Don Bosco College of Engineering is the Remote Centre for Indian Institute of Remote Sensing- Indian Space Research Organization (IIRS-ISRO)

Don Bosco College of Engineering is the remote centre for conducting the outreach programs by Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) from July 2020. The Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) is a premier institute for research, higher education and training in the field of Remote Sensing, Geoinformatics and GPS Technology for Natural Resources, Environmental and Disaster Management under the Indian Department of Space.

Objective of this outreach program is to provide an opportunity for individuals to learn Remote Sensing and Geoinformation Science for the benefit of their professional career. Courses in Remote Sensing and Geoinformation Science will allow graduates to build their knowledge and practical expertise in RS and GIS technologies with independent study and project experience at the certificate level.

IIRS ISRO E-learning platform offers different courses such as Basics of Geocomputation and Geoweb services, RS & GIS Applications, Geographical Information systems, Understanding of Coastal Ocean processes using RS & Numerical Modelling, Global navigation satellite systems, RS & Digital image analysis, RS Applications in agricultural water management and many more.

Till date DBCE has enrolled for 11 courses. Out of 11, 9 courses are completed and 2 are ongoing. More than 80 students are enrolled for all the above mentioned courses from all over the country. To encourage the program, IIRS also provides the certificates for the Institute and the coordinator for each course.

Prof. Mohini Naik, Asst. Professor at ETC Department is the Coordinator for the IIRS-ISRO Outreach Programs. This program was initiated under the guidance of Head of ETC Department – Dr. Varsha Turkar and received a lot of support from Director – Fr. Kinley D’Cruz, and Principal – Dr. Neena S.P.Panandikar.