EDUSAT based Distance Learning Programme
EDUSAT based outreach programme (distance learning programme) of the Institute is the first of its kind in the country in the field of 'Earth Observation and Geo-information Techniques.' The programme started in the year 2007 with a modest beginning, networking 12 universities, and has grown since then with the present strength of 64 universities across the country participating in this programme. The Institute has successfully conducted seven courses on “Basics of Remote Sensing, Geographic Information System & Global Positioning System” and "Advances in GIS" benefitting about 5600 students at graduate and postgraduate level. Importantly, with the present networking, nearly 1000 students attend the programme at a time.
The programme is very popular among the universities as it supplements their own education system and requires a very low-cost infrastructure (existing network of computers with a small antenna) for receiving the programme and live interaction between the classroom and teaching ends. Continued efforts are on to upgrade the content delivery systems and to strengthen the network with Indian universities.
