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Semester-I
Subject: Geomorphology
Semester-II
Subject: Climatology
Wednesday, 5 July 2017
Tuesday, 4 July 2017
Department of Geography, Activity Plan for the year 2017-2018
July 04, 2017
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Lal
Bahadur Shastri College, Satara
Department
of Geography
Activity Plan for the year 2017-2018
month
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activity
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13/06/2017
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1.
First annual departmental meeting
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03/07/2017
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1.
Welcome to B A part I optional Geography Students
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05/08/2017
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1.
Library visit of the department
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05/09/2017
15/09/2016
22/09/2017
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1.
Celebrated
5th September as Teacher’s Day.
2.
Organization of guest lecture
3. Opening of the wall-paper
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03/10/2017To 07/10/2017
12/10/2017
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1.
Students’ Seminar
2.
Term end meeting
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07/11/2017
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1.Second
annual Meeting
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22/12/2017
30/12/2017
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1
Village
Survey
2 Organization of guest lecture
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15/01/2018
15/01/2018
22/01/2018
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1.
Wall Paper Presentation
2.
14th January as Geography Day
3.
Geographical Tour
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13/02/2018To
20/02/2018
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1.
Project Work
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23/03/2018
27/04/2018
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1.
Farewell function to BA part III Special
Geography students
2.
Year end meeting of the department
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Head
Dept. of Geography
Dept. of Geography
Career In Geoinformatics
July 04, 2017
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Introduction
Geographic Information System (GIS) and satellite-based Remote
Sensing (RS) have greatly improved our ability to collect, store, analyse and
utilise geographical information. GIS and RS is a system of hardware, software
and procedures designed for support, capture, management, manipulation,
analysis, modelling and display of spatially referenced (geographical) data.
The terms ‘geo-informatics system’ or ‘geomatics’ are used interchangeably. GIS
and RS professionals finds career opportunities in environmental impact
assessment, biodiversity assessment, natural resource management, environmental
modelling, town planning, public utility work and many socio-economic
development programmes. GIS professionals make the geographic information
accessible to scientists, planners, decision makers, managers and to general
public. The knowledge of geo-informatics is becoming a driving force behind the
overall socio-economic development of the nation.
Scope
Geo-informatics services are growing by 10-15% per annum. There is
great demand for GIS professionals in 150 GIS companies in India any many other
global companies. Geo-information system have a variety of uses viz.
agriculture, archaeology, environment, geology, health, land information
system, military, urban and rural development, transpiration,
telecommunication, power, water resource, natural and man made disasters, oil
and natural gas, banking and insurance, business geographics, mobile mapping,
etc GIS and RS has application in resoruce managment especially of water,
land, soil, vegetation, etc. There is a wide gap in demand and supply of GIS
professionals. India is the one of the most preferred outsourcing destination
for GIS related work in the world.
Remuneration
Salary based on training, experience and qualification. In
general, salaries in private field are above average than in government
organizations. The salaries for those working in geoinformatics are quite good
as compared to many other fields.The salary range in United States is between
$31,387 for an entry-level analyst to $83,333 for a GIS supervisor.
Eligibility
Graduation or post-graduation in science stream with good training
programme is GIS is essential. The knowlege of Geography, information
technology is preferred. B.A. or M.A. geography students can also make good
career in Geoinformatics.
Employabilty Skills
- Remote sensing, database programming, photogrammetry, image processing, digital cartography and automated mapping
- Knowledge of two or more GIS packages.
- Excellent verbal/written communication skills.
- Good documentation skills.
- "Hands-on" experience
- Good analytical skills.
- Problem solving skills
- Creativity
- Good knowledge of cartography, GIS, database management and programming.
Career test
If you record “Yes” for maximum questions then it indicates that
you have potential for perusing career in the field of Geo-informatics.
- Do I have good sense of space and dimensions?
- Do I have knowledge of GIS packages?
- Do I have perceptive and probing mind?
- Do I have ability to handle enormous amount of data?
- Do I like to travel frequently?
- Am I ready to bear inconvenience if you are in remote areas?
- Do I like systematic way of working?
- Do I like to work for several hours (8-12hrs or more) per day in a lab?
- Do I have analysing and interpreting skills?
- Do I read latest scientific news, books and research magazines?
- Do I have a creative mind and deep thinking?
- Do I have ability of keen observation?
- Am I ready to learn and adopt new techniques?
- Do I like to work as a team?
- Do I have good knowledge of cartography?
- Am I good in database management and software programming?
- Do I have like to learn statistical analysis?
- Do I have problem solving ability?
- Do I have good communication skills?
Career opportunities
- Agriculture: Mixed-crop discrimination and inventory, large area crop inventory and crop stress detection monitoring.
- Forest: Types and species discrimination, forest stock mapping and biomass estimation.
- Environment: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and environmental planning.
- Soil resources: Soil mapping and erosion prone mapping.
- Geology: Geological mapping, geomorphologic mapping, terrain and cadastral mapping
- Water Resources: Surface water monitoring and ground water targeting.
- Disaster: Flood damage assessment, flood relief measures, etc.
- Military management: GIS playes role in scheduling and fighting of wars as well rebuilding war-torn communities.
- Business applications: For finding offending taxpayers, developing pizza delivery routes, setting up insurance rates, etc.
- Public sector organisations: ISRO, NRSA, NIC, urban developmental authorities and municipal bodies employ GIS trained personnels.
- Natural resource management.
- Local and municipal planning and development.
- Emergency management:
- Transportation management.
- Socio-Economic development.
- Urban development.
- Public utility works.
Job options
- Cartographic designer
- Consultant: A consultant's primary duties are the complete analysis, design and documentation of a project.
- Database administrator.
- Geographer
- Geo-Spatial Software Engineer
- GIS analysts:
- GIS Analyst-Environmental
- GIS Application Specialist
- GIS Business Analyst
- GIS Data Specialist
- GIS digitisers/GIS operators
- GIS Mapping Assistant
- GIS Mapping Technician
- GIS Programmer
- GIS project manager
- GIS technicians/GIS engineers
- Professor/Teacher
Self-employment:
- Geo-informatics solution consultancy.
- Out sourcing Geoinformatics services.
- EIA consultant.
Employers
- Geoinformatics centres: Universities, Space Application Centres, Birla Institute of Technology, NRSA, etc.
- Central Government organizations/agencies: NESAC, RRSAC,ISRO, ADRIN, IARI, ICAR, etc.
- Schools, Colleges and Universities:
- Overseas firms: USA, Canada, Netherlands, Switzerland, China, Malaysia, France, Germany, Australia, etc.
- Private sector firms: Telecommunication companies, oil industry, transportation industry, etc.
- Government agencies and local authorities: Departments like Agriculture, Geology, Forest, Town-planning, etc.
- Newspaper/magazines: Geoinformatics columnist
- Educational content development firms: Content developer, Expert, etc.
Companies providing job opportunities
- CyberTech Systems and Software Ltd., Mumbai
- ESRI India, New Delhi
- Fugro Survey India Ltd, Mumbai.
- Geofiny Technologies Private Limited, Chennai
- Geographis (India) Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad.
- INCA Informatics Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi
- Lavasa Corporation Limited, Pune.
- Magnasoft Consutancy Services, Bangalore
- Reliance Communication Pvt. Ltd.
- Speck Spatial Tech Ltd.
- Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.
Courses
Courses after 12th standard
- B.E.(Geoinformatics) Duration: 4 years Eligibility: Higher second class in 10+2 Mode of admission: Common entrance test Institute: Institute of Remote Sensing at Anna University, Chennai. Further details: www.annauniv.edu
- Diploma in Geoinformatics Institute: Symbiosis Society Senapati Bapat rd. Pune-1. www.symbiosissociety.org
Courses after Graduation:
- B.Sc. (Applied) in GIS and RS. Duration: 1 year Eligibility: Minimum 50% marks in the qualifying examination viz., B.Sc./B.Ag./B.A. (in mathematics/statistics) B.E./ B.Tech./ B.Arch./ B.A. (in geography) Institute: Pune University www.unipune.ernet.in
- M.Sc (Geoinformatics and Geohazards) Duration: 2 years Institute: Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) National Remote Sensing Agency Dept of Space, Govt. of India, Dehradun (India) www.iirs-nrsa.gov.in
- M.Sc. Geomatics Duration: 2 years Eligibility: Common entrance test Institute: Symbiosis Geomatics Institute, Pune. www.symbiosisgeoinformatics.in
- M.Sc. Geoinformatics Duration: 2 years Eligibility: Common entrance test Institute: Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi, Jharkhand Kolkatta and Jaipur. www.bitmesra.ac.in
- M.Sc. Geoinformatics and remote sensing Duration: 2 years Institute: M.D.S. University, Ajmer, Rajasthan. www.mdsuajmer.com
- M.Sc. Geoinformatics Duration: 2 years Eligibility: Students having obtained minimum 50% marks in the qualifying examination viz., B.Sc./B.Ag./B.A. (in mathematics/statistics) B.E./ B.Tech./ B.Arch./ B.A. (geography) Institute: Pune University. www.unipune.ernet.in
- M.Tech: Duration: 2 years Eligibility: Common entrance test Institute: IIT Mumbai, IIT Kanpur, www.iitk.ac.in Roorkee University, REC Warangal Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi, Jharkhand Jawaharlal Nehru Technical University (JNTU), Hyderabad. www.jntu.ac.in
- M.Tech (RS & GIS) Institute: Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) National Remote Sensing Agency Dept of Space, Govt. of India, Dehradun-248001 (India) www.iirs-nrsa.gov.in
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) Eligibility: M.Sc. Duration: 2-6 years Mode of admission: NET/CSIR entrance. Or Under research projects or self funded
Centers for Ph.D:
- All reputed Universities.
- Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi, Jharkhand www.bitmesra.ac.in
- Jawaharlal Nehru Technical University (JNTU), Hyderabad. www.jntu.ac.in
- Indian Institute of Technology (lIT), www.iitk.ac.in Roorkee, Kanpur and Kharagpur.
- Indian Space Research organisation (ISRO) www.isro.org
- National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA) www.nrsc.gov.in
- Space Application Centre, Ahmedabad www.sac.gov.in
- Survey Training Institute, Hyderabad www.surveyofindia.gov.in/Training.html
- Geological Survey of India www.gsi.gov.in Conducts short term and long-term courses and workshops at nominal fees.
Post-Graduate Diploma RS & GIS Institutes: IIRS, Dehradun www.iirs-nrsa.gov.in and Allahabad
University
Distant courses:
- MSc (Remote Sensing and GIS): Institute: School of Studies in Distance Education (SOSDE) (Jiwaji University),Madhya Pradesh www.idejug.com
- MSc. (Geoinformatics) The Global Open University, Distance Education.Tamil Nadu, Chennai and Annamalai University Directorate of Distance Education, Annamalainagar (Tamil Nadu).
- MBA in Geoinformatics Periyar Institute of Distance Education, Mumbai
- M.Sc. In Geomatics Sikkim Manipal University Directorate of Distance Education and Bangalore University- Directorate of Correspondence Courses & Distance.
Important Institutes
- Allahabad University, Allahabad, UP. www.aaidu.org
- Birla Institute of Technology. www.bits-pilani.ac.in
- Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, www.iari.res.in
- Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR). www.icar.org.in
- Indian Institute of Remote Sensing and Sensing (IIRS), Dehradun. www.iirs-nrsa.gov.in
- Indian Institute of Technology(lIT), Roorkee, Kanpur, Kharagpur
- ISRO, Bangalore. www.isro.org
- Jawaharlal Nehru Technical University (JNTU), Hyderabad. www.jntu.ac.in
- M.D.S. University, Ajmer. www.mdsuajmer.com
- National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA), Balanagar Hyderabad www.nrsa.gov.in
- Regional Remote Sensing Application Center (RRSAC), Kharagpur, Dehradun, Jodhpur, Nagpur and Bangalore, www.isro.org/rrssc/index.html
- Space Application Center (SAC), Ahmedabad and New Delhi. www.sac.gov.in
Examinations
Many reputed institutes conducts entrance examinations so as to
test the aptitute for the Geoinformatics.
Abroad opportunities
Abroad degrees and scholarships
- www.gis-internationalscreening.com.
- www.gispathway.com/tag/gis-degree
- www.gisthailand.org
- www.gardenschool.edu.my
Fellowships and scholarships
- www.careers.geocomm.com
- www.jobs.trovit.co.uk/jobs/gis-abroad
- www.bixee.com/GIS/jobs-in/India
- www.cyber-sierra.com/nrjobs/gis.html
- www.gisgig.com
Emerging trends
- Geo-Spatial Software
- GIS - Enviroment
- GIS Town development
- GIS Business
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