Purpose:
SUPARCO is national space agency responsible for promoting peaceful uses
and applications of space science and technology, primarily aimed at socio-economic
improvement of the people of Pakistan. SUPARCO programmes and activities
include research in areas of space science and technology.
Area of Training
Remote sensing
Remote sensing applications
Title: Remote Sensing Technology And Its Applications To Earth Resources Surveys.
Description:
The topics cover sensors technology, remote sensing, data acquisition;
application of remotely sensed data to agriculture, cartography, forestry,
geology, hydrology, land uses and oceanography.
Language(s) Used: English
Times per year: TWICE A YEAR (FEB. a
Type of Exp/Trg: In-service Training
Duration/Cost : 2 weeks
Description of Staff
Space physics -- 2
Geography -- 1
Geology -- 1
Satellite remote sensing -- 6
Agriculture -- 2
Equipment:
Remote sensing applications center (RESACENT) of SUPARCO has adequate
facilities for visual and digital analysis of satellite remote sensing
(SRS) data. The details are as following:- Visual interpretation equipment
include density slicer, color additive viewer, zoom transfer scope, zoom
stereoscope and other aids.- There is also a well equipped photographic
laboratory.- Digital processing/analysis facilities.- Image processing
systems.- Micro VAX II computer and GPX II Work Statistics
Affiliations:
Regional Information Service (RIS) of the ESCAP Regional Remote Sensing
Programme And Education and Training of the ESCAP RRSP.