Registrations are invited for ISRO Online Course on Geographic Information System. School students as well as professionals can enroll for the course.
About ISRO
The Indian Space Research Organisation is the national space agency of India, headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka.
About Shiksha Gagan
It is an active learning virtual platform which offers self-paced online courses to the learners on space science, technology, and its applications. The platform enables, learners to register and login to ISRO E CLASS Learning Management System (LMS) for accessing e-learning contents and study materials. The learners has to follow the defined course guidelines of each course, participate in the online activities and assessments to get course completion certificate. The courses are available as Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). The login credentials will be activate initially for three months and learners has to complete the course within this time frame.
Course Description
The use of Geographical Information System, Global Navigation Satellite System and associated geospatial technologies is increasing rapidly. Today this technology is the backbone to many decision making systems and location-based services. The course on Overview of Geographical Information and Global Navigation Satellite System provides an opportunity to students to learn the basic concepts and applications of Geoformation Science.
The course contains an introduction to Geographic Information System for school children as per NCERT syllabus. The course covers GIS and its advantages; Difference between Spatial and Non-Spatial Data; List the components and sequence of activities involved in GIS; Differences between Raster and Vector Model; and the advantages of Raster and Vector Model. The concepts are explained by giving real life examples for better understanding by students. The course is intended to engage secondary and higher secondary students to create awareness about Geographic Information Science & its use to analyse Earth and its environment through informative lectures.
Targeted Participants
- Students pursuing graduation.
- Students with science and mathematics background.
Course Instructors
- Scientist from Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun.
- Scientist from other ISRo Centers.
Medium of Instruction
English.
How to Register?
Interested participants can register online via this link.
Click here to view the official notification for ISRO Online Course on Geographic Information System (GIS) for School Students and Professionals.
