sensing applications for survey, monitoring and management of natural resources in the areas of agriculture, environment, forestry, coastal and marine zone, geology, urban and infrastructure planning, meteorology and oceanography.
Advanced Research focuses on numerical and spatial modelling using image
processing and GIS tools for applications like crop yield and weather
forecasting, dynamics of atmosphere, oceans, coasts and ecosystem and use of
microwave data for various applications.
Data products software:
Subject develops data products generation software for IRS (as well as meteorological payloads of INSAT) satellites for Indian as well as international ground stations. Image processing and GIS software for utilization of Indian satellites have been developed.
Collaboration network:
Subject collaborates with a large number of state and central departments, research institutions, universities, NGOs and industries for project execution and research.
Training:
Subject organizes need-based training programs for users in
Following are the major ongoing activities:
v Cartosat 1/2 utilisation
v Oceansat II utilisation
v Megha Tropiques
v Insat 3D Utilisation
v Physical Oceanography
v Satellite Meterology
v Coastal and Geological Oceanography
v Energy and Water Balance Monitoring
v EIA of Agriculture system
v Bio-diversity conservation in wetlands
v
Development and Demo. of a Crop Growth
Monitoring System for
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
Fade mitigation techniques
v Development and optimization of adaptive uplink power control and rain fade mitigation technique for Ka-band network
v Simulation, design and dev. Of Binary offset carrier (BOC) modulation system
Miniaturisation (Ka+Ku/C)
v Development of super compact Ka -band receiver using integrated MMIC
v RF MEM Switches and Phase shifter
v LTCC based Microwave Subsystems
Power amplifier technologies
v MMIC for Linearized Driver Amplifiers
v Development of Chip based Ka/Ku Band Solid State Amplifier modules
v High Power MMIC Module
v Multiport Amplifier Using LTCC Technology
EPCs for future payloads
v EPC Topology
v VRM for low voltage high current application
v EPC for Dynamically biased SSPAs
Payload System Engineering-Integration
v System Study and Development of critical subassemblies for inter satellite link (ISL) at 60 GHz
v System study on Payload architecture for Flexible bandwidth allocation and
v Micro Satellite Communication System: A System Study, Simulation and Design
Payload Technology Elements
v
Input Mux using HTS Filters
v Study and design RF MEMS
v Development of RF mems Switch
Payload High Power Components and Test
v Output Mux using DR Filters
v High Power feed through Windows
v Study Project - Design for manufacturing and assembly for high precision Ka-band
v Development of Ring Resonator at High Power and Multipactor Test
v Realization and Qualification of Flexible Cable Assembly for Space Use
v Thermostructural Behaviour Characterisation setup for MUX development
Antenna for Satcom
v Spot Beam Antenna
v Dual Frequency/Broad Band micro strip antenna elements
v Active Patch Array
Antenna for Remote Sensing
v Design Conformal Antennas for SAR
v Multi frequency Multi Polarization system for SAR
v Switched Beam Scanning Antenna for X-band space borne SAR
Metallisation of CFRP
Development of Metallised S/C Antenna Reflector
Smart structures
Prototype development of Small Smart Structural Systems
Ka Band Propagation Studies and Other SATCOM Appl.
related
v Ka Band Propagation Experiment
v Satellite Network Simulation (Pre-investment for ACS)
v Tracking Receiver for Advance Communication Satellites
v Development of Digital beacon/pilot receiver
v Realization of SAC Grid
v Development of IP Modem
v Development of UHF terminal for GSAT-7
v Two channel monopulse tracking receiver - 70 MHz
v Two way satellite communication link
High Data Rate Modems
and Others
v Technology dev. of multimedia multicast services
v Development of high data rate modulator/demodulator for future ACS
DVBS/PCMA
v Study and implementation of DVB-S2
v Study of PCMA
v Development of LDPC codes
v Development of advanced video codec
SATCOM Applications
v Development of IP modem
v Ka band propagation experiment
v Study and implementation of DVB-S2
v Grid computing
Earth Observation Applications
v Crop Growth Monitoring System
v Energy and water balance monitoring for agricultural applications
v Event base monitoring system
v Ocean colour and biological oceanography
v Satellite meteorology
v Physical oceanography
Others
v Study On Sensor data evaluation
v Understanding the temporal and spatial chlorophyll var. pattern
v Sensor system studies for crop/vegetation monitoring
v Techniques for retrieval of parameters for agricultural studies using microwave radiometry and scatterometry
v Multi-angular remote sensing for assessing crop growth
v Evaluation of space borne scatterometer data
v
RADARSAT-Announcement of
v RADARSAT-(Announcement of Opportunity) Biophysical parameter retrieval of cotton and maize using polarimetric SAR data
v SMOS AO: Validation of SMOS soil moisture informationDevelopment of Gold-Tin Solder (80/20) alloy
v Development of Nitride based high frequency Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) devices.
v Terminals for Inter Satellite Optical Photonics Link.
v Advanced Microwave and MM wave antenna
SERVICES
v MOSDAC – Meteorological and Oceanography Satellite Data Archival Center
v NRDB – National Resource Database
v AWS - Automatic Weather Station Portal
v VMS – Vehicle Monitoring System
v MSS – Mobile Satcom services
v EDUSAT – Tele education
v Telemedicine
Campus
Subject has around 2000 employees who work from a 90-acre lush green campus. Subject has state of the art laboratories and payload fabrication and test facilities. Multi-disciplinary nature of staff, ranging from TV cameramen to payload fabrication engineers, makes subject a unique institute of extreme diversity under one roof.
Subject also has a well equipped Library with all modern facilities and resources in the form of books, journals, standards, specifications, thesis, reports, CDs, DVDs, Floppies, microfiche, microfilms, audio/video cassettes, etc.
The campus has auditorium, guesthouse, canteen, sports
complex, bank, post office, cooperative store, library, Hindi cell, space
exhibition etc. A new campus of subject has come up at Bopal where Meteorology
and Oceanography Group operates and UN-CSSTEAP conducts its SATCOM and SATMET
post graduate courses. Subject has presence in
PUBLICATIONS
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Date of Issue |
Title |
Authors |
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Jul-2010 |
Schottky Diode-Based Microwave Limiter With Adjustable Threshold Power
Level |
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Feb-2010 |
Non-point source pollution in Indian agriculture: Estimation of nitrogen
losses from rice crop using remote sensing and GIS |
Chhabra,
Abha; Manjunath,
K.R.; Panigrahy, Sushma |
|
19-Jan-2010 |
Micro rain cell measurements in tropical |
Shukla, Ashish K.; Roy, Bijoy; Das, Saurabh; Charania,
A.R.; Kavaiya, K.S.; Bandyopadhyay, K.; Dasgupta, K.S. |
|
2010 |
Non-point source pollution in Indian agriculture: Estimation of
nitrogen losses from rice crop using remote sensing and GIS |
Chhabra,
Abha; Manjunath,
K.R.; Panigrahy, Sushma |
|
25-Oct-2009 |
Bathymetry prediction over a part of the Bombay High in the western
offshore using very high resolution satellite gravity data |
Bhattacharyya, R.; Majumdar, T.J. |
|
Aug-2009 |
Two-Shell Ionospheric Model for Indian Region: A Novel Approach |
Shukla,
Ashish K.; Das,
Saurabh; Nagori, Neha;
Sivaraman, M. R.; Bandyopadhyay, K. |
|
Aug-2009 |
Polarized microwave forward model simulations for tropical storm
Fanoos |
Balaji, C.; Deiveegan,
M.; Venkateshan, S. P.;
Gairola, R.M.; Sarkar, Abhijit; Agarwal, Vijay K. |
|
Jul-2009 |
Comparison of TRMM TMI and PR Version 5 and 6 Precipitation Data
Products Under Cyclonic Weather Conditions |
Kumar, Rajesh; Varma,
A.K.; Mishra, Anoop; Gairola, R.M.; Das, I.M.L.; Sarkar, Abhijit; Agarwal, Vijay K. |
|
20-Jun-2009 |
Retrieval of land surface albedo and temperature using data from the
Indian geostationary satellite: a case study for the winter months |
Bhattacharya, B.K.; Mallick, K.; Padmanabhan, N.; Patel, N.K.; Parihar, J.S. |
|
Jun-2009 |
Improvement in wave forecast using data assimilative coastal wave
model |
Bhowmick, Suchandra A.; Kumar, Raj; Basu, Sujit; Sarkar,
Abhijit; Agarwal, Vijay K. |
|
Jun-2009 |
Wind and wave parameters of west coast of |
B Pai, Jagadeesha; Kumar, Raj; Sarkar, Abhijit; Bhowmick,
Suchandra A.; Hedge, Vittal
A.; Dwarakish, G.S. |
|
12-May-2009 |
Latent heat flux estimation in clear sky days over Indian
agroecosystems using noontime satellite remote sensing data |
Mallick, Kaniska; Bhattacharya, B.K.; Rao, V.U.M.; Reddy, D. Raji; Banerjee, Saon; Venkatesh, H.; Pandey, Vyas; Kar, Gouranga; Mukherjee, Joydeep; Vyas, S. P.; Gadgil, Alaka S.; Patel, N.K. |
|
1-May-2009 |
Bimodal variation of SST and related physical processes over the |
Lakshmi, V.; Parekh,
A.; Sarkar, Abhijit |
|
1-Apr-2009 |
Covariation in subskin-bulk temperature difference with environmental
parameters in the north |
Parekh, Anant; Sarkar,
Abhijit |
|
15-Mar-2009 |
Estimating volumetric surface moisture content for cropped soils using
a soil wetness index based on surface temperature and NDVI |
Mallick, Kaniska; Bhattacharya, B.K.; Patel, N.K. |
|
10-Mar-2009 |
Spatial pattern of methane emissions from Indian livestock |
Chhabra,
Abha; Manjunath,
K.R.; Panigrahy, S.; Parihar, J.S. |
|
Mar-2009 |
Study of high resolution satellite geoid/gravity data over the western
Indian offshore region for tectonics and hydrocarbon exploration |
Bhattacharyya, R.; Verma, P.K.; Majumdar, T.J. |
|
Mar-2009 |
Geoid and gravity anomaly data of conjugate regions of Bay of Bengal
and |
|
|
Feb-2009 |
Driver circuits for temperature-invariant performance of junction
diodes |
|
|
Feb-2009 |
Surface temperature anomalies over |
Majumdar,
T.J.; Rao,
B. Chakradhara |
|
21-Jan-2009 |
Surface temperature estimation in Singhbhum Shear Zone of India using
Landsat-7 ETM+ thermal infrared data |
Srivastava,
P.K; Majumdar,
T.J.; Bhattacharya, Amit K. |
|
2009 |
Novel Performance of QPSK Modulator Subsystem with Matched Filters for
GSAT-4 Satellite |
Sah, K.L.; Dasgupta, K.S.; Jit, S. |
|
2009 |
Design, Implementation and Realization of 64Kbps ½ QPSK Based Burst
Demodulator for Onboard Application |
Mishra, Deepak; Topiwala, Aasiya; Dasgupta,
Dr K.S. |
|
2009 |
Rainfall retrieval over Indian land and oceanic regions from SSM/I
microwave data |
Mishra, Anoop; Gairola, V.M.; Varma, A.K.;
Sarkar, Abhijit; Agarwal, Vijay K. |
|
2009 |
Improvement in Predictiability of Waves Over ther |
Kumar, Raj; Bhowmick, Suchandra A.; Ray,
Sulagna; Bhatt, Vihang; Surendran, Suhe; Basu, Sujit; Sarkar, Abhijit;
Agarwal, Vijay K. |
|
2009 |
Forecasting of scatterometer-derived wind fields in the north |
Basu, Sujit; Sharma, Rashmi; Agarwal,
Neeraj; Kumar, Raj; Sarkar, Abhijit |
|
2009 |
Inter-comparision of numerical model generated surface winds with
Qikscat winds over the |
Deb, Sanjib K.; Bhowmick, Suchandra A.;
Kumar, Raj; Sarkar, Abhijit |
|
2009 |
Integrated effect of transplanting date, cultivar and irrigation on yield,
water saving and water productivity of rice (Oryza sativa L.) in Indian
Punjab:Field and simulation study |
Jalota, S.K.; Singh, K.B.; Chahal, G.B.S.;
Gupta, R.K.; Chakraborty, Somsubhra; Sood, Anil; Ray, S.S.; Panigrahy, S. |
ROLE OF ACADEMIA
Sponsored Research (Respond)
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has a
programme through which financial support is provided for conducting research and
development activities related to Space Science, Space Technology and Space
Application in Universities and academic Institutions in
The main objective of the RESPOND Programme is to establish strong links with academic Institutions to carryout quality Research and developmental projects of relevance to space and derive useful outputs to support ISRO programmes. RESPOND programme will enhance academic base, generate human resources and infrastructure at the academic Institution to support the space programme.
Subject coordinates a number of research projects which are sponsored under respond program of ISRO. A proactive approach of inviting universities to submit proposals of direct relevance to subject has been initiated. A Research Areas Document has been prepared to help researchers participate in R and D activities of SAC.
Collaborative Research
Subject has entered into agreement with a number of universities for collaborative joint research on topics like crop production forecasting, meteorology and oceanography, ionospheric studies etc. It also has collaborative joint, programs with several user ministries, organisations, PSUs and other space agencies.
Collaborative programs are useful in many ways. Meghatropiques is a very good example. Such collaborative programs help in jointly contributing to a project as per one’s strengths. It greatly encourages exchange of scientific ideas, knowledge and information. Collaborative programs may be in the field of design of larger missions or for smaller limited objectives.
Collaborative programs could be:
v With other space agencies for larger missions like Chandrayaan
v With User departments, ministries and agencies for specific applications program
v With educational institutes for research oriented work, projects, training
v With industry for design, fabrication, testing, etc
Academic Interface
Subject has been dealing with
Through MOU with number of universities, subject Scientists/Engineers participate as external guide for Ph. D/ M. Tech. program. In a few cases teaching support is also extended.
Faculty members willing to participate in subject R and D through sponsored research or collaboration route are requested to:
International Cooperation Projects
v
Ka band
Propagation Experiment with a French agency
v Megha-tropiques in collaboration with CNES, France
v ISRO-NASA-NOAA Collaboration
CENTRE FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION IN
The Centre is an Education and Research Institution that is
capable of high attainments in the development and transmission of knowledge in
the fields of Space Science and Technology. The initial emphasis of the Centre
has been on in-depth education, research and applications programmes,
linking to the global programmes/databases, execution of pilot projects,
continuing education, awareness and appraisal programmes.The Centre is hosted
by the Government of India, Department of Space. Government of
The Centre offers Post Graduate Level Courses in the fields of :
v Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System
v Satellite Communications
v Satellite Meteorology and Global Climate
v Space and Atmospheric Sciences
A set of standard curricula developed by the United Nations
is adapted for the educational programmes. The Centre is affiliated to the
United Nations and its education programrnes are recognised by
PUBLIC RELATIONS:
Association with Professional Bodies
Subject is associated with the following Professional bodies:
v Indian Society of Remote Sensing (ISRS)
v Indian Meteorological Society (IMS)
v
Astronautical Society of
v Indian Society of Geomatics (ISG)
v Space Society of Mechanical Engineers (SSME)
v Institute of Electrical and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE)
v Indian National Cartographic Association (NCA)
v International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS)
LEARNING CENTRE:
Remote Sensing and GIS
INTRODUCTION
Remote Sensing is the science of making inferences about
material objects from measurements, made at a distance, without coming into
physical contact with the objects under study. When viewed in this context, any
force field - gravity, magnetic, electromagnetic could be used for remote
sensing, covering various disciplines from astronomy to laboratory testing of
materials. However, currently the term remote sensing is used more commonly to
denote identification of earth features by detecting the characteristic
electromagnetic radiation that is reflected and or emitted by the earth
surface. Every object reflects/scatters a portion of the electromagnetic energy
incident on it depending upon its physical properties. In addition objects emit
radiation depending on their temperature and emissivity. If they study the
reflectance/emittance of any object at different wavelengths, they get a
reflectance/emittance pattern which is characteristic of that object - this is
called ‘Spectral signature’. It is like finger prints. Just as they are able to
use the finger prints to identify a person, the spectral signatures enable, in
principle, to identify the objects.
Visual perception of objects is the best example of remote
sensing. They see an object by the light reflected from the object falling on
the human eye. Here, eye is the sensor and the nervous system carries
information to the brain, which interprets the information in terms of the
identification and location of the objects seen. Modern remote sensing is an
extension of this natural phenomenon. However, apart from visible light, the
electromagnetic radiation extending from the ultraviolet to the far infrared (IR)
and the microwave regions are also used for remote sensing of the earth
resources. Though the remote sensing techniques were first used operationally
for meteorological applications, the present paper emphasises earth resources
applications.
A remote sensing system consists of a sensor to collect the
radiation and a platform - an aircraft, balloon, rocket, satellite or even a
ground-based sensor-supporting stand - on which a sensor can be mounted. The
information received by the sensor is suitably manipulated and transported back
to the earth - may be telemetered as in the case of unmanned spacecraft, or
brought back through films, magnetic tapes, etc as in aircraft or manned
spacecraft systems. The data are reformatted and processed on the ground to produce
either photographs, or computer compatible magnetic tapes (CCT). The
photographs/CCTs are interpreted visually/digitally to produce
thematic maps and other resources information.
Geographical Information system - Concepts
INTRODUCTION
Optimal management of natural resources require the
attention for balancing the needs against the possibility of endangering the
environment irreversibly. Such a system primarily requires systematic,
detailed, reliable and accurate, timely information on the extent
and spatial distribution of various natural resources,
socio-economic, demographic patterns and cultural structures
of the inhabitants. The data collected on different aspects of the
natural resources has to be translated into useful information and
converted into user defined formats. Lastly, there will
be a need to aggregate this information according to
administrative and natural resource units. The experiences
gained regarding the existing natural resource information system in different
fields of development clearly bring out the fact of several short comings in
regard to acquisition of statistics, processing, generation of graphic outputs
and their storing. Infact, this short coming acts as serious predicament for
efficient and meaningful planning including implementation of programmes and
monitoring of development. It is in this context GIS will play a major
role by providing linkage between the information domain and the
technologies available for natural resources development and management. Hence,
Geograpgical Information System (GIS) is a particular form of
Information System that is applied to geographical data. An
Information System is a set of processes, executed on raw data, to produce
information which will be useful in decision-making. Therefore an
information system must have a full range of
functions to achieve its purpose, including
observation, measurement, description, explanation, forecasting and
decision-making. Before going into the details of GIS, let them understand some
of the spatial concepts related to the geographical features on the earth's
surface
CMT REPORT (Corruption, Money Laundering & Terrorism]
The Public Notice information has been collected from various sources including
but not limited to: The Courts,
1] INFORMATION ON
DESIGNATED PARTY
No exist designating subject or any of its beneficial owners,
controlling shareholders or senior officers as terrorist or terrorist organization
or whom notice had been received that all financial transactions involving
their assets have been blocked or convicted, found guilty or against whom a
judgement or order had been entered in a proceedings for violating
money-laundering, anti-corruption or bribery or international economic or
anti-terrorism sanction laws or whose assets were seized, blocked, frozen or
ordered forfeited for violation of money laundering or international
anti-terrorism laws.
2] Court Declaration :
No records exist to suggest that subject is
or was the subject of any formal or informal allegations, prosecutions or other
official proceeding for making any prohibited payments or other improper
payments to government officials for engaging in prohibited transactions or
with designated parties.
3] Asset Declaration :
No records exist to suggest that the property or assets of the subject
are derived from criminal conduct or a prohibited transaction.
4] Record on Financial
Crime :
Charges or conviction
registered against subject: None
5] Records on Violation of
Anti-Corruption Laws :
Charges or
investigation registered against subject: None
6] Records on Int’l
Anti-Money Laundering Laws/Standards :
Charges or
investigation registered against subject: None
7] Criminal Records
No
available information exist that suggest that subject or any of its principals
have been formally charged or convicted by a competent governmental authority
for any financial crime or under any formal investigation by a competent government
authority for any violation of anti-corruption laws or international anti-money
laundering laws or standard.
8] Affiliation with
Government :
No record
exists to suggest that any director or indirect owners, controlling
shareholders, director, officer or employee of the company is a government
official or a family member or close business associate of a Government
official.
9] Compensation Package :
Our market
survey revealed that the amount of compensation sought by the subject is fair and
reasonable and comparable to compensation paid to others for similar services.
10] Press Report :
No press reports / filings exists on
the subject.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
MIRA INFORM as part of its Due Diligence do provide comments on
Corporate Governance to identify management and governance. These factors often
have been predictive and in some cases have created vulnerabilities to credit
deterioration.
Our Governance Assessment focuses principally on the interactions
between a company’s management, its Board of Directors, Shareholders and other
financial stakeholders.
CONTRAVENTION
Subject is not known to have contravened any existing local laws,
regulations or policies that prohibit, restrict or otherwise affect the terms
and conditions that could be included in the agreement with the subject.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
|
Currency |
Unit
|
Indian Rupees |
|
US Dollar |
1 |
Rs.49.62 |
|
|
1 |
Rs.76.68 |
|
Euro |
1 |
Rs.66.47 |
RATING EXPLANATIONS
|
RATING |
STATUS |
PROPOSED CREDIT LINE |
|
|
>86 |
Aaa |
Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest
capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums |
Unlimited |
|
71-85 |
Aa |
Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction.
It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and
principal sums |
Large |
|
56-70 |
A |
Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable
factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of
interest and principal sums |
Fairly Large |
|
41-55 |
Ba |
Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal
commitments. |
Satisfactory |
|
26-40 |
B |
Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively
below average. |
Small |
|
11-25 |
Ca |
Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums
in default or expected to be in default upon maturity |
Limited with full
security |
|
<10 |
C |
Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised |
Credit not
recommended |
|
- |
NB |
New Business |
- |
This report is issued at your request without any
risk and responsibility on the part of MIRA INFORM PRIVATE LIMITED (MIPL)
or its officials.