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Education and Training
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Remote Sensing and natural resources training and research activities at AIT-Bangkok
Bertrand Fleutiaux
Asian Institute of Technology
Remote Sensing Laboratory
P.O. Box 2754, Bangkok 10501111-Thailand
Abstract
At Asian Institute of Technology, the Remote Sensing component, Remote Sensing Laboratory is incorporated within the Interdisciplinary Natural Resources Development and Management Program.
- Academic Programs: The natural resources 20 months masters degree program admitted its first students in 1988. Approximately twenty scholarships per year are available. A masters degree option in Remote sensing and GIS technology is being developed.
- Short Courses: Both the Natural Resources (GIS) and the Remote Sensing 4 months short courses continue to be offered respectively once and twice a year. Scholarships are available for these training programs.
- Seminars, workshops and training courses: In 88 a total of 149 persons have been trained or have participated in these events at AIT, Laos and Indonesia. In 1989, one seminar, three workshops and three training courses have been organized in the field of Remote Sensing, GIS and applications at AIT, Nepal, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. In 1990, the same kind of events will be organized by AIT.
- Research and application projects: One regional pilot project and four in Thailand are in progress and four others are under negotiation in the region. The principal themes are :
deforestation monitoring, narcotics area detection, urban planning, resources assessment and regional development.
- New facilities: There are now 15 image processing workstations available in the Remote Sensing Laboratory.
- New technology in the RSL: is being developed in the field of GIS (mini and macro based), 3D processing, AVHRR data processing.
Introduction
The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), founded in 11959, is an autonomous, international, post graduate technological institute located in Bangkok. AIT offers academic programs in engineering and science and allied fields such as Natural Resources. The Remote Sensing component at AIT is incorporated within the Interdisciplinary Natural Resources Development and Management Program (INRDM) . The INRDM program and within it the remote sensing laboratory (RSL) have been created on May 1987 taking the place of the former Asian Regional Remote Sensing Training Centre (ARRSTC). The program pursues the goal of introducing
improved methods for land use planning and management of natural resources through educational and research activities.
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