ISRO launches Free 5-day Online Remote Sensing Technology certification course for students

Here's a piece of exciting and learning-packed news for all the science enthusiasts! The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), through the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), is welcoming applications from school understudies for a 5-days free certified online course, titled “Usefulness of Remote Sensing and GIS for Environmental Studies”.

Main focus of the course

• As indicated by an official notice on the IIRS website, the course targets bringing issues to light- amongst school teens on the core concept of Remote Sensing Technology- and its implication in the study of our environmental conditions and planet Earth. 
• Students will be taught how one can employ data gathered from satellites orbiting the Earth and certain image processing techniques to understand the complexities of the climate. 
• For starters, Remote Sensing Technology is a scientific process that aims at identifying and checking the actual attributes of space by estimating its reflected and discharged radiation from a distance, which can be done via satellite or airplanes.
• In-built thermal sensitive cameras on satellites can also be used to make pictures of temperature changes in our large water bodies.

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How to apply for the free 5 days online certification course by ISRO?

1. Go to the official website to register for the free 5-days online course on the “Usefulness of Remote Sensing and GIS for Environmental Studies”, offered by IIRS, the center of the Indian Space Research Organization.
2. Carefully go through the course brochure and read about the entire course notice and procedure.
3. Go on the registration page to register as a student for the course by filling in all your basic details and uploading your latest passport size photo in .jpg or .png format.
4. When you successfully submit your application, you will get the required login accreditations on your registered email address which will be your key for accessing the LMS portal.

General FAQs about the course

Q1. What are the eligibility criteria for the course?

Any Indian student who's presently studying in either class 10th, 11th, or 12th can enroll for this course offered by IIRS, the center of ISRO.

Q2. What are the dates and duration of the course?

The entire course on the  “Usefulness of Remote Sensing and GIS for Environmental Studies” will span a period of five days, starting from 26 July to 30 July 2021.

Q3. From where can one access the course?

The talks and lectures will be delivered live on the YouTube Channel of the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS). Consistently, every day, two online sessions of 45 minutes duration each will be held. One will be delivered at 10 am and the other after approximately an hour of break, at 12 pm. 

Q4. Will there be any provision of asking doubts from the experts?

Any student can get his doubts addressed by bringing up his questions in the chatbox. All the doubts will be cleared following a five-minute break post the talk. 

Q5. What are the assessment criteria for the final certification?

Students are required to appear for quizzes that will be conducted everyday post lectures. The syllabus will comprise everything that would be covered in that particular day's lecture.

Q6. Will the lectures be accessible later on in case someone misses the live session due to some issues?

Whenever a student misses the live talks, he can watch the recorded rendition uploaded on IIRS Learning Management System (LMS) portal, where the content will be refreshed at 3 pm every day.

Q7. What is the last day to apply, and how will you be able to access the certificate at the end of the course?

The last date to submit your online applications for the course on Remote Sensing technology is 21st July 2021.

Once you successfully complete the entire 5-days course, provide your valuable feedback on their website, after which you'll be able to obtain your certificate. However, you must collect it before 5th August 2021.

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