Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) under Indian Space Research Organisation, Govt. of India is a premier training and educational institute set up for developing trained professional in the field of Remote Sensing, Geoinformatics and GPS Technology for Natural Resources, Environmental and Disaster Management. 

The main area of the function of the Institute is capacity building through technology transfer among user community, education at post-graduate level in the application of Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics for Natural Resources Management and promote research in Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics. The Institute provides value-added services in the field of natural resources management, remote sensing, GIS and GPS technology. 

Objectives

1. Capacity Building among the user community,

2. Education at post-graduate level in the application of Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics for natural resource management,

3. Promote research in Remote Sensing & Geoinformatics, and

4. Value addition and services