ISPRS Technical Commission V
Education and Outreach
Our Mission:
The mission of Technical Commission V is to support, promote and motivate Capacity building at different levels of professionals, educators and students and develop cost effective teaching methods which include distance learning programmes, International collaborative effort for sharing web-based resources – both material and trainers as well as best practices for effective transfer of knowledge and curricula development that meets regional needs, encourage open source software tools and innovative methodologies for urban infrastructure, citizen science and geospatial technology in various applications, and support youth forum and students consortium activities.
President | ||
 | A. Senthil Kumar Indian Institute of Remote Sensing Indian Space Research Organisation 4 Kalidas Road, Dehradun Uttarakhand, Pin - 248 001 INDIA +91 135 274 4583 +91 135 274 1987
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Vice-President | ||
 | P.L.N. Raju North Eastern Space Applications Centre Department of Space, Government of India, Umiam, Shillong, Meghalaya INDIA – 793103 +91 364 2570140/141 +91 364 2570139
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Secretary | ||
 | S.P. Aggarwal Indian Institute of Remote Sensing ISRO | Dept. of Space | Govt. of India 4, Kalidas Road, Dehradun INDIA + 91 135 2524162 (O) + 91 135 2741987
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Terms of Reference
Support, promote, and motivate
- Curricula Development at basic, professional and decision making levels for Geospatial information science;
- Cost-effective digital class teaching/training approaches and web-based sharing of resources for mass awareness programs;
- Regional/International cooperation in capacity building, citizen science and geospatial technology;
- Engaging tutors/trainers and preparing educational material and support, including open source software education;
- Young people on Basic and advances in Photogrammetry, RS & Geoinformation Sciences through Students Consortium;
- Innovative Geospatial technologies for infrastructure planning and assets mapping.
- organizing regional and international summer students schools, seminars, workshops and tutorials, and cooperation with industry
