11th August 2017

Patrons Dr. Vinay Kumar Dadhwal,

(Director, IIST, Tvm)

Dr. K P. Reghunatha Menon

(Director, KSREC, Tvm)

Rev. Mother Mary Frances,

(Superior General & Manager,

All Saints’ College)

Steering

Committee

Dr. Ramachandran K K

(Scientist -F, NCESS, Tvm)

Dr. Rama Rao Nidamanuri

(Associate Professor, IIST, Tvm)

Dr. Suresh Francis

(Scientist, KSREC, Tvm)

Dr. Reji Srinivas

(Scientist C, NCESS, Tvm)

Mr. B. Thulasidharan Nair

(Associate Professor, CET, Tvm)

Mr. Renjan Mathew Varghese

(State Director, WWF-India, Tvm)

Local Organizing

Committee

Dr. Caroline Beena Mendez

(Principal, All Saints' College, Tvm)

Dr. Sr. Pascola Adelrich D 'Souza

(Assistant Professor & IQAC Co-

ordinator, All Saints' College, Tvm)

Dr. Reshma J K

(Assistant Professor & Head,

P G Department of Environmental

Sciences, All Saints' College, Tvm)

Dr. Ayona Jayadev

(Assistant Professor,

P G Department of Environmental

Sciences, All Saints' College, Tvm)

Ms. Rajani V

(Assistant Professor,

P G Department of Environmental

Sciences, All Saints' College, Tvm)

Ms. Jenitha Jerome

(Project Fellow, KSCSTE-MRP,

P G Department of Environmental

Sciences, All Saints' College, Tvm)

ORGANIZING COMMITTEENational Workshop on

POPULARIZATION OF

REMOTE SENSING BASED

MAPS AND SPATIAL

INFORMATION

NATIONAL REMOTE SENSING DAY

Organized by

(State Director, WWF-India, Tvm)

Ms. Asha Dawood

(Assistant Professor, Marian Engineering

College,Tvm)

Ms. Anoja B V

(Assistant Professor, LBS College of

Engineering, Tvm)

Organizing

Secretary

Dr. Smitha Asok V

(Assistant Professor,

P G Department of Environmental Sciences, All

Saints' College, Tvm)

ISRS Peer

Team

L. Gnanappazham

(Associate Professor, IIST, Tvm)

A. M. Ramiya

(Reader, IIST, Tvm)

Dr. Rajesh Reghunath

(Co-ordinator, IIUCNRM, Tvm)

Dr.N.C. Anilkumar,

(Scientist, KSREC, Tvm)

Dr.Suraj R.,

(Senior Scientific Assistant, KSREC, Tvm)

Venue:

Audio Visual Hall

All Saints’ College, Tvpm

Contact:

Dr. Smitha Asok V

smithaasok@gmail.com

Phone: 9745525355

Sciences, All Saints' College, Tvm)

•Participants Registration is compulsory via Online link ,

(http://sb.iirs.gov.in/isrs/isrs_registration.php)

•Select Category as ISRS chapter and Category detail as

Trivandrum Chapter in the Online form

•There is no registration fee

•Kindly Confirm the list of participants by 9th August 2017,

for local arrangements

POST GRADUATE DEPARTMENT OF

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

ALL SAINTS’ COLLEGE

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

INDIAN SOCIETY OF REMOTE SENSING

&

INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION

Sponsored by

About College

All Saints' College , Thiruvananthapuram, a Congregation

of the Carmelite Religious Sisters' Institution, occupies a

pride of place among the top academic colleges of India.

The mission of the College is the creation of dynamic

young women who are academically proficient and

About ISRS

Indian Society of Remote Sensing (ISRS) was established

in 1969 with the main objective of advancement and

dissemination of remote sensing technology in the fields

of mapping, planning and management of natural

resources and environment by organising

seminars/symposia and by publishing a quarterly journal

(JISRS), bulletins, proceedings, etc. Starting with 56

members, the Society has now grown into a premier

professional body with membership of over 4627

members. Currently, ISRS is a member of the

International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote

Sensing (ISPRS).

INAUGURAL SESSION

9.00 am Registration

9.30am Prayer

9.35 am to 9.40am

Welcome

(Dr. Reshma J K,

Assistant Professor & Head,

PG Department of Environmental Sciences)

9.40am to 9.50 am

Presidential Address

(Dr. Caroline Beena Mendez,

Principal, All Saints' College)

9.50 am to 10.20 am

Key-note Address 1

Dr. Suresh Francis,

Scientist, Kerala State Remote Sensing and

Environment Centre)

10.20 am to 10.50

am

Inaugural Address

(Dr. K. K. Ramachandran,

Scientist F, National Centre for Earth

Science Studies)

10.50 am to 10.55

ONLINE LIVE TECHNICAL SESSION BY ISRS

2.00 pm to 2.10

pm

Welcome Address

(Dr. A. Senthilkumar, Director, IIRS)

2.10 pm to 2.20

pm

Opening Remarks

(Dr. Shailesh Nayak, President, ISRS )

2.20 pm to 2.40

pm

Key note address

(Dr. Y. V. N. Krishna Murthy,

Director, NRSC)

2.40 pm to 3.00

pm

Inaugural Address

(Dr. A. S. Kiran Kumar,

Chairman, ISRO HQs)

3.00 pm to 3.20

pm

India’s Space Programme and Remote Sensing

Applications

(Dr. Tapan Misra, Director, SAC)

3.20 pm to 3.40

pm

Space Technology for Societal Applications

(Dr. Y. V. N. Krishna Murthy , Director, NRSC)

3.40 pm to 4.00

pm

India’s Bhuvan Geoportal

(Dr. P.G. Diwakar, Scientific Secretary, ISRO )

4.00 pm to 4.10 Capacity Building and Outreach Programme

PROGRAMME SCHEDULE

About the Department

The Post Graduate Department of Environmental Sciences

in All Saints’ College offers Masters Degree in

Environmental Sciences to impart scholarly proficiency in

theory and practice of areas of Environmental Sciences.

The Mission of the Department is to acquire and

disseminate knowledge in all areas of Environmental

Sciences to generate quality manpower and undertake

translational research to shape a great environment that

will sustain generations of mankind and to inspire,

prepare and empower students to succeed in a changing

and challenging world.

young women who are academically proficient and

financially independent, socially committed and morally

upright. The College is now accredited with A grade from

NACC with many top ranks in various fields of academic

explorations, dedicated to the creation of a dynamic young

generation with high profile accomplishments, proven

leadership, moral fortitude and conscientious commitment

to make a difference in the world

10.50 am to 10.55

am

Certificate Distribution of IIRS Outreach

Programme

10.55 am to 11.00

am

Vote of Thanks

(Dr. Smitha Asok V,

Organising Secretary & Assistant Professor,

PG Department of Environmental Sciences)

11.00 am to 11.15

amTea Break

TECHNICAL SESSION

11.15 am to 12.00

pm

‘Role of Remote Sensing in Biodiversity

Conservation’

(Mr. Renjan Mathew Varghese,

State Director, World Wide Fund for Nature

– India)

12.00 pm to 12.45

pm

‘Introduction to Remote Sensing’

(Mr. Sabu P,

Assistant Professor,

College of Engineering,

Thiruvananthapuram)

12.45 pm to 1.00 pm Panel Discussion

1.00 pm to 2.00 pm Lunch break

4.00 pm to 4.10

pm

Capacity Building and Outreach Programme

(Dr. S.K. Srivastav , Group Director, IIRS)

4.10 pm to 4.20

pm

Space Inputs for Decentralized Planning: SIS-DP

Initiatives

(Dr. Uday Raj ,

Chief General Manager, RRSC/NRSC)

4.20 pm to 4.30

pm

Use of Geospatial Technology in North-Eastern

Region

(Shri P.L.N. Raju , Director, NESAC)

4.30 pm to 4.40

pm

Demonstration on Bhuvan & Bhuvan Panchayat

Geoportal

(Shri Arul Raj , Manager, Bhuvan Cell, NRSC)

4.40 pm to 4.50

pm

Demonstration on Indian Bioresource

Information Network Portal

(Dr. Sameer Saran, Head Geoinformatics

Department, IIRS & Secretary, ISRS)

4.50 pm to 5.10

pm Live Panel Discussion with ISRS Coordinators

VALEDICTORY SESSION

5.10 pm to 5.15

pm

Vote of Thanks

(Dr. Sameer Saran, Secretary, ISRS)