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The Department of Remote Sensing was established in 1997 with the view to meet the increasing demand for qualified manpower in this rapidly developing field. The application of Remote Sensing techniques, Geographic Information System (GIS) and Global Positioning System (GPS) in various activities including resources evaluation, environmental monitoring and land use/ land cover mapping etc, has grown considerably during the last three decades and RS data products are being increasingly used for plan formulation at all levels. An essential pre-requisite to partaking in these opportunities is the building of various indigenous capacities for the development and utilization of space science and technology.
The Department of Remote Sensing is now a FIST-DST sponsored department and is also SAP (Special Assistance Programme) supported by UGC.
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The importance of Remote Sensing
The world is being scanned constantly by highly sophisticated Earth Resources Satellites like IRS (India), LANDSAT (USA), SPOT (France), ERS (ESA), RADARSAT (Canada), IKONOS and Quickbird etc. Availability of repetitive remote sensing (RS) data in digital and pictorial forms has increased the scope of identifying, mapping, monitoring, classifying and evaluating different forms of renewable and non-renewable earth resources using multi-spectral, multi scanner and multi-temporal RS data products. The benefits of space technology, both direct and indirect, have introduced new dimensions into the study and understanding of Earth’s processes and in improving the quality of life for the people living on it. | |
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Programmes
Postgraduate Programmes
The Department offers a two-year Master of Technology in Remote Sensing and a two-year Master of Sciences (MSc) in Geoinformatics.
Doctoral Programmes
It also offers PhDs in all branches of Remote Sensing, GIS, Earth Sciences.
Research Area
Ph. D. Entrance Exam Syllabus
Contact
Dr. Nilanchal Patel
HOD, Department of Remote Sensing
BIT - Mesra, Ranchi
Jharkhand-835 215
India
Phones:+91 651 2276003 (O), +91 651 2275444(+468)
0091 9431100357 (M)
Email: npatel@bitmesra.ac.in
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