IIRS Outreach Programme About IIRS

Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) under Indian 118h IIRS Outreach Programme
Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Department of IIRS has setup a state-of-the-art studio facility and
Space, Govt. of India is a premier Training and control room to broadcast live and interactive
Educational Institute set up for developing trained classroom sessions and practical demonstrations
professionals in the field of Remote Sensing, through its Distance Learning Center. The high
Geoinformatics and GNSS Technology for Natural definition video quality can be broadcast to its users for
Resources, Environmental and Disaster Management. better quality transmission. The IIRS outreach
Formerly known as Indian Photo-interpretation Institute programme, which started in 2007 with 12 universities/
(IPI), founded in 1966, the Institute boasts to be the first institutions has now grown substantially. Currently,
of its kind in entire South-East Asia. While nurturing its 1000+ Network institutions spread across India are
primary endeavor to build capacity among the user networked with IIRS.
community by training mid-career professionals, the
Institute has enhanced its capability and evolved many
training and education programmes that are tuned to meet
the requirements of various target groups, ranging from Contact Details
fresh graduates to policy makers including academia.
IIRS also conducts e-learning programme on Remote Dr. Sandeep Maithani
Sensing and Geo-information Science Scientist ‘SG’
(http://elearning.iirs.gov.in). Head, URSD

Dr. Surendra Kumar Sharma

Machine Learning Application in Scientist ‘SD’, URSD
Urban Studies & Course Coordinator
IIRS Academia Meet 2023
June 05-09, 2023
Urban and Regional Studies Department IIRS Outreach Team
Urban and Regional Studies Department (URSD), formerly
Mr. Janardan Vishwakarma
known as Human Settlement Analysis Group (since its
Technical Officer
inception in 1983 in collaboration with ITC, The
&
Netherlands) is engaged in capacity building activities for
Mr. Ashok Ghildiyal
the sustainable development of urban regions. Since 1968,
Technical Officer
800+ professionals under various on-campus courses and
Tel: 0135-2524130;
17000+ professionals through IIRS outreach programmes
Organised by have been trained in Urban and Regional Studies, namely
M.Tech. and P.G. Diploma (IIRS and CSSTEAP) and Indian Institute of Remote Sensing
Indian Institute of Remote Sensing
AMRUT courses and customized special courses for various Indian Space Research Organisation
Indian Space Research Organisation Ministries and User Departments such as HUDCO, NCRPB,
Department of Space, Govt. of India Department of Space, Govt. of India
TCPO, etc. Under NNRMS programme, a large number of 4-Kalidas Road, Dehradun
Dehradun University faculty members have been trained in geospatial
www.iirs.gov.in
Email: [email protected]
applications in Urban and Regional Studies.
About the Course How to apply / Course Registration
Curriculum
Following topics will be covered in this course • Course updates and other details will be available on
Machine learning techniques have gained tremendous • Overview of AI/ML techniques URL- http://www.iirs.gov.in/Edusat-News/.
popularity in recent years due to their ability to learn • ML/DL for feature extraction • To participate in this course, interested organizations /
patterns and make predictions from large datasets. This has • ML/DL for urban modelling universities / departments / institutes have to identify a
led to the development of numerous applications in a wide coordinator at their end. The identified coordinator will
range of fields. In urban studies, machine learning Hence, we invite you to attend this one-week online register online their Institute as nodal center in IIRS
techniques can be applied to solve a variety of problems. course on “Machine Learning Application in Urban website https://elearning.iirs.gov.in/edusatregistration/
One of the most significant applications of machine Studies ”. The course is scheduled during June 05-09, • All the participants have to register online through
learning in urban studies is LULC mapping. By analyzing 2023. The course will contain five lectures (One each registration page
satellite images using machine learning algorithms, it is day) covering various applications of machine https://elearning.iirs.gov.in/edusatregistration/student
possible to identify and map different land-use and land- learning/deep learning in urban studies. • by selecting their organization as nodal center.
cover types such as vegetation, water bodies, and built-up
areas. Another useful application of machine learning in
urban studies is building footprint extraction. Machine
learning algorithms can detect and delineate building Target Participants Programme Reception
footprints accurately, which is useful for tasks such as The candidate who wants to participate in the course The programme can be received through eclass platform
urban planning and disaster management. Similarly, should be a student of final year undergraduate course or of IIRS-ISRO using internet connectivity. No specific
machine learning can also be used for greenspace postgraduate course (any year). Technical / Scientific Staff hardware / software is required. however good internet
extraction, where it can identify and map green spaces such of Central / State Government / Faculty / researchers at connectivity is recommended at user end. To run the
as parks, forests, and gardens, which are essential for urban university / institutions in the field of Urban & Regional programme in a class room, following computer
sustainability and public health. In addition, machine Planning, Geospatial Technologies, Civil Engineering, hardware will be required:
learning techniques can be used for urban growth modeling Architecture and Modeling Community are also eligible to • Desktop computer with web camera microphone &
and slum mapping. Given the rapid expansion of urban apply for this course. output speaker or laptop with microphone camera and
areas and the increasing number of people living in slums, output speaker
it is crucial to understand the dynamics of urban growth • Large display screen /projector/TV
and identify areas that require urgent attention.
Course Funding Important Dates
The programme is sponsored by Indian Space Research • See the “How to apply / Course Registration” section on
Organisation (ISRO), Department of Space, details of enrolment process.
Objective of the Course Government of India. • The last date for receiving online applications for the
The overall objective of this distance learning course is to course on June 02, 2023 Till 1700 hrs
promote awareness among users, researchers, urban • The course will be conducted online during June 05-09,
planners, and professionals regarding the concepts of 2023 via the IIRS eclass platform
machine learning for urban related studies. The course Award of Certificates https://eclass.iirs.gov.in/
aims to disseminate knowledge and practical applications
of machine learning techniques in the field of urban All participants will be awarded a certificate of
studies. Participants will gain a better understanding of participation based on 70% attendance during the
how machine learning can be applied in urban-related
Course Fee: NIL
online classes.
studies and can help in addressing various urban There is no course fee for this course.
challenges.