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SCIENTISTS
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Dr. V. K. Verma, Scientist SF
Dr. V. K. Verma's Profile
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Name :
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Dr. V. K. Verma
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Designation :
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Head (NR&E)
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Division :
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Natural Resources & Environment (NR&E)
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Qualification :
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- B.Sc. Agri (Hons.)
- M.Sc. (Soil Science – Pedology)
- PG Diploma in Remote Sensing Applications in Agriculture & Soils
- Ph.D (Agricultural Chemistry & Soil Science)
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Fellowships/Memberships :
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Life Member Indian Society of Remote Sensing
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International Assignments :
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- International Course on Soil Management at Centre for International Postgraduate Studies of Environmental
Management (CIPSEM), Technische Universitat, Dresden, Germany under UNEP)/UNESCO/BMU Fellowship (2004)
- International Course on Remote Sensing and Watershed Management at Centre for International Postgraduate
Studies of Environmental Management (CIPSEM), Technische Universitat, Dresden, Germany UNEP)/UNESCO/BMU
Fellowship (2012)
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Professional Trainings:
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- Post Graduate Diploma in Remote Sensing-Applications to Agriculture and Soils (Specialisation
in Soil Survey) - Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), Dehradun, India, 10 Months (1993) with Distinction.
- Geographic Information System(GIS) Training – Geoinformatics Division, Indian Institute of
Remote Sensing (IIRS), Dehradun, India, 3 Months (1998) with Distinction.
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Current Responsibilities:
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- Contributing in administrative framework and policy making.
- Liaising with partner institutions/State Development Departments for the purpose of exchange of
initiatives of mutual interest
- Coordinating team of scientists under projects related to natural resource management, environment,
land use planning, watersheds, wetlands and soils
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- Enhancing scopes of learning spaces, education and human resource development, promoting RS &
GIS technology among students and user departments.
- Paper Setter and External Examiner, associated with many universities
- Scientist In charge- Stores (PRSC)
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Key Positions held :
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- Head, Natural Resources and Environment Division
- President- Ludhiana Chapter of Indian Society of Remote Sensing (2012-14)
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Key Current Projects :
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- Space Based Information Support for Decentralised Planning (SISDP)/Empowering Panchayati Raj
Institutions Spatially (EPRIS) - funded by Dept. of Space, GOI
- Remote Sensing and GIS based studies of Harike, Kanjli, Ropar, and Nangal wetlands for conservation
and management - funded by Min. of Env. & Forests, GOI
- Development of Framework for Networking Programme on Village Information System ( VIS) for Punjab
- funded by Dept. Of Science & technology, GOI
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Awards and Honours
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- University Merit Fellowship throughout M. Sc. (Soil Science).
- Indian Council of Agricultural Research Scholarship throughout B. Sc. Agriculture, for 4 years.
- Distinction in Geographic Information System Course (3 Mnths), IIRS Dehradun in 1998.
- Distinction in PG Diploma in Remote Sensing Applications to Agriculture and Soils at IIRS Dehradun in 1993.
- First Best Poster Paper Presentation Award at ISPRS Symposium on Geospatial Databases for Sustainable Development held at Goa (September 27-30, 2006).
- Second Best Poster Paper Presentation Award at National Symposium on Resource Management with special reference to Geoinformatics & Decentralized Planning, held at Thiruvanthapuram, India (9-12 December, 2003).
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Resource Person for Training Programmes
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under India Geospatial Education and Training programme funded
by Department of Science & Technology at.
- JNTU Hyderabad, India
- University of Rajasthan, India
- MDU Rohtak
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Faculty and External Examiner
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- Faculty for course “Introduction to Photogrammetry and Cartography (RSGIS 504)” under M.Tech (Remote Sensing and GIS) – A joint programme of Punjab Agricultural University and Punjab Remote Sensing centre, Ludhiana.
- Co-supervised students of Ph.D, M.Tech and M.Sc under joint programme of Punjab Agricultural University and Punjab Remote Sensing Centre, Ludhiana, India for synopsis, research work and thesis.
- External Examiner & Paper Setter for various courses of M.Tech (RS & GIS) and PG Diploma for Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun, India.
- External Examiner & Paper Setter for various courses for Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture & Forestry Nauni Solan, India.
- External Examiner & Paper Setter for various courses for HPKVV Palampur, India.
- External Examiner for evaluation of Ph.D Thesis of Jawahar Lal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India.
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Recent Publications (2010 onwards):
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Research papers in International Journals:
- Verma V.K., Setia, R.K. and Khurana M.P.S. (2013) Ugly Face of Urbanization and Industrialization: A Study of Water Pollution in Buddha Nala of Ludhiana City, India, Journal of Environmental Conservation Research, JECR 2013, 1(1):6-11
- Setia Raj, Smith Pete, Marschner Petra, Gottschalk Pia, Baldock Jeff, Verma Vipan, Setia Deepika, and Smith Jo (2012) Simulation of Salinity Effects on Past, Present, and Future Soil Organic Carbon Stocks, Environmental Science & Technology 46(3) p.1624 .
- Setia, Raj, Verma, Vipan and Sharma Pawan (2012) Soil informatics for evaluating and mapping soil productivity index in an intensively cultivated area of Punjab, India. Journal of Geographic Information System, 4:71-76.
- Setia Raj, Marschner, Petra Baldock Jeff, Chittleborough David, Verma Vipan (2011) Relationships between carbon dioxide emission and soil properties in salt-affected landscapes, Soil Biology & Biochemistry 43 (2011) : 667-674.
Research papers in National Journals:
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Surender Singh, Anil Bhardwaj and V.K Verma (2016) Hydrological Characterization of Dholbaha Watershed in Shivalik Foot-hills using Remote Sensing and GIS, Journal of Agricultural Engineering (Accepted).
- Minakshi and Verma, V.K. (2014) Land Resources Appraisal using Satellite Remote Sensing and GIS: A Case Study of Rajni Devi Sub-watershed (District Hoshiarpur) Indian J. Ecol. (2014) 41(1) : 23-26.
Papers in Proceedings of Conference/Symposia/Seminar:
- Singh Shivani, Latif Amir, Verma V.K., Minakshi and Pateriya B. (2015) Remote Sensing and GIS Based Morphometric Analysis of Dholbaha Wetland in District Hoshiarpur, Punjab. Proc. Geospatial Seminar on Geospatial Technology in NRM held on 17-18 March 2015 at PRSC Ludhiana, pp 54.
- Nehra Sunil, Verma V.K., Minakshi and Pateriya B. (2015) Remote Sensing and GIS Based 3D and Morphometric Analysis for Wetland Conservation - A Case Study of Nangal Wetland, District Rupnagar, Punjab. Proc. Geospatial Seminar on Geospatial Technology in NRM held on 17-18 March 2015 at PRSC Ludhiana, pp 56.
- Singh Sukhdeep, Bhardwaj Anil and Verma VK ( 2015) Impact of pollution on water quality of Sutlej and Beas river in Harike wetland. Proc. Geospatial Seminar on Geospatial Technology in NRM held on 17-18 March 2015 at PRSC Ludhiana, pp 43.
- Sahoo SK, Setia RK, Kukal SS, Litoria PK, Verma VK, Singh RP and Pateriya B (2015) Proc. Geospatial Seminar on Geospatial Technology in NRM held on 17-18 March 2015 at PRSC Ludhiana (Abstracts and Souvenir).
- Verma,VK,, Beruchashvili G., Chiroka E., Omarov E., Djellakh A. and Muzein B. (2014) Spatial Soil Erosion Modeling using RUSLE, GIS and RS: A Case Study of North-east Punjab (India). International Conference on Hydrology and Watershed Management, Hyderbad India, 29 October-01 November 2014
- Kaur M., Singh S., Verma V.K., and Pateriya B. (2014).Quantitative Geomorphological Analysis & Land Use/ Land Cover Change Detection of Two Sub-Watersheds in NE region of Punjab, India Proc. ISPRS TC VIII Mid-Term Symposium, Hyderabad during 09-12 December, 2014.
- Verma, V.K., Khurana M.P.S., Mehra Deepak, Mathur Ajay, Sharma P.K. (2010) Qualitative turbidity as indicator of water pollution in Harike wetland (India): A Remote Sensing Based Approach. Paper presented at National Symposium on GIS and Remote Sensing in Infrastructure Development held at Puna (Lonavla).
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Ph.D. (Agril. Chem. & Soil Science)
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Dr. Anil Sood, Scientist SF
Dr. Anil Sood's Profile
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Name :
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Dr. Anil Sood
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Designation :
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Head
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Division :
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Agro-Ecosystems and Crop Modeling
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Qualification :
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Ph.D
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Fellowships/Memberships :
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- Life Member of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, Dehradun.
- Life Member of the Indian Society of Geomatics, Ahmedabad.
- Life Member of the Indian Society of Soil Science, New Delhi.
- Life Member of the Indian Science Congress, Kolkata.
- Life Member of the Association of Agrometerologists, Anand.
- Life Member of the Punjab Science Congress, Patiala.
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International Assignments :
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- Three weeks training on Crop Modeling and Economic Analysis using CROPMAN Model at College Station, Temple, Texas and AMU, Texas (USA) from September 16, 2003 to October 08, 2003.
- Short course on soil management at Centre for International Postgraduate Studies of Environmental Management (CIPSEM) at Technische Universitat, Dresden, Germany from 21st November to 14th December 2006.
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Current Responsibilities:
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Project Incharge:
- PI of the project “Satellite Remote sensing based District-wise Crop Acreage and Crop Condition Monitoring in Punjab”.
- PI of the project “Evaluation of soil and water related constraints to productivity under different cropping systems”.
- PI of the project “Agro-Geo-Informatics for Analysis and Management of Natural Resources with respect to agricultural productivity”.
- PI of the project “Forecasting Agricultural Outputs using Space, Agrometeorology and Land based Observations (FASAL)”.
- PI of the project “Agro-Geo-Informatics for Analysis and Management of Natural Resources with respect to agricultural productivity”.
- PI of the project “Satellite Study to Monitor Burning of Paddy Straw in Agricultural Fields”.
- PI of the project “Satellite Study to Monitor Burning of Paddy Straw in Agricultural Fields”.
- PI of the project “Measurement of Vegetation and Biomass parameters under Vegetation-Carbon Pool Assessment (VCP) Sub-Project of the ISRO Geosphere Biosphere Program (IGBP) National Carbon Project (NCP).
Administrative Responsibilities:
- Head, Agro-ecosystems and crop modeling
- Coordinator and Nodal Officer,M. Tech. (RS & GIS), A joint programme of PRSC and PAU
- Library In-charge, Punjab Remote Sensing Centre
- Associate Faculty, School of Climate Change and Agricultural Meteorology, PAU, Ludhiana.
Recent Publications \Presentations:
- Kaur, Samanpreet; Aggarwal, Rajan; Jalota, S. K. and Sood, Anil. 2015. Estimation of Fluxes across Boundaries for Groundwater Flow Model using GIS. Curr. Sci. 109 (3). 607-610
- Kaur, Ramanjit, Mahey R K and Sood, Anil. 2015. Derivation of weed intensity maps in wheat (Triticum aestivum) using spatial data with GIS in the central districts of Punjab, India. Indian J Agricultural Sciences 85 (5):640-44.
- Srivastva, Rajiv; Sarkar, Deepak, Mukhopahayay, S S., Sood, Anil; Singh Manjeet; Nasre, Ravinder A. and Dhale Sanjay. 2015. Development of hyper-spectral model for rapid monitoring of soil organic carbon under precision farming in the Indo-Gangetic Plains of Punjab, India. JISRS 43 (4): 751-59.
- Kaur, Navreet; Singh Kanwar Vivek,; Sood Anil and Pateriya, Brijendra..2015. Open-source tools to customise web applications for agricultural resource management. Paper presented at National Conference on Geomatics for Natural Resources and Climate Change with special Reference to Rainfed Agriculture and Water Resources at MDS University, Ajmer 8 and 9 October, 2015.
- Kundu, Debjani, Sood, Anil and Pateriya Brijendra. 2015. Mapping Ground Water Quality in Sri Muktsar Sahib District, Punjab using Geo-statistics Proceedings: ISG National Symposium on Geomatics for Digital India held from 16-18 December, 2015 at Jaipur
- Singh, Harpinder, Sood, Anil and Pateriya Brijendra .2015. Agricultural data collection using an android mobile device. Proceedings: ISG National Symposium on Geomatics for Digital India held from 16-18 December, 2015 at Jaipur.
- Benipal, Amanpreet Kaur, Sood, Anil and Pateriya Brijendra. 2015. Classification of Zaid crops in Ludhiana District of Punjab using Multi-date and Multi-sensor Satellite data. Proceedings: ISG National Symposium on Geomatics for Digital India held from 16-18 December, 2015 at Jaipur.
- Singh Maninder, Kaur Samanpreet, Aggarwal Rajan and Anil Sood. 2015. Assessment of carbon emissions by groundwater pumping for central Punjab using geoinformatics. Proceedings: ISG National Symposium on Geomatics for Digital India held from 16-18 December, 2015 at Jaipur.
Project Reports:
- District wise Acreage Estimation of Zaid crops (2015-16).
- District wise Acreage Estimation for Kharif Maize in Major Maize Growing Districts of Punjab (2015-16).
- District wise Acreage Estimation for Rice in Punjab (2015-16).
- District wise Acreage Estimation of Winter Vegetables (2015-16).
- District wise Acreage Estimation of Cotton in Major Cotton Growing Districts in Punjab (2015-16).
- District wise Acreage Estimation of Wheat in Punjab (2015-16).
- Evaluation of soil and water related constraints to crop productivity under different cropping system.Quarterly Report (April to June 2015)
- Evaluation of soil and water related constraints to crop productivity under different cropping system.Quarterly Report (July to Septeber 2015)
- Evaluation of soil and water related constraints to crop productivity under different cropping system.Quarterly Report (October to December 2015)
- Monitoring Residue Burning through Satellite Remote Sensing 2015.
Organization of training/Workshop/Symposia/Seminar etc.:
- ISRO- TRAINING OF TRAINERS NCERT Teachers Training Programme held at Punjab Remote Sensing Centre from 27th July to 7th August 2015.
- NCERT Teachers held at Punjab Remote Sensing Centre from 4th to 15th January, 2016.
- Three weeks training programme on application of remote sensing and GIS held at Punjab Remote Sensing Centre from 18th January to 5th February, 2016.
- Participated state meet on promoting space technology based tools application in governance & development & launch of Bhuvan Punjab Portal at Chandigarh on April 18, 2016
Training/Workshop/Symposia/Seminar attended
- NISAR Science Workshop held at SAC, Ahmedabad from 19 to 20 November, 2015.
- National Symposium on Geomatics for Digital India & Annual Conventions of jointly by ISRS and ISG at Jaipur, Rajasthan and Annual General Body Meeting of ISG & ISRS as EC Member from 16-18 December, 2015.
- GeoSmart India 2016 & Geointelligence Asia, India Expo Centre & Mart Greater Noida from 2-4, March, 2016.
- Attended state meet on promoting space technology based tools application in governance & development & launch of Bhuvan Punjab Portal at Chandigarh on April 18, 2016
Key technical achievements of the Division.
- Creation of digital data base for the major crops grown in the state
- Creation of digital database (spatial variability maps) for the nutrient status in soils.
- Creation of soil management zones for efficient fertilizer management
- Creation of spatial variability maps for ground water quality parameters for efficient water management
- Development of mobile applications using ODK for collecting soil water and crop related information
- Development of Webgis using open source tools for dissemination of data to the end user (farmers)
- Real Time mapping of the Fire incidence and area under paddy crop residue burning
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Other
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- Coordinator- IIRSC Outreach Programme
- Secretary, ISG-Ludhiana Chapter
- Acting as Co-Advisor/Member of Advisory Committee of the M.Sc and Ph.D. Students of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana.
- Acting as External Examiner for conducting examination of students for various Universities.
- Evaluating Thesis and conducting oral examination for Post Graduate student of Various Universities.
- Acting as Reviewer for various National/International Journals to review the Research Articles.
- Delivering lectures in various faculty upgradation programmes and workshops organized by various universities and institutions and invited to be the member of various selection committees.
- Teaching Course RSGIS 503 (Digital Image Processing) offered to students of M. Tech. (RS&GIS) during second semester of the academic session 2014-15, a joint programme of , Ludhiana and PAU, Ludhiana
- Teaching Course RSGIS 591 (Seminar) offered to students of M.Tech (RS&GIS) during second semester of the academic session 2014-15, a joint programme of , Ludhiana and PAU, Ludhiana.
- Teaching Course SWE 510 (GIS and RS for Land and Water Resource Management) offered to students of M. Tech. (Soil and Water Conservation, COAE&T) during second semester of the academic session 2014-15, offered by Department of Soil and Water Engineering, COAE&T, PAU, Ludhiana.
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Ph.D. (Soils)
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Dr. D.C. Loshali, Scientist SF
Dr. DIKESH CHANDRA LOSHALI's Profile
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Dr. Dikesh Chandra Loshali
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Scientist SF
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Division :
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FORESTRY AND LANDUSE
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Qualification :
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MSc., Ph.D.
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Fellowships/Memberships :
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Indian Society Of Remote Sensing (Life Member)
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Current Responsibilities:
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Project Incharge
- Preparation of map under forest & other land use in village Nada & Karoran.
- Digitization of Cadastral map of Village Nada & Karoran.
- MPLAD
- National Carbon Poll Mapping (Vegetation Carbon Pool Assessment)- Co-PI
- Co-Ordinated Programme on Horticultural Assessment and Management- Using Geo-Informatics (CHAMAN)- Co-PI
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Administrative Responsibilities :
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- Head Forestry and Land Use Division
- Head Training
- Incharge Survey of India Toposheets
- Incharge Aerial Photographs
- Incharge Procurement and dissemination of satellite data (Analog and Digital)
- Incharge Supply of maps and GIS support on demand of user departments
- Incharge Guest House cum Training Hostel
- Incharge Chowkidar cum Mali
- Incharge Security
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Recent Publications \Presentations :
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Research Paper:
- Kumar, Parmod, Sunil Nehra, Simran kaur dhall, Dikesh Chandra Loshali and Brijendra Pateriya. 2015. Change matrix and Land use Land cover change analysis of Muktsar District, Punjab, India Using Multi Temporal Satellite Data. International Journal of Advancement in Remote Sensing, GIS and Geography Vol.3, No.2, 71-79.
Reports
- Interpretation of Forest cover in time series based on the digital Aks Shajra Map of the Village Karoran. Project Report submitted with Forest department, Punjab.
- Interpretation of Forest cover in time series based on the digital Aks Shajra t Report submitted with Forest department. Punjab.Map of the Village Nada. Project
- Interpretation of Forest cover based on the digital Aks Shajra Map of the Village Karoran using 1980 satellite data. Project Report submitted with Forest department.
- Interpretation of Forest cover based on the digital Aks Shajra Map of the Village Nada using 1980 satellite data. Project Report submitted with Forest department.
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Organization of training/ Workshop/ Symposia/Seminar etc.
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- Teachers Training Programme (Training of Trainers) in the field of Geospatial Technology (Capacity Building of Post Graduate Geography Teachers of Higher Secondary Stage) supported by Indian Space research Organization (ISRO) Department of Space; Govt. of India in collaboration with NCERT was hosted by Punjab Remote Sensing Centre (PRSC), Ludhiana from 27th July to 7th Aug 2015. Summary
- Teachers Training Programme (Training of Trainers) in the field of Geospatial Technology (Capacity Building of Post Graduate Geography Teachers of Higher Secondary Stage) supported by Indian Space research Organization (ISRO) Department of Space; Govt. of India in collaboration with NCERT was hosted by Punjab Remote Sensing Centre (PRSC), Ludhiana from 4th January to 15th January, 2016.
- Three weeks Training programme for University Faculty/Line departments under NNRMS-ST (ISRO) was organized at PRSC from 18th January to 5th February, 2016.
- Remote Sensing Awareness workshop on Satellite Remote sensing and GIS to School childerns was hosted at Govt. Girls Sdenior Secondary School Faridkot on 10th February, 2016. A total of 105 students participated in the same.
- One day Remote sensing awareness programme was organized students from LCET
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Training/Workshop/Symposia/Seminar attended
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- Participated in the ISRS Ludhiana Chapter workshop organized at PRSC Ludhiana.
- Participated in the ISRS – Ludhiana Chapter World Environment Day function at PRSC Ludhiana.
- Participated in the GIS Day function at PRSC Ludhiana in November 2015.
- Attended State Meet for one day at Chadigarh on 18th April, 2016.
- Organized and helped in different projects, workshops and training programmes organized at PRSC.
- Participation and presentation in the GIS Day function at PRSC Ludhiana in
November 2015.
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Key technical achievements of the Division.
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- The study will help in delineating forest boundary in the study area during 1980 and 1981. The encroachment if any can be delineated using different time series forest cover maps. The degraded forest areas and low density areas can be marked for plantations. The study will be helpful for State Forest Department to maintain forest cover.
- The maps were prepared as per requirements of different user departments. The same were supplied to user departments for further use. The database and maps prepared full filled the requirements of the different user departments.
- The training programmes conducted will make aware about remote sensing and its advantages.
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- Attended court as and when required
- Procurement of satellite data from NRSC as and when required
- Dissemination of satellite data and Survey of India Topo Sheets to the scientists of PRSC as and when required.
- Interaction with the Professors of different colleges and explained the utility of remotely sensed data and GIS in various studies.
- Part of various departmental committees for purchase/repair of official various items and various interviews/reviews.
- Conducted Interviews and Reviews for JRF, RF and RA and other supporting staff from time to time at PRSC
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Ph.D. (Botany - Forest Ecology)
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Dr. Ajay Mathur, Scientist SF
Dr. Ajay Mathur's Profile
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Dr. Ajay Mathur
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Scientist "SF"
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Division :
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Head Land resources, utilities & infrastructure division
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Qualification :
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- B. Tech. (Civil Engineering)
- ME (Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing)
- Ph.D (Remote Sensing)
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Fellowships/Memberships :
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- Gate scholarship-1991
- Commonwealth scholarship and fellowship-2002(U.K) for pursuing Ph.D at Southampton,
U.K.
- Life member of Indian society of Remote Sensing(ISRS),Dehradun(India).
- Member of centre for spatial database management and solutions(CSDMS), New Delhi.
- Indian society of Geomatics(ISG), Ahmedabad(Life member)
- Associate member of Institute of Engineers(AMIE), Calcutte(Life member)
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International Assignments :
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PhD (Southampton, UK)
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Current Responsibilities:
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Project Incharge
- Single Building Extraction in Ludhiana Municipal limit for Municipal Corporation of Ludhiana.
- Mapping of Individual property Using Remote Sensing and GIS for Municipal Corporation of Bathinda.
- Preparation of Base Maps of Planning Areas of Various Towns in Punjab for PUDA, Mohali.
- Base Map preparation of Lalru and Kharar LPAs.
- Demarcation of Industrial Focal Points using High Resolution satellite data for Punjab Small Industries Export Corporation, Chandigarh
Administrative Responsibilities
- Head Land Resources, Utilities & Infrastructure Division (LRUI)
- Incharge Vehicles
- Convenor Remote Sensing and GIS Education promotion Committee
- Contribution in day to day administrative framework and coordinating for institutional cooperation for furthering the MOU signed between PRSC and PEC for technical collaboration
- Joint Secretary Indian Society of Geomatics (ISG), Ludhiana Chapter
Recent Publications \Presentations
- A talk on “Space technology in Urban Governance, Local Bodies and Development of Smart Cities” by Dr Ajay Mathur during PUNJAB STATE MEET ON PROMOTING SPACE TECHNOLOGY BASED TOOLS, APPLICATIONS IN GOVERNANCE & DEVELOPMENT AND LAUNCHING OF BHUVAN PUNJAB PORTAL, Date: & Day 18 April 2016
- Paper published “Status of waterlogged areas in south West Punjab using RS and GIS Technology” JP Singh, Poonam, Ajay Mathur and Gurvinder Singh in Journal of Hydrology Vol37, Issue 1-4 Jan, 2016, PP 18-25
- Poster presented at ESRI Conference, 2015 at Delhi entitled “GeoSpatial Technologies for the preparation of Master Plan “Sharma Reenu, Mathur Ajay, Kumar Rajneesh, Kaur Rupinder, Pathania Pooja, Kaur Rupinder, Singh Amarinder, Litoria P.K., Pateriya B, Singh Harnek
- Poster presentation entitled “E-Governance for Bathinda Municipal Corporation” Balwan singh, Lakhvir Singh, Simerjit Kaur, Rashpal, Kamljit Kaur, Navdeep Singh, JP Sharma, Vardan Gupta, Reenu Sharma, Ajay Mathur and B Pateriya during Seminar on Geospatial Technology in Natural Resource Management, March 17-18, 2015
- Poster Presentation entitled “Encroachment Mapping Using Remote Sensing and GIS- A Case Study of Bhangi Choe in Hoshairpur City of Punjab” Lakhvir Singh, Ajay Mathur and B Pateriya during Seminar on Geospatial Technology in Natural Resource Management, March 17-18, 2015
- Oral Presentation entitled “Remote Sensing and GIS for Tourism: A case Study of Sultanpur Lodhi Town, Punjab” Rashpal, Ajay Mathur and B Pateriya, during Seminar on Geospatial Technology in Natural Resource Management, March 17-18, 2015
- Reenu Sharma, Simerjit Kaur, Ajay Mathur and B. Pateriya (2014) "BASEMAP GENERATION USING CARTOSAT DATA" in User Interaction Meet 2014, January 20-21, National Remote Sensing Centre, Hyderabad.
- Poster presented at ESRI Conference, 2014 at Delhi entitled “Municipal GIS: A case Study of Ludhiana city , Punjab (India) Reenu Sharma, Lakhvir Singh, Vardan Gupta,Amardeep Singh, Ajay Mathur, P K Litoria, B. Pateriya, Arul Raj M, Sonal Aggarwal
- Reenu Sharma, B. Pateriya and Ajay Mathur (2013) “Decentralized Planning with Application of GIS: Issues and Options” in XXXIII INCA International Congress on Integrated Decentralized Planning: Geospatial Thinking, ICT and Good Governance, September 19-21, Jodhpur, Rajasthan. (Published in the journal of Indian cartographer, Vol..XXXIII, 2013, Pg no.26-33)
- Amrinder Singh, Reenu Sharma, Ajay Mathur, P.K Litoria, B. Pateriya et.al (2013) "WebGIS FOR TOURISM : A CASE STUDY OF AMRITSAR CITY,PUNJAB, (INDIA) in ESRI User Conference, December 11-12, New Delhi.
Organization of training/Workshop/Symposia/Seminar etc.
- Organised stall at “National Conference on Geomatics for Natural Resources and Climate Change with Special Reference to Rainfed Agriculture and Water Resources 8 - 9 October 2015, MDS University ,Ajmer
- Organised International GIS day, 2015 at PRSC
- Organised International GIS day, 2014 at PRSC
- Organised International GIS day, 2013 at PRSC
- Organised International GIS day, 2011 at PRSC
Training/Workshop/Symposia/Seminar attended
- Attended ESRI Conference, 2015
- Attended National Conference on Geomatics for Natural Resources and Climate Change with Special Reference to Rainfed Agriculture and Water Resources 8 - 9 October 2015, MDS University ,Ajmer”
- Attended Indian Geospatial Forum, Geo Smart India 2016 from 1st March to the 3rd March 2016 at the Expo Centre in Greater Noida, India
- Punjab state meet on promoting space technology based tools, applications in governance & development and launching of Bhuvan Punjab portal, 18 April 2016
Key technical achievements of the Division.
- The GIS mapping of Ludhiana is one of the key reasons for including Ludhiana in the list of first twenty cities to be developed as “SMART CITY”
- The Masterplans being finalized under Base Map project is a legal document being used by Government of Punjab.
- The GIS database generated for Amritsar tourism for Punjab Heritage and Tourism promotion Board is hosted on BHUVAN website is generally receiving an average of 25000 clicks per month.
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Ph.D. (Remote Sensing)
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Dr. (Mrs.) Meenakshi, Scientist SE
Dr. Minakshi's Profile
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Dr.(Mrs.) Minakshi
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Scientist SE
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Division :
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Natural Resource and Environment
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Qualification :
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- B.Sc. (Hons.Chemistry)
- M.Sc. (Hons.Chemistry)
- Ph.D. (Chemistry)
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Fellowships/Memberships :
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- Indian Society of Remote Sensing, Dehradun (Life Member No.L-1256)
- Indian Association of Soil and Water Conservationists, Dehradun (Annual Member)
- Punjab Academy of Sciences, Patiala (Annual Member)
- Indian Ecological Society, Ludhiana (Annual Member)
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Recently done Projects :
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- Digital data base of drinking water sources and quality parameters in Punjab.
- Space based information support for Decentralised Planning.
- Remote Sensing and GIS Based Inventory of Orchards in Fazilka, Shri Muktsar Sahib, Bathinda and Hoshiarpur Districts (Punjab) for Better Management and Planning.
- Short term action plan for Punjab GIS.
- Remote sensing and GIS studies on Wetlands (Harike, Ropar and Kanjli) using high resolution data.
- Evaluation of Soil and Water Related Constraints to Productivity under Different Cropping Systems in Punjab
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Administrative Responsibilities :
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- Incharge Soil and water Analysis Laboratory
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Recent Publications \Presentations :
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- Tur, N.S., Singh., Amardeep., Loshali, D.C., Mehra, Deepak., Minakshi., Singh, Harpinder., Kumar, Rajneesh and Sharma, P.K.(2011) Land transformation as a result of Urbanisation around Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab Indian J. Ecol.38(2):155-162.
- Minakshi, Tur, N.S., Singh, Amardeep., Mehra, Deepak., Singh, Harpinder., Kumar, Rajneesh and Sharma, P.K.(2012) Land transformation and Urban Sprawl mapping using Remote Sensing and GIS technologies- a case study of Amritsar City,India .Indian J. Ecol.39(1):6-10.
- Minakshi and Verma,V.K. (2014)Land Resources Appraisal using satellite Remote Sensing and GIS: A Case study of Rajni Devi sub-watershed (District Hoshiarpur).Indian J. Ecol.41(1):23-26.
- Navaneet Kumar Das, V. K. Verma and Minakshi*Land Use and Land Cover Change Analysis of Hussainiwala Wetland Ecosystem Using Remote Sensing and GIS.Indian Journal of Ecology (2015) 42(2): 306-310.
- Morphometric Analysis of Patiari Sub-Watershed of Hoshiarpur District, Punjab Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques.Simranjeet Singh, J.P singh; Minakshi (Submitted in Journal of Indian Society of Remote Sensing)
Organized the following events as Executive member of Indian Society of Remote Sensing Ludhiana Chapter
- Lecture ‘Agriculture and Climate Change’ by Dr Bijay Singh (INSA Senior Scientist) for celebrating World Environment Day on 8th June, 2015 at Punjab Remote Sensing Centre, Ludhiana.
- Special Guest Lecture “Remote Sensing for soil applications” by Dr K Sreenivas, Head, Soils & Land Resources Assessment Division, National Remote Sensing Centre, Hyderabad on Wednesday 8th July at Punjab Remote Sensing Centre.
- Remote Sensing Day on 12th August, 2015 at Punjab Remote Sensing Centre, Ludhiana.
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Training/Workshop/Symposia/Seminar attended :
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- Attended the Programme of Launch of Punjabi Version of Bhuvan – Punjab State Geospatial Portal on 29th May, 2015 at Punjab Remote Sensing Centre (PRSC) Ludhiana.
- Attended the Lecture ‘Agriculture and Climate Change’ by Dr Bijay Singh (INSA Senior Scientist) for celebrating World Environment Day on 8th June, 2015 organised by Ludhiana Chapter of Indian Society of Remote Sensing.
- Attended the Special Guest Lecture “Remote Sensing for soil applications” by Dr K Sreenivas, Head, Soils & Land Resources Assessment Division, National Remote Sensing Centre, Hyderabad organised by Ludhiana Chapter of Indian Society of Remote Sensing on Wednesday 8th July at Punjab Remote Sensing Centre.
- Participated in the Remote Sensing Day on 12th August, 2015 organised by Ludhiana Chapter of Indian Society of Remote Sensing, Ludhiana at Punjab Remote Sensing Centre, Ludhiana.
- Participated in the International GIS Day on 18th November, 2015 organised by Punjab Remote Sensing Centre, Ludhiana.
- Attended the Punjab State Meet on Promoting Space Based Tools,Applications in Governance & Development and Launching of Bhuvan Punjab Portal on 18 April 2016 at MGSIPA, Chandigarh organized by Punjab Remote Sensing Centre.
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Lectures delivered in different training programs organized by Punjab Remote Sensing Centre :
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- Two week Teachers Training Programme (Training of Trainers) for Geography teachers of Kendriya Vidhialya Sangthan (KVS), Navodaya Vidhialya Samiti (NVS) and CBSE affiliated private Schools from 27th July to 7th August, 2015 on behest of ISRO (DOS), GOI
- Data products, Principles of visual Interpretation of aerial photos and satellite imagery.
- Elements and Interpretation keys for Visual Interpretation, Interpretation of Multispectral Imagery.
- Two week Special course for NCERT Teachers Training Programme (Training of Trainers) for Geography teachers of Kendriya Vidhialya Sangthan (KVS), Navodaya Vidhialya Samiti (NVS)and CBSE affiliated private Schools from 4th January to 15th January, 2016 on behest of ISRO (DOS), GOI
- Data products
- Principles of visual Interpretation of satellite imagery
- Three Weeks Training for University Faculty/Line Departments for NNRMS sponsored training from 18th January to 5th February 2016
- Data products, Principles of visual Interpretation of satellite imagery
- Elements and Interpretation keys for Visual Interpretation
- Application of Remote Sensing in Mapping of Natural Resources
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Ph.D. (Organic Chemistry)
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Sh. P. K. Litoria, Scientist SE
Pradeep Kumar Litoria's Profile
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Name :
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Pradeep Kumar Litoria
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Designation :
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Head
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Division :
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Geology, Water Resources & Geoinformatics
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Qualification :
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- M.Tech. (Applied Geology)
- M.Tech. (Engineering Geology)
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Fellowships/Memberships :
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Life Member:
- Indian Society of Remote Sensing, Dehradun
- Indian Society of Geomatics, Ahmedabad
- Indian Society of Engineering Geology, Kolkata
- GIS India, Hyderabad
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Internatinal Assignments :
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Worked for UNDP-TIFAC & World Bank Sponsored Projects
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Current Responsibilities:
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Project Incharge
- Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission (Punjab & UT Chandigarh)
- Creation of Digital Database of Water Sources and Quality Parameters in various Districts of Punjab
- Mapping of Health Institutions in Punjab
Administrative Responsibilities :
- Head (Geology, Water Resources & Geoinformatics Division)
- Incharge (IT)
Recent Publications \ Presentations
Publications
- Litoria P.K., Singh Harpinder, Kumar P.and Pateriya Brijendra (2015) Creation of a Web GIS of Rural Drinking Water Sources in Punjab using FOSS tools. FOSS4G 2015 held at IIRS Dehradun, from June 8-10, 2015
- Sahoo, S., Litoria P.K., Pateriya, B., (2015). A comprehensive analysis of groundwater resources using Remote Sensing and GIS based multicriteria techniques. In ISRS-ISG National symposium on “Geomatics for Digital India”. December 16-18, 2015 at Jaipur (Rajasthan), pp. 25. (Conference Full Paper Published)
- Sahoo, S., Litoria P.K., Pateriya, B., (2015). Groundwater Prospects Evaluation based on Hydrogeomorphological Mapping: Integration with RS and GIS approach. In “National Dialogue on Clean and Sustainable Ground Water” at CGWB, Government of India, pp. 90. (Conference Full Paper Published)
- Sharma Reenu, Mathur Ajay, Kumar Rajneesh, Kaur Rupinder, Pathania Pooja, Kaur Rupinder, Singh Amarinder, Litoria P.K., Pateriya B, Singh Harnek (2015) “Geospatial Technologies for the preparation of Master Plan” poster presentation in ESRI User Conference, December 3-4,New Delhi. (Won 1st Runner-up Prize).
Presentations
- In Punjab State Meet on "Promoting Space Technology Based Applications in Governance and Development" on April 18, 2016 at Chandigarh.
- In Two weeks Teachers Training Programme for NCERT Geography Teachers of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Navoday Vidyalaya and CBSE affiliated Private Schools (July 17 - August 7, 2015 and January 4 – 15, 2016 at PRSC, Ludhiana.
- Litoria P.K., Singh Harpinder, Kumar P.and Pateriya Brijendra (2015) Creation of a Web GIS of Rural Drinking Water Sources in Punjab using FOSS tools. FOSS4G 2015 held at IIRS Dehradun, from June 8-10, 2015
- Sahoo, S., Litoria P.K., Pateriya, B., (2015). A comprehensive analysis of groundwater resources using Remote Sensing and GIS based multicriteria techniques. In ISRS-ISG National symposium on “Geomatics for Digital India”. December 16-18, 2015 at Jaipur (Rajasthan), pp. 25. (Conference Full Paper Published)
- Sahoo, S., Litoria P.K., Pateriya, B., (2015). Groundwater Prospects Evaluation based on Hydrogeomorphological Mapping: Integration with RS and GIS approach. In “National Dialogue on Clean and Sustainable Ground Water” at CGWB, Government of India, pp. 90. (Conference Full Paper Published)
- Sharma Reenu, Mathur Ajay, Kumar Rajneesh, Kaur Rupinder, Pathania Pooja, Kaur Rupinder, Singh Amarinder, Litoria P.K., Pateriya B, Singh Harnek (2015) “Geospatial Technologies for the preparation of Master Plan” poster presentation in ESRI User Conference, December 3-4,New Delhi. (Won 1st Runner-up Prize).
Organization of training/Workshop/Symposia/Seminar etc.
- Arranged Stall of Punjab Remote Sensing Centre, Ludhiana at GeoSMART India - 2016, held during March 1-3, 2016 at India Expo Mart, Greater Noida.
Training/Workshop/Symposia/Seminar Attended
- Attended Bhujal Manthan – A National Dialogue on Clean and Sustainable Ground Water at Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra organized by Central Ground Water Board, Chandigarh on August 21, 2015.
- Attended National Symposium on “Geomatics for Digital India” & Annual Conventions of ISG & ISRS held at JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur from December 16-18, 2015. ISRS Ludhiana Chapter got Best Chapter Award on December 16, 2015 during this symposium.
- Attended the International GIS Day organized by PRSC, Ludhiana on November 18, 2015.
- Attended the 16th ESRI India User Conference - 2015 (December 3-4, 2015), New Delhi and Won 1st Runner Up Prize in Poster Paper Category.
- Attended GeoSMART India - 2016, held during March 1-3, 2016 at India Expo Mart, Greater Noida.
Key Technical Achievements of the Division.
- Under Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission Project, digital data base for various themes viz., Base layer, Hydrology, Lithology, Structures and Geomorphology has been generated for Punjab and UT Chandigarh. This information will be useful in establishing relationship between ground water and geomorphological features and narrow down the area of investigation for ground water targeting and selection of sites for recharge structures. Delineation and characterization of different landforms will serve as the basic input to ascertain the transformation for future land use planning and development of an area. In addition, the water quality layer will provide the first hand information to the planners before installing a new tubewell in any area and help in planning accordingly.
- The work carried out under Creation of Digital Database for Water Sources in Punjab Project is first of its kind and it has highlighted the pockets where water quality is not fit for drinking purpose. Based on the recommendations made, the DWSS Officials can adopt proper ameliorative measures to ascertain the potablity of the drinking water being supplied to the villagers. Further, the database will help the DWSS officials in planning the new sites in these districts in a scientific manner.
- The Launching of Punjab State Geoportal on Bhuvan Portal of National Remote Sensing Centre, Development of Web GIS / Desktop GIS / Mobile GIS Applications by Geoinformatics Division (Headed by self) made Punjab Remote Sensing Centre (PRSC) a strong contender for India Geospatial Excellence Award. PRSC got “India Geospatial Excellence Award” on March 2, 2016 during GeoSMART India - 2016, held at India Expo Mart, Greater Noida.
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Development of Web GIS / Desktop GIS & Mobile Applications By Geoinformatics Division/IT Team
- Development of Block Level Web GIS : Pakhowal Block
- Development of Village Information System for Faridkot District
- Development of Web GIS for Rural Drinking Water Supply Sources of DWSS
- Development of Village Information System for five villages each of Rupnagar and Fatehgarh Sahib districts.
- Development of Desktop GIS (School GIS)
- Development of Desktop GIS (Animal Husbandry GIS)
- Development of Mobile Application to Map Places of Tourist’s Interest.
- Development of Mobile Application for “Mapping Rural Drinking Water Supply Sources of DWSS”.
- Development of Mobile Application to “Know Your Patwari”.
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M.Tech. (Applied Geology and Engineering Geology)
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Dr. R. K. Setia, Scientist SD
Dr. R. K. Setia's Profile
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Name :
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Dr. R. K. Setia
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Designation
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Scientist SD
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Qualification
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Ph.D. from The University of Adelaide, Australia
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Professional Interests
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- Organic carbon dynamics
- Modelling soil organic carbon
- Soil erosion modelling
- Crop yield modelling
- Predicting soil properties using spectral reflectance methods
- Assessment of heavy metal contamination in soil, water and plants using geospatial technology
- Application of remote sensing and GIS in natural resource management, G-governance and planning
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Honours and Awards
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- NAAS Associate, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, India
- Australian Society of Soil Science Inc. Publication Medal, Soil Science Australia
- CG Stephens Award for the best PhD in Soil Science, Soil Science Australia
- Francis and Evelyn Clark Soil Biology Scholarship, Soil Science Society of America
- Endeavour International Postgraduate Research Scholarship by The University of Adelaide, Australia
- The University of Adelaide Scholarship by The University of Adelaide, Australia
- Best Paper Award, International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
- Best Student Award, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India
- Junior Scientist of the Year Award, National Environmental Science Academy, New Delhi, India
- Merit Certificate, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
- Second Best Thesis award, Indian Society of Soil Science, North Zone, India
- Bhamashah Award, Maharana Mewar Foundation, Udaipur
- University Gold Medal, Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner
- Appreciation Certificate, Department of Environment, Rajasthan
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Membership of Professional Bodies
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- Indian Society of Remote Sensing, Dehradun
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Current Responsibilities
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- Leader of Advanced Geospatial Application Group
- Secretary, Ludhiana Chapter of Indian Society of Remote Sensing
- Joint Coordinator of Training
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Teaching and Supervision
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- Supervisor of MSc and PhD students of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana and Panjab University, Chandigarh
- Teaching trainees, bachelors and masters students
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Current Projects:
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Principal Investigator:
- Organic carbon turnover in salt-affected soils of the Indo-Gangetic plains of India
- Landuse effects on soil organic carbon dynamics in the Indo-Gangetic plains of India
- Impact assessment of heavy metal contamination in Satluj River and its tributaries on soil, water and crops in Punjab using geospatial technology
- Mapping Punjab’s Future : A Short-term Action Plan for Punjab GIS
Co-Principal Investigator
- Mapping of land degraded areas in Punjab
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Journal Publications - Peer Reviewed
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Total = 51 papers in peer reviewed journals
Selected publications
- Forouzangohar M, Setia R, Wallace D D, Nitschke C R and Bennett L T (2016). Predicted consequences of increased rainfall variability on soil carbon stocks in a semiarid environment. Climate Research 67:61-69
- Singh, K V, Setia R, Sahoo S, Prasad A and Pateriya B (2014). Evaluation of NDWI and MNDWI for assessment of waterlogging by integrating digital elevation model and ground water level. Geocarto International. 30, 650-61
- Setia R, Lewis M, Marschner P, Raja Segaran R, Summers D and Chittleborough D (2013). Severity of salinity accurately detected and classified on a paddock scale with high resolution multispectral satellite imagery. Land Degradation & Development. 24, 375-384
- Setia R , Gottschalk P, Smith P, Marschner P, Baldock J, Setia D and Smith J (2013). Soil salinity decreased global soil organic carbon stocks. Science of the Total Environment 465, 267-72
- Setia R , Smith P, Marschner P, Gottschalk P, Baldock J, Verma V, Setia D and Smith J (2012). Simulation of salinity effects on past, present and future soil organic carbon stocks. Environmental Science and Technology 46, 1624-1631
- Setia R , Verma S and Marschner P (2012). Measuring microbial biomass carbon by direct extraction- Comparison with chloroform fumigation-extraction. European Journal of Soil Biology 53, 103-106
- Wang Y, Hasbullah, Setia R, Marschner P, Zhang F (2011) Potential soil P mobilisation capacity– method development and comparison of rhizosphere soil from different crops. Plant and Soil 354, 259-267
- Setia R , Marschner P, Baldock J, Chittleborough D and Verma V (2011). Relationships between carbon dioxide emission and soil properties in salt affected landscapes. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 43, 667-674
- Setia R , Marschner P, Baldock J and Chittleborough D (2010). Is CO2 evolution in saline soils affected by an osmotic effect and calcium carbonate? Biology and Fertility of Soils 46, 781-92.
- Verma VK, Setia R, Sharma PK, Singh H (2008) Geoinformatics as a tool for the assessment of the impact of ground water quality for irrigation on soil health. Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing 36, 273-281.
Abstracts in Conferences / Seminar
Total = 19
Selected abstracts
- Singh, R P, Setia R and Pateriya B (2015). Water feature extraction and mapping of waterlogged areas using multi-temporal Landsat satellite imagery. Paper presented at National Symposium on Geomatics for Digital India & Annual Conventions of ISG & ISRS held in Jaipur, India.
- Singh, R P, Setia R, Verma V and Pateriya B (2014). Spatial prediction of micronutrients using cokriging with reflectance data from satellite imagery. Paper presented at the ISPRS TC VIII Mid-Term Symposium 2014 on ‘Operational Remote Sensing Applications: Opportunities, Progress and Challenges’ in Hyderabad, India
- Hasbullah, Marschner P and Setia R (2012). Residue decomposition in salt-affected soils: effect of residue properties. Paper presented at the Joint Soil Science Australia and New Zealand Society of Soil Science Conference in Hobart, Australia
- Verma VK, Setia R, Sharma PK, Singh H and Litoria PK (2006). Geoinformatics support for information based agriculture: A case study of Arid Tract of Punjab. Paper presented at International Symposium of ISPRS Commission - IV on Geo-Spatial Database for Sustainable Development in Goa, India
- Setia R , Verma VK, Sharma PK, Singh H and Bansal RL (2006). Spatial distribution of forms of potassium using geostatistics and geoinformatics. Proc. Paper presented at International Symposium on balanced fertilization for sustainable crop productivity at PAU, Ludhiana, India.
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Ph.D
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Shashikant Patel, Scientist SD
Shashikant Patel's Profile
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Name :
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Shashikant Patel
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Designation :
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Scientist "SD"
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Division :
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Geology, Water Resources and Geoinformatics
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Qualification :
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Fellowships/Memberships :
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- Life Member: Indian Society of Geometics
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Current Responsibilities:
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Professional Interest
Development of Spatial Technologies, Web GIS, Image Processing Techniques, Open Source Technologies in Geo-informatics, Natural Resource Management, Disaster Management, Vegetation Monitoring and Analysis, Development of Web Based Spatial Decision Support System, and Remote Sensing etc.
Projects
- Development of Web-GIS using Open source technologies for various themes.
- Involvement in ongoing projects of division.
- Member of various committees of PRSC.
- Assisting Head of Division (HOD) in various divisional activities.
- Training to Students, teachers and officials of government departments on GIS technology.
Recent Publications \Presentations
- Patel, S., Joshi, J.P. and Bhatt, B. (2017), “An assessment of Spatio-Temporal Variability of Land Surface Temperature Using MODIS Data: A study of Gujarat State, India”, Geography Compass, DOI: 10.1111/gec3.12312, Wiley online library.
- Ajwaliya, R. J., Patel, S. and Sharma, S.A. (2017), “Web-GIS based Application for Utility Management System”. Journal of Geomatics, Volume -11, Issuue-1.
- Technical Report: Patel, S., Khopkar, P.S., Mishra, S., Sharma, S.A., Chaudhary, K.N., and Oza, M.P. (2016). Web GIS based Vegetation Monitoring System (WGVMS). Technical Report. Space Applications Centre–ISRO: SAC/EPSA/VRG/CGD/TR_02/ July- 2016.
- Patel, S., Prakash, S., Bhatt, B. (2015). An Assessment of Kalpana-1 rainfall product for drought monitoring over India at meteorological sub-division scale. Water International. ISSN: 0250-8060. DOI:10.1080/02508060.2015.1072784.
- Bushair, M.T., Prakash, S., Patel, S., Gairola, R.M. (2015). Assessment of Kalpana-1 Rainfall Product over Indian Meteorological Sub-Divisions During Summer Monsoon Season. Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing. ISSN:0255-660X. DOI: 10.1007/s12524-015-0465-1.
- Ajwaliya, R.J., Patel, S. (2014). Design and Development of GIS Based Utility Management System at DOS Housing Colony, Vikramnagar, Ahmedabad. International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications. ISSN: 2248-9622, Vol. 4, Issue 9 (Version 6), pp.56-73.
- Udani, P.M., Patel, S. (2012). Food Security Analysis Using Participatory GIS. Indian Society of Geomatics Newsletter. ISSN: 0972-642X, Vol. 18 No. 3, pp. 25-27.
Organization of training/Workshop/Symposia/Seminar etc.
- Patel, S., Pandey, D., Bodani, P., Chaurasiya, S. and Misra, A. (2016), “Geo-Visualization of Soil Moisture (SM) and Soil Wetness Index (SWI) using Web-GIS”, National Symposium on Recent Advances in Remote Sensing and GIS with Special Emphasis on Mountain Ecosystems, December 7-9, 2016 Dehradun (India).
- Joshi, J. P., Patel, S., Bhatt, B. (2016), “Urbanisation trends and assessment of the urban Greenspace in Vadodara.”, “National Seminar on Remote Sensing: Enabling our Future”, October 7-8, 2016.
- Patel, S. (2016), “Vegetation Monitoring Using Remote Sensing and Web-GIS”, National Workshop cum Training on Recent trend and development in applied geology mining and Geo-informatics technology in nation building, MGCGVV, Chitrakoot, February 22-24, 2016.
- Ajwaliya, R.J., Patel, S. and Udani, P.M. “Design and Development of Customized GIS Application Shell for Electrical Power Distribution System”, “National Symposium on Remote Sensing and GIS for Environment with special emphasis on Marine and Coastal Dynamics” (December 4-6, 2013).
- Joshi, J. P., Patel, S. and Bhatt, B. (2013), Climate Change: A Human Health Perspective, National Seminar on “Climate Change in the Indian Context”, the Maharaj Sayajirao University of Baroda, Gujarat India, December14, 2013.
- Patel, S. and Maroo, D. (2012), “Development of visualization tool for Weather forecast using GIS”, National symposium on “Space Technology for Food and Environment Security” ISRS Delhi.
Training/Workshop/Symposia/Seminar attended
- Delivered Training and Lectures on IGiS technology at Gujarat Vidyapeeth Ahmedabad as a part of GIS course sponsored by Scanpoint Geomatics Limited.
- Delivered a Lecture at H&HB KOTAK Institute of Science (Rajkot, Gujarat), on “GIS technology and Open Source Software”, as a part of “3S Space Technology and Applications” Workshop on 18 February 2017.
- Delivered a lecture at M.G. Science Institute Ahmedabad on “GIS technology and Applications”, as a part of training for Trainers Programme.
- Delivered Special lectures at Institute of Science and Technology for Advanced Research (Vallabh Vidyanagar, Anand, Gujrat), on “GIS technology and Software”, as subject specialist.
- 5. Delivered Special lecture and hands-on at national conference on Geomatics for Natural Resource and Climate change with Special Reference to Rain-Fed Agriculture and Water Resources, Organized by: Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University, Ajmer (Rajasthan), on GIS and Image Processing. (October8-9,2015)
Book Chapters
Janak P. Joshi, Shashikant Patel, Bindu Bhatt: Demographic Change and age structure Transition: A Case Study of Vadodara District. Gender Discrimination: A Geographical Perspective, 2015 edited by Dr. G. N. Gadhavi, Prof. Kalpana R. Malvat, 02/2015: chapter Demographic Change and age structure Transition: A Case Study of Vadodara District.: pages 36-40; Brick Publisher., ISBN: 978-93-83047-13-0
Awards and Achievements
- Best paper presentation award for “Vegetation Monitoring Using Remote Sensing and Web-GIS” at “National Workshop cum Training on Recent trend and development in applied geology mining and Geo-informatics technology in nation building, MGCGVV, Chitrakoot, February 22-24, 2016”.
- Best paper presentation award for “Urbanisation trends and assessment of the urban Greenspace in Vadodara.”, “National Seminar on Remote Sensing: Enabling our Future”, October 7-8, 2016
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M.Sc. (Geo-Informatics)
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Sh. Harpinder Singh, Scientist SC
Sh. Harpinder Singh's Profile
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Name :
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Sh.Harpinder Singh
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Designation :
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Scientist "SC"
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Division :
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Geology, Water Resources and Geoinformatics
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Qualification :
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M.Tech. (Information Technology)
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Fellowships/Memberships :
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Life Member:
- Indian Society of Geomatics
- Indian Society of Remote Sensing
- Computer Society of India
- The Indian Science Congress Association
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Current Responsibilities:
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- Systems and Network Administration. Troubleshooting and rectifying hardware, software, peripherals and network related issues. Coordinating with the AMC, Hardware and Software vendors in the service and repair of the computer systems and peripherals.
- Coordinating in the implementation and management of the PRSC Website, Blog, Biometric attendance system, Security cameras system, E-Tendering system, Server Based Anti Virus system, Firewall and Purchase of various IT related products from time to time.
- Web GIS development using open source tools.
- Mobile data collection using open source tools.
- Training to Students, teachers and officials of government departments on GIS technology.
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Key Positions held:
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- Taught GIS subject to M.Tech(RS & GIS) to the students of Punjab Agricultural University.
- Co-Guide to three M.Tech(RS & GIS) Students.
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Key Current Projects:
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- Systems and Network Administration. Troubleshooting and rectifying hardware, software, peripherals and network related issues. Coordinating with the AMC, Hardware and Software vendors in the service and repair of the systems. Coordinating in the purchase of various computer related products from time to time.
- Health Institutions Mapping In Punjab.
- Agro-Geoinformatics
- Training to Students, teachers and officials of government departments on GIS technology.
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Publications:
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Original research papers published in referred journals
- Minakshi, Deepak Mehra, P K Sharma, N S Tur, Harpinder Singh and G S Kang (2006). Assessment, management and spatial distribution of ground water for irrigation in Rupnagar district of Punjab (India). J. Environ. Sci. Engg., 48(2) ,91-96.
- Sood, A., Mehra, D., Tur, N.S., Setia, R.K., Verma, V.K., Singh, H. and Sharma, P.K (2006) A GIS Approach for Mapping of N P K and S in the soils of Hoshiarpur district (Punjab). Indian J. Ecology 33(2), 132-134.
- Tur, N S., Minakshi, P K. Sharma, Anil Sood, R K Setia, Harpinder Singh and V K Nayyar. (2008). Mapping of macronutrient status and multi-macronutrient deficiency in Patiala district using frontier technologies. Journal of Soils and Crops. 18(1), 1-6.
- Sharma, P K., Sood, Anil, Setia, R K., Tur, N S., Mehra, D and Singh, H. (2007). Mapping of macronutrients in soils of Amritsar district (Punjab) - A GIS approach. J. Indian Soc. Soil Science.56(1):pp 34-41.
- Bal, S.K., Choudhury, B.U., Sood Anil, Jalota, S.K., Singh, H.(2008). Evaluation of the Climgen Model to generate weather parameters under different climatic situations in Punjab. Journal of Agro meteorology, 10(1): 39-45
- Verma, V K, Setia, R K, Sharma, P K and Singh Harpinder (2008) Geoinformatics as a tool for assessing impending impact of ground water quality for Irrigation on soil health. J. Indian Soc. Remote Sensing, vol. 36, pp 273-281.
- Tur, N.S., Singh Amardeep, Mehra Deepak, Singh Harpinder, Minakshi, Kumar Rajneesh and Devaser Virrat. (2011) Mapping of Urban Sprawl around Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar. Indian J. Ecology, 38(2), 155-162.
- Singh Harpinder, Kumar Rajneesh, Singh Amardeep, Litoria, P.K. (2012) Cloud GIS for Crime mapping. International Journal of Research in Computer Science, 2(3), 57-60.
- Singh Harpinder, Singh Karamjeet and Kumar Rajneesh (2012) Emergency Response planning for road accidents in Ludhiana district using Google Maps. International Journal of Computer Science and Technology, 3(2), 872-874.
- Minakshi,, Tur, N.S., Singh Amardeep, Mehra Deepak, Singh Harpinder, Devaser Virrat. and Kumar Rajneesh (2012) Land Transformation and Urban Sprawl mapping using Remote Sensing and GIS technologies – A case study of Amritsar City, India. Indian J. Ecology, 39(1), 6-10.
- Singh Harpinder (2013) Mobile Data Collection using an Android device. International Journal of Computer Science and Technology, 4(1), 200-202.
- Singh Harpinder (2013) Creation of a Crowdsource web application using open source Ushahidi platform. International Journal of Computer Science and Technology, 4(2), 54-56.
- Singh Harpinder, Singh Amardeep, Litoria P.K. and Pateriya Brijendra (2013) Creation of Inventory of Wetlands in Gurdaspur district using Remote Sensing and GIS, India. Indian J. Ecology, 40(1), 33-36.
- Gambhir Dheeraj and Singh Harpinder (2014) Creation of an Intranet Website for an Educational Institute Using Open Source Joomla CMS. International Journal of Computer Science and Technology, 5(1), 40-42.
- Singh Harpinder and Gambhir Dheeraj (2014) An Open Source Approach to Build a Web GIS Application. International Journal of Computer Science and Technology, 5(1), 50-52.
- Singh Harpinder and Gambhir Dheeraj (2014) An Open Source Approach to Build a Desktop GIS. International Journal of Computer Science and Technology, 5(2), 323-325.
- Dhawan, A.K., Mukherjee Joydeep, Kang, G.S. and Singh Harpinder (2014) Fertilizer Unsuitability Index for assessing fertilizer induced contamination risk in soils of Cotton-Wheat system of South Punjab districts.. Indian J. Ecology, 41(2), 262-268.
- Singh Harpinder, Setia R.K., Litoria P.K. and Pateriya Brijendra (2014) Study of Spatial and Temporal variations in surface air temperature using Spatial data mining. International Journal of Computer Science and Technology, 5(4), 171-174.
- Singh Harpinder, Singh Amardeep, Gambhir Dheeraj and Taneja Sagar (2015) Popular FOSS Tools, Apps and Data Sources in the Geoinformatics Releam. International Journal of Computer Science and Technology, 6(3), 44-47.
Original research papers published in referred journals
- Verma V. K, Setia R. K., Sharma P.K., Harpinder Singh and P.K.Litoria (2006) Geoinformatics support for information based agriculture: A case study of arid tract of Punjab. International symposium on Geospatial Databases For Sustainable Development held at Goa, from September 27-30, 2006.
- N. S. Tur, Anil Sood, P K Sharma and Harpinder Singh (2006). Land Use/ Land Cover mapping in Amritsar district of Punjab using multi date IRS-P6 LISS III data. International symposium on Geospatial Databases For Sustainable Development held at Goa, from September 27-30, 2006.
- Setia, R K , Verma, V K, Sharma, P K, Singh Harpinder and Bansal, R L. (2006) Spatial distribution of forms of potassium using geostatistics and geoinformatics. Proc. International Symposium on Balanced Fertilization for Sustaining Crop Productivity, held at PAU, Ludhiana from 22-25 November, 2006.
- Singh Harpinder, Krishan Kewal, Litoria, P.K. (2009). Creation of a Village Information System of Moga district in Punjab using Geoinformatics. National Conference on Recent Developments in Computing and its Applications, Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi from August 12-13, 2009.
- Singh Harpinder, Loshali, D.C., Singh Narinder, Mehra Deepak (2010). Solid Waste dumping site selection around Barnala city in Punjab using Geoinformatics. National Conference on Smart Energy-Generation, Promotion & Conservation 2010, Chitkara Institute of Engineering, Rajpura from January 15-16, 2010.
- Singh Harpinder, Singh Amardeep, Litoria P.K. (2011). Creation of Wetland Inventory of Kapurthala district in Punjab using Geoinformatics. International Conference on emerging trends in Computer Science and Information Technology, Gulzar Group of Institutes, Khanna on 26th February, 2011.
- Grewal K. Inderpreet, Singh J.P., Singh Harpinder (2015). Selection of Suitable Landfill Site for Solid Waste Dumping for Ludhiana City using Geoinformatics. Conference: 49th Annual Convention of Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers (ISAE) and Symposium on Engineering Solutions for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Processing, PAU, Ludhiana, Punjab on 23-25, Feb, 2015.
- Singh Banjeet, K. Samanpreet, Singh Harpinder, Singh Amardeep and Litoria P.K. (2015) GIS Services on Cloud. Proc. Seminar on Geospatial Technology in Natural Resource Management, held at Punjab Remote Sensing Centre, Ludhiana from 17-18 March, 2015.
- Singh Harpinder, Singh Amardeep, Gambhir Dheeraj, Taneja Sagar and Litoria P.K. (2015) QR Codes and Maps. Proc. Seminar on Geospatial Technology in Natural Resource Management, held at Punjab Remote Sensing Centre, Ludhiana from 17-18 March, 2015.
- Singh Harpinder, Gambhir Dheeraj, Singh Amardeep, Litoria P.K, Shrivastav and Pateriya Brijendra (2015) Road Condition Monitoring using a Smartphone. Proc. Seminar on Geospatial Technology in Natural Resource Management, held at Punjab Remote Sensing Centre, Ludhiana from 17-18 March, 2015.
- Singh Harpinder, Singh Amardeep, Gambhir Dheeraj and Taneja Sagar (2015) FOSS Tools, Apps and Data Sources in the Geoinformatics Releam. Proc. Seminar on Geospatial Technology in Natural Resource Management, held at Punjab Remote Sensing Centre, Ludhiana from 17-18 March, 2015.
- Singh Harpinder, Singh Amardeep, Gambhir Dheeraj and Litoria P.K. and Pateriya Brijendra (2015) A Crowd Sourcing approach to Map the Road Accidents in Punjab. Proc. Seminar on Geospatial Technology in Natural Resource Management, held at Punjab Remote Sensing Centre, Ludhiana from 17-18 March, 2015.
- Grewal K. Inderpreet, Singh J.P. and Singh Harpinder (2015) Suitable Landfill Site Selection for Solid waste dumping for Ludhiana city using a Geoinformatics. Proc. Seminar on Geospatial Technology in Natural Resource Management, held at Punjab Remote Sensing Centre, Ludhiana from 17-18 March, 2015.
- Litoria P.K., Singh Harpinder, Kumar P.and Pateriya Brijendra (2015) Creation of a Web GIS of Rural Drinking Water Sources in Punjab using FOSS tools. FOSS4G 2015 held at IIRS Dehradun, from June 8-10, 2015.
- Singh Harpinder, Sood Anil, Pateriya Brijendra (2015) Agricultural Data Collection using an Android Mobile device. National Symposium on Geomatics for Digital India and Annual Conventions of ISG and ISRS, JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur from December 16-18, 2015.
- Singh Harpinder, Gambhir Dheeraj and Taneja Sagar, Singh Amardeep (2016) Use of Cloud, Multimedia and QR Codes to enhance print maps. Proc. National Conference on Advances in Science and Technology (NCAST-2016), RIMT Institute of Engineering and Technology, Mandi Gobindgarh from 03-04 March, 2016.
Original research papers published in referred journals
- Sharma P.K. , Chopra R, Sood A, Verma V.K, Minakshi, Bhatt C.M, Bansal N, Singh Harpinder , Dhiman R, Kaur A. (2005) : Wastelands Atlas of India (2005) Ministry of Rural Development, Department of Land Resources, Govt. of India. Prepared by National Remote Sensing Agency. (Dept. of Space) Hyderabad.
- Sharma P.K., Verma V.K., Minakshi, Singh Charanjit, Litoria P.K., Kumar Ashok, Singh Harpinder, Shalley V. (2005): Resource Atlas – Ludhiana District, Punjab. Information Technology for Sustainable Agriculture in Punjab (IT-SAP) sponsored by United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Technology Information Forecasting Assesment Council (TIFAC)
- Sharma P.K., Verma V.K. , Loshali D.C., Singh Charanjit, Kumar A, Chopra R, Bhatt C.M, Singh Harpinder , Anand J.R., Kang G.S. (2006): Resource Atlas – Hoshiarpur District, Punjab. Information Technology for Sustainable Agiculture in Punjab (IT-SAP) sponsored by United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Technology Information Forecasting Assessment Council (TIFAC)
- P.K. Sharma, Rajiv Chopra, P.K.Litoria, C.M.Bhatt, Anil Sood, B.U.Choudhary, Rameshwar Kumar, Narinder Singh, R.K.Setia, V.K. Verma, Ajay Mathur , D.C.Loshali, Minakshi, Harpinder Singh (2006) Digital Database of Drinking water sources and quality parameters in Moga District - Department of Water Supply & Sanitation (DWSS), Punjab Govt.
- P.K. Sharma, Rajiv Chopra, C.M.Bhatt, D.C.Loshali, Ajay Mathur, Rameshwar Kumar, Anil Sood, Meenakshi, B.U.Choudhury, Narinder Singh, R.K. Setia, V.K. Verma, P.K. Litoria, Harpinder Singh, Gurcharan Singh (2007) Digital Database of Drinking water sources and quality parameters in Patiala & Part of SAS Nagar District - Department of Water Supply & Sanitation (DWSS), Punjab Govt.
- P.K. Sharma, Rajiv Chopra, P.K. Litoria, Anil Sood, Harpinder Singh, R.K. Setia, D.C.Loshali, Ajay Mathur, Rameshwar Kumar , Meenakshi, C.M.Bhatt, B.U.Choudhury, Narinder Singh, V.K. Verma, Gurcharan Singh (2007) Digital Database of Drinking water sources and quality parameters in Sangrur District -Department of Water Supply & Sanitation (DWSS), Punjab Govt.
- Sharma, P.K., Loshali, D.C., Minakshi, Singh., Narinder, Sood, Anil., Singh. Harpinder, Litoria, P.K., Verma, V.K., Sharma, K.P., Sondhi, A.K., Saini, S.S. and Manchanda, M.L. (2008) “Land Use Atlas of Punjab”, Punjab Remote Sensing Centre.
- Sharma, P.K., , Sood, Anil, Setia, R.K., Singh., Narinder, Minakshi, Verma., V.K., Mehra Deepak, Choudhury., B.U., Kang ., G.S., Litoria. P.K., Singh. Harpinder, Bhatt., C.M., Singh S.p., Walia C.S., Sharma J.P., Tandon Sunil, Pandit Neeraj, and Singh Jaswant (2010) “Ground Water Quality for Irrigation in Punjab”, Punjab Remote Sensing Centre.
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Training Attended:
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- Five Months Project training in Software Development (Unix , Oracle, Pro*C)
(held at Corporate EDP Deptt., Vardhman Spinning Mills, Ludhiana from April-Aug.1999)
- Fifteen Days training in Programming in Visual Basic-6
completed in Jan, 2000 from S.T.G., Ludhiana.
- Three months (Feb to May 2003) Online training in Linux Master
completed on 9th May, 2002 from Netvarsity.com (NIIT Online Learning Limited).
- Cleared the SQL & PL-SQL exam of Oracle Certified Profession on 18th Apr., 2001.
- Two Weeks Training in Geo-databases and Arc SDE by ESRI India
( held at HARSAC, Hisar from 13th-24th Dec.,2004).
- Three Days Training in Oracle 9i Database Administration by TCS
( held at PRSC, Ludhiana from 7th-9th Feb., 2005).
- Two Days Training in Citrix Metaframe XP Server Administration by TCS
( held at PRSC, Ludhiana from 10th-11th Feb., 2005).
- Two Days Orientation Training under Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission conducted by National Remote Sensing Agency (Hyderabad)
( held at PRSC, Ludhiana from 18th-19th Sept. 2007).
- Two days Training in Introduction to ArcGIS Server Image Extension by ESRI India ( held at PRSC, Ludhiana from 16th-17th Feb.,2010).
- Two days Training in Introduction to ArcGIS Server by ESRI India
( held at PRSC, Ludhiana in Feb.,2011).
- Four days Training Workshop on “Open Source Software Solutions for Geo-Spatial Domain” ( Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), Dehradun from 6th -9th August 2012).
- Two days Training in ERDAS 2011
( held at PRSC, Ludhiana in 20-21 Oct. 2012).
- Five days Training in Introduction to ArcGIS 10 by ESRI India
( held at PRSC, Ludhiana in 31 Oct- 4 Nov. 2012).
- One day Training in Appraisal training of SILKS under Sericulture project by North Eastern Space Application Centre (NESAC)
( held at Department of Space Staff Housing, Dwarka, New Delhi on 11th Feb. 2013).
- Successfully completed Online Course: “Maps and Geospatial Revolution“ MOOC by The Pennsylvania State University, on www.coursera.org, July 2013.
- Successfully completed the Distance education EDUSAT course "Microwave (SAR) Remote Sensing for Natural Resources" by Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) from 3rd February - 31st March 2014.
- Successfully completed Online Course: “From GPS and Google Maps to Spatial Computing“ MOOC by University of Minnesota, on www.coursera.org, November 2014.
- Successfully completed the Distance education EDUSAT course “"IIRS Outreach Program on Basics of RS, GIS & GNSS" by Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) from August - November 2014.
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Sh. Sashikanta Sahoo, Scientist SC
Sh. Sashikanta Sahoo's Profile
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Sashikanta Sahoo
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Designation :
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Scientist "SC"
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Division :
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Geology, Water Resources & Geoinformatics
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Qualification :
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- Masters in Geoinformatics from ITC, The Netherland. (Specialization: Geo-Informatics & GeologicalHazards)
- M.Sc. in Geology and B.Sc. in Geology (Hons.) with Distinction.
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Fellowships/Memberships :
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- Life member of Indian Society of Remote Sensing, Dehradun.
- Member of GIM - International, The Netherlands.
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Research Interests :
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Geo-Informatics, Hydrogeology, Geological Hazards, Disaster Management and Engineering Geology.
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Current Responsibilities:
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- Involvement in ongoing projects in Geology, Water Resources and Geoinformatics division.
- Interacting with team of scientists of various divisions of ISRO and GSI under various
collaborative projects.
Project Incharge (as Co-Principal Investigator):
- Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission (RGNDWM) for Punjab (Phase III-B & IV) & Chandigarh (Phase-IV) (Sponsored by DOS & MoRD, Govt. of India).
- Phase - III (B): Ground Water Prospects Mapping of Chandigarh.
- Phase - IV: Ground Water Quality Mapping of Punjab.
- National Geomorphological and Lineaments Mapping (NGLM) on 1:50,000 scale for Punjab state under National (Natural) Resources Census (NRC) (Sponsored Project of NNRMS, Dept. of Space, Govt. of India).
- Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Program (AIBP) for UBDC project (Sponsored by DOS & MoWR, Govt. of India).
- Mapping of Health Institutions in Punjab (Sponsoredby Govt. of Punjab).
- Irrigation (Canal) GIS under short term action planof Punjab GIS (Sponsored by Govt. of Punjab).
- Impact assessment of heavy metal contamination in Satluj River and its tributaries on soil, water and crops in Punjab using geospatial technology (Approved by DST, Govt. of India).
- National Wastelands Change Analysis for Punjab State.
Administrative Responsibilities:
- Assist the HOD, GWG for various geology and water resources related works.
- Faculty member of M. Tech. Course (RS and GIS) and other training programmes conducted in PRSC.
- Treasurer of ISRS Ludhiana Chapter.
- Member for various purchasing and store committee at PRSC and any other administrative duties given by PRSC.
- Committee member for the recruitment and review of Research Associates, Research Fellows and Junior Research Fellows.
Recent Publications (2010 onwards):
- Das, I., Sahoo, S., Westen, C. V., Stein, A., Hack, R. (2010). Landslide susceptibility assessment using logistic regression and its comparison with a rock mass classification system, along a road section in the northern Himalayas (India), Geomorphology. 2010; 114(4): 627-637
- Sahoo, S., Litoria, PK., Pateriya, B., (2015). A comprehensive analysis of groundwater resources
using Remote Sensing and GIS based multicriteria techniques. In ISRS-ISG National symposium on
“Geomatics for Digital India”. 16-18 December 2015 at Jaipur (Rajasthan).
- Sahoo, S., Litoria, PK., Pateriya, B., (2015). Groundwater Prospects Evaluation based on
Hydrogeomorphological Mapping: Integration with RS and GIS approach. In “National Dialogue on
Clean and Sustainable Ground Water” at Kurukshetra University organized by CGWB, MoWR,
Government of India.
- Singh, K.V., Setia, R., Sahoo, S., Prasad, A., Pateriya, B., (2014). Evaluation of NDWI and MNDWI
for assessment of water logging by integrating digital elevation model and groundwater level.
Geocarto International. 2014; 30: 650-661.
- Das, I., Sahoo, S., Westen, C. V., Stein, A., Hack,R. (2010). Landslide susceptibility assessment
using logistic regression and its comparison with arock mass classification system, along a road
section in the northern Himalayas (India), Geomorphology. 2010; 114(4): 627-637.
- Sahoo, S., Kaur, A., Litoria, P.K. and Pateriya, B.(2014) Geospatial modelling for groundwater
quality mapping: a case study of Rupnagar district,Punjab, India, Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote
Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XL-8, 227-232.
- Sahoo S., Litoria, P.K. and Pateriya, B. (2012). Ground water prospects mapping in Punjab, India
using Remote Sensing & Geographical Information System (GIS) techniques. In International
Symposium of BVS held at Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, India.
Organization of training/Workshop/Symposia/Seminar etc.
- State Meet on Promoting Space Technology Based Tools, Applications in Governance &
Development and Launching of Bhuvan Punjab Portal on 18
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April 2016 at Chandigarh.
- As Joint Organising Secretary, organized Regional Seminar in collaboration with Indian Society of
Remote sensing, Ludhiana Chapter on “Geospatial Technology in Natural Resource
Management” on 17-18 March, 2015.
- Organised two days state level workshop at Punjab University, Chandigarh for various user/line
departments of Govt. of Punjab on “Usage of Remote Sensing and GIS based Groundwater
Prospects Maps – Punjab” held on 15 & 16, October, 2014.
- Organized two days state level training program for State DWSS officials (Including Senior &
Junior Engineers) of Govt. of Punjab about the “Applications of RS & freeware GIS software in
related to water resources management”.
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Three weeks training program for University/ College Lecturers and Professors under “Remote
Sensing Awareness/Training Courses under ISRO-NNRMSprogramme of 2014-15 & 2015-16”.
- Two week Teachers Training Programme for NCERT Geography teachers of KVS, NVS and CBSE
affiliated private Schools under ISRO-NNRMS programme of 2015-16”.
- One day training program for School teachers under “Remote Sensing Awareness/ Training
Courses under ISRO-NNRMS programme of 2014-15”.
- Organised one day training program to school children in Moga and Jalandhar District under
“Remote Sensing Awareness/Training Courses under ISRO-NNRMS programme of 2014-15”.
- Organized two days training program on “Basics of RS and GIS” with hands-on training for
Professors from PAU and various govt. organizationsin PRSC, Ludhiana on 7th and 8th July, 2014.
- Exhibit the Geology and Water Resources related Project outcomes in India Geospatial Forum
2014 at Hyderabad organized by Geospatial Media.
- World Environment Day, Remote Sensing Day, International GIS Day and special guest lecturers
for the ISRS Ludhiana chapter.
- Workshop on Bhuvan and basics of RS & GIS was organized for villagers and school students at
Govt. Senior Secondary Schools in Punjab.
Training/Workshop/Symposia/Seminar attended:
- Attended and Presented full paper at “ISPRS Technical Commission VIII Symposium, Operational
RS Applications: Opportunities, Progress and Challenges, 09-12 December 2014, Hyderabad,
India”.
- Attended and Presented full paper at Geomatics for Digital India & Annual Conventions of ISG &
ISRS held at Jaipur on December, 2015.
- Attended and Presented full paper at Bhujal Manthan – A National Dialogue on Clean and
Sustainable Ground Water at Kurukshetra University,Haryana organized by CGWB, Government
of India.
- Attended the two days residential training cum workshop program organized by EA Water on
“24*7 Water Supply” in August, 2014 at Rajasthan.
- Attended the “State level one day workshop for the stake holders using Bhuvan-NUIS” held at
PRSC, Ludhiana.
- Attended one day Seminar on “Geo-enabling in State Government Departments” by ESRI India
In 2014 at Chandigarh.
- Attended the workshop on “Updated Environment Framework and Social Development
Assessment” organized by DWSS, Govt. of Punjab at Chandigarh in 2014.
Key technical achievements of the Division:
- First time generated the Groundwater potential zones for the whole state on 1:50,000 scale
according to the current scenario and distributed the Groundwater prospect maps of all district
DWSS and Water resources departments of Govt. of Punjab for planning and further feedbacks.
- Mapping the ground water quality for drinking waterpurpose for the entire state using RS and
GIS is in progress. This will help in assessing theportability of water for the people of the state in
general in the coming year.
- The mapping of flood extent and water logging areas for the year 2013 was carried out in
collaboration with NRSC, Hyderabad for Fazilka, Firozpur, Kapurthala, Tarn Taran and Gurdaspur
districts.
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M.Sc. ( Geology & Geoinformatics)
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Reenu Sharma, Scientist SC
Reenu Sharma's Profile
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Name :
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Reenu Sharma
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Scientist "SC"
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Land Resources Utilities & Infrastructure Division
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- M.Sc. (Geography)
- M.Tech (Urban Planning)
- Bachelor of Education
- Diploma in Computer Application & Programming
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Fellowships/Memberships :
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- Life Member of Indian Society of Remote Sensing(ISRS), Dehradun, India
- Indian society of Geomatics(ISG), Ahmedabad (Life member)
- Associate member of Institutes of Town Planners, New Delhi, India.
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Current Responsibilities:
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Projects
- Preparation of Base Maps of Planning Areas of Various Towns in Punjab for PUDA, Mohali.
- Mapping of Individual property Using Remote Sensing and GIS for Bathinda Municipal for Municipal Corporation Bathinda.
- Single Building Extraction in Ludhiana Municipal limit for Municipal Corporation of Ludhiana.
- Base Map Preparation of Lalru and Kharar Local Planning Area.
- Base Preparation of Chatt Local Planning Area.
- Demarcation of Industries using High Resolution satellite data for Punjab Small Industries Export Corporation, Chandigarh
Administrative Responsibilities
- Co Incharge of store.
- Executive Member of Indian Society of Remote Sensing(ISRS), Ludhiana Chapter
Recent Publications \Presentations
- Poster presented at ESRI Conference, 2015 at Delhi entitled “GeoSpatial Technologies for the preparation of Master Plan” Sharma Reenu, Mathur Ajay, Kumar Rajneesh, Kaur Rupinder, Pathania Pooja, Kaur Rupinder, Singh Amarinder, Litoria P.K., Pateriya B, Singh Harnek
- Poster presentation entitled “E-Governance for Bathinda Municipal Corporation” Singh Balwan, Singh Lakhvir, Kaur Simerjit, Rashpal, Kaur Kamaljit, Singh Navdeep, Sharma JP, Gupta Vardan, Sharma Reenu, Mathur Ajay, Pateriya B during Seminar on Geospatial Technology in Natural Resource Management, March 17-18, 2015
- Paper presented in UIM (User Interaction Meet ),2014 at Hyderabad entitled "Basemap Generation Using Cartosat Data" Sharma Reenu, Kaur Simerjit, Mathur Ajay and Pateriya B in User Interaction Meet 2014, January 20-21, National Remote Sensing Centre, Hyderabad.
- Paper published “Urban Renewal: Sustainable and Inclusive Development” Sharma Reenu, in 62nd National Town and Country Planners Congress on Urban Renewal, Redevelopment and Regeneration: Challenges and Options, January 10-12, 2014, Kothrud, Pune.
- Poster presented at ESRI Conference, 2014 at Delhi entitled “Municipal GIS: A Case Study of Ludhiana city , Punjab (India)” Sharma Reenu, Singh Lakhvir, Gupta Vardan, Singh Amardeep, Mathur Ajay, Litoria P.K., Pateriya B, Arulraj M, Aggarwal Sonal
- Paper published “Impact of MRTS: Case Study Delhi” Sharma Reenu in journal of Spatio-Economic Development Record ,Vol. 20 No. 6, Nov- Dec 2013 page no 149 - 155 .
- Paper published “Decentralized Planning with Application of GIS: Issues and Options” Sharma Reenu, Pateriya B, Mathur Ajay (2013) in XXXIII INCA International Congress on Integrated Decentralized Planning: Geospatial Thinking, ICT and Good Governance, September 19-21, Jodhpur, Rajasthan. (Published in the journal of Indian cartographer, Vol..XXXIII, 2013, Pg no.26-33)
- Poster presentation at ESRI Conference, 2013 at Delhi entitled ) "WebGIS for Tourism : A Case Study of Amritsar City,Punjab, (INDIA)” Sharma Reenu, Mathur Ajay, Litoria P.K, Pateriya B. et.al
- Sharma Reenu, et.al (2010) “Landuse, Soil and Water Pollution Studies in Kanjli Wetland Ecosystem - 2010” under National Wetland Conservation Programme, Punjab Remote Sensing Centre, Ludhiana in technical collaboration with Department of Soils, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana.
- Paper published “JNNURM and City Development Plan: Features and Issues, Sharma Reenu, in SOUVENIR 8th National Annual NOSPLAN convention at GRD School of Planning, April 6-9, 2006, Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar, Punjab.
Organization of training/Workshop/Symposia/Seminar etc.
- Organizing committee member of the International GIS Day 2011,2013,2014,2015.
- Organizing committee member of the Punjab State Meet on Promoting Space Technology Based Tools, Applications in Governance & Development and Launching of Bhuvan Punjab Portal, April 18, 2016.
- Organizing committee member of the Regional Seminar on Geospatial Technology in Natural Resource Management, March 17-18, 2015
- Organizing committee member of State level workshop on “Usage of Remote Sensing and GIS based Ground Water Prospects Map” October 15-16, 2014,
- Organizing committee member of the State Level Workshop for Stake Holders “On Master Plan Formulation Using Bhuvan – NUIS” April 24, 2014
Training/Workshop/Symposia/Seminar attended
- Attended training Programme under CHAMAN Project organised by Punjab Remote Sensing Centre (PRSC) in co-ordination with Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre (MNCFC), New Delhi for the Officials of the Horticulture Department of the State during July 21-22, 2015 at PRSC
- Participation in Remote Sensing Day, the Birthday of Indian Space Scientist Dr. Vikram A. Sarabhai, was celebrated by Indian Society of Remote Sensing (ISRS)– Ludhiana Chapter in association with Punjab Remote Sensing Centre (PRSC), Ludhiana on August 12, 2015 at PRSC, Ludhiana.
- Participation in ESRI User Conference 2014 and 2015 at Hotel Kampinski, New Delhi.
- Participation in Consultation Workshop on Use of GIS in Informed Planning & Decision Making, March 29-30, 2016 Organised by centre for innovations in Public Systems.
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- Received “Best Poster Presentation Award” for three years 2013, 2014 and 2015 in ESRI User Conference.
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M.Tech(Urban Planning) & M.Sc.(Geography)
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