ICORG 2001

International Conference On Remote Sensing And GIS / GPS

2^nd- 5^th February
Hyderabad, India.

ICORG the premier spatial information technology Industry-Institution Interaction International Initiative for the new millennium is organized by Centre for Spatial Information Technology (CSIT) ,JNT University, Hyderabad. The Centre for Spatial Information Technology at Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University with its prime concern for application of Spatial Information Technology has launched the ICORG series of conferences in 1992. ICORG is India's largest Spatial IT Industry-Institution Interaction International Initiative taken up by Prof Murali Krishna V Iyyanki, Head of the Centre for Spatial IT, JNTU, Hyderabad. The ICORG was held during February 2-5, 2001 at ITC Kakatiya Sheraton Hotel. Hyderabad. AP, India.

Hon'ble Minister for Technical Education Mr Alapati Rajendra Prasad was the Chief guest and inaugurated the conference and the Exhibition. Dr DP Rao Director of NRSA, Hyderabad, Prof AP Cracknell Editor in Chief, International Journal of Remote Sensing and Mr Bob Samborsky Executive Director GITA, USA addressed the delegates in the inaugural function. Dr Karl Harmsen, Rector, ITC, The Netherlands, released the ICORG Souvenir. The honourable minister inaugurated GITA India Chapter in the presence of Mr Bob Samborsky by releasing a plaque prepared for this purpose. Launching of GeoInformation Technology- GITA India on 2nd February 2001 during ICORG Inaugural function was a significant item of the ICORG in the presence of Mr Bob Samborsky and Dr David DiSerra President Elect- GITA . This chapter is primarily intended to take care of Educational and commercial needs of Geo Spatial Industry primarily for this part of the country. The 4 day conference had key note as well as contributed paper presentations.

ICORG Technical Program:

The Program included presentation of 205 contributed invited and keynote Papers in 23 Technical Sessions. The concluding session was at 3 pm on Monday the 5th February 2001. A Panel discussion on Geo Spatial IT industry Data Needs was organized with Geospatial IT industry Indian Association participation at 1600 Hrs on 3rd February 2001. ed Special Thrust Sessions and presentations, Industry Track Orientation, Pre Conference Tutorials on basic and advanced topics of Conference themes, Job Mart, Map quiz were the Layers / overages of ICORG that made it a Indian Technological Spatial IT event ever carried out from India.

The following Galaxy of Keynote / Invited Speakers participated in ICORG

Dr A P Cracknell, Editor in Chief. IJRS, Dundee, UK
Dr S T Chari, AGRINET, India
Dr B L Deekshatalu, UN Centre CESSTAP, Dehradun
Dr David DiSera, GITA and EMS Services, USA
Dr Reinhold Huber, DLR, Germany
Dr Gary Hunter, University of Melbourne, Australia
Mr K Kalyana Rao, Satyam Telecom, Bangalore, India
Dr SVB Krishna Bhagawan, APSRSAC
Dr T N Krishna Murthy, Florida State University, USA
Mr GS Kumar , GIS India
Dr Rajesh Mathur, ESRI India
Mr H Malhotra, IFS, APForest Department
Dr Mobin Ud din, IWMI, Lahore, Pakistan
Dr B V R Mohan Reddy, Infotech Enterprises, India
Dr L Muthuwatta, IWMI, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Mr Sambasiva Rao. Nanduri, IPS, DIG, Govt of AP
Dr A Narain, Space pplications Centre, India
Dr PC Pandey, DOD, Goa, India
Dr Preetha Pulusani, Intergraph Corporation USA
Dr K S Rao, CSRE, IIT, Mumbai , India
Dr D P Rao, Director, NRSA,Indi
Dr R S Rao, Space Imaging, USA
Mr A R Rao, Spatial Technologies, India
Dr A N Singh, UP State RS Centre, Lucknow, India
Mr Bob Samborski, GITA, USA
Dr Seelan Santosh Kumar, USA
Dr Ramachandran Suresh, Mayur Technologies Inc, USA
Dr Ashok Wadwani, AFD Systems Inc, Houston, USA

The following were the ICORG THEMATIC LAYERS that were covered through Keynote and contributed papers by experts from India and abroad.

Disaster Management
Open GIS- Issues
E Governance and Spatial IT
Mobile Mapping Open GIS
Internet GIS and E commerce
Natural Resources Management
Education and Training
Water Management and Food security
Urban and Regional Planning
Biosphere Monitoring
Marine Environment-/ Marine GIS
Digital photogrammetry,
Hyper spectral Remote Sensing
Very High Resolution Data-

ICORG Tutorials:

The TUTORIALS were held during 27-31 January 2001.Principles of GIS, Topographic Surveying, GPS, digital photogrammetry were the topics that were covered in the conference. The course faculty were from CSIT / JNTU, Survey of India, GIS India and Map World, NRSA and Global Info Sciences.

Sponsorship :

All India Council for Technical Education, Satyam Telecom and Spatial Information Technologies are the platinum Sponsors of ICORG. National Remote Sensing Agency, Vision Informatics Limited, GITA International, ITC, Indian Space Research Organization, Department of Environment and Forests, UN Centre for Education and Training in Space sciences and Technology for Asia Pacific region, ESRI India, Global Info Sciences, Infotech Enterprises Ltd, Definiens, Radarsat International, ND Software Systems, Asian Institute of Technology have sponsored ICORG.

ICORG Industry Track:

ICORG organized by an educational institution laid great emphasis on participation of Industry. ICORG industry track consisted of a Geo Spatial IT entrepreneurs Expo and Technology show. In the Geo Spatial IT Expo, stalls are hired by the Indian and foreign Spatial IT companies. In addition, there is Job Mart for the benefit of prospective employers and employees. GeoSpatial IT industry participated in the Expo and other events. The participants are NRSA, Spatial Information technologies, APSRSAC, Rolta, Global Info Sciences, Optech, ESRI India, Map World, Infotech, INRIMT, TRIGEO, ERDAS INDIA, RAM Infotech, Definiens, ND Software, and GeoIT-USA

Indian Canvass

GITA INDIA: Geospatial Information Technology Association in USA is one of the premier international professional bodies contributing to the growth of geospatial information technology and its application in AM / FM / and infrastructure development and management. On similar lines the Indian geoinformatic professionals from industry and institutions worked and GITA INDIA was inaugurated in the presence of Mr Bob Samborsky. Dr David DeSerra President Elect addressed the delegates and delivered a Key Note address on the afternoon of 3rd February in the session earmarked for Geo Spatial IT Industry. The presentations were followed up by a panel discussion on Spatial IT data availability. A resolution seeking with drawl of any restrictions for digitization of toposheets for Un-restricted region of the country was unanimously adopted during the ICORG.

Dial Workshop-

A workshop on accessing the DIAL and maintenance of database was held on 6th February 2001 at ITC Kaktiya Sheraton Hotel. Representatives attended the workshop from Industry, Government Organizations and Academic Institutions. A CSIT-JNTU Site for DIAL is under development and will be available for access within next few days.

Indian University Consortium For Geographic Information:

Rapid developments have taken place particularly during the last decade in the field of Geo Spatial Information. There are various cross cutting issues, concerns regarding every thing about Geographic Information. It is necessary to have a common forum in order to ensure emergence of a perspective and homogeneous view and plan a network of Indian Universities and professional associations. As such an Indian University Consortium for Geographic Information has been formed on the first day of New Century. A national meet is being held at Hyderabad from 10th April for 2 days. It is expected to expand and strengthen Geographic Information Science and Technology education at all levels and provide the organizational infrastructure to foster collaborative interdisciplinary research in Spatial IT in a broad sense.

Courtsey: Prof.Iyyanki V Murali Krishna, Centre for Spatial Information Technology, JNT University, Masab Tank, Hyderabad, India. E-mail- iyyanki@icorg.org

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