Students are invited to join ISRO Online Course on Principles of Geographic Information System. There is no admission fee.
The Indian Space Research Organisation is the national space agency of India, headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka.
ISRO was previously the Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR), set up by the Government of India in 1962, as envisioned by Dr. VikramA Sarabhai. ISRO was formed on August 15, 1969 and superseded INCOSPAR with an expanded role to harness space technology. DOS was set up and ISRO was brought under DOS in 1972.
The prime objective of ISRO/DOS is the development and application of space technology for various national needs. To fulfil this objective, ISRO has established major space systems for communication, television broadcasting and meteorological services; resources monitoring and management; space-based navigation services. ISRO has developed satellite launch vehicles, PSLV and GSLV, to place the satellites in the required orbits.
A geographic information system (GIS) consists of integrated computer hardware and software that store, manage, analyze, edit, output, and visualize geographic data.
ISRO is providing an online course on Principles of Geographic Information System. This is a structured course available as on a selected topic for general awareness. The online learners can follow the sequence of the course contents to get knowledge about the topic. The registrations are not required to access this course. The certificate is not available for this course.
The course will help the student get the basic understanding of Geographic Information System.
The course is open for all who fulfill the course requirement.
English.
Interested students can register online for free via this link.
