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Bhaskaracharya Institute For Space Applications and Geo-Informatics

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Bhaskaracharya Institute For Space Applications and GeoInformatics
MottoWe serve the Society
EstablishedDecember 2003; 21 years ago (2003-12)
Location, ,
AffiliationsGujarat Technological University[1]
Websitebisag-n.gov.in
BISAG

Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geoinformatics (BISAG) is a national agency by the Government of Gujarat to facilitate to provide services and solutions in implementing map-based GeoSpatial Information Systems. BISAG's SATCOM network is a satellite communication network service to provide distant interaction statewide.

Currently BISAG is working to implement geo-spatial technologies for the planning and developmental activities pertaining to agriculture, land and water resource management, wasteland/watershed development, forestry, disaster management, infrastructure and education.

History

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In June 1997, realizing the need to have satellite based communication for training at state level the "Remote Sensing and Communication Centre" RESECO was established under Science and Technology Cell, of Education Department of Gujarat Government. RESECO was renamed to Bhaskaracharya Institute For Space Applications and Geo-Informatics after the great Indian Mathematician of the 12th century, Bhaskaracharya in December 2003.[2]

College to career program

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The SATCOM facility comprises an uplink earth station, control room, TV studio, and a network of receiving classrooms.[3] These network is used to air practical training for .net and java teaching sessions conducted by Microsoft and TCS respectively.[4]

Forestry

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RESECO implemented India's first geographic information system (GIS) based computer system for the Forests & Environment Department of Gujarat. It is currently used as Coastal Zone Information System.[5]

Software and Academic Research

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BISAG Scientists provide GIS and Geoinformatics based software and web applications to government of Gujarat. In academic research section there are many research papers published by BISAG scientists. The major research areas are as follows.

1. Networking
2. Big Data Mining
3. GIS & Geoinformatics
4. Machine Learning & Neural Networks
5. Image Processing
6. Information Security
7. Image enhancement and retrieval
8. Image Registration and satellite image processing

References

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  1. ^ "RING-(078-132)-crown_2008-09" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
  2. ^ "New Page 1". Archived from the original on 12 May 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
  3. ^ "Bhaskaracharya Institute For Space Applications and Geo-Informatics". Bisag.gujarat.gov.in. Archived from the original on 20 July 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
  4. ^ "College to Career Program". Charusat.ac.in. Archived from the original on 25 September 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
  5. ^ "Forests & Environment Department | Department | Profile | Major Functions". Gujenvfor.gswan.gov.in. Archived from the original on 18 September 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2010.