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About the IIRS Course Significance
Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), an establishment

SAR Data Processing for Land
The overall objective of this two weeks training programme is
of Indian space Research Organisation (ISRO), is a
to generate critical understanding among researchers /
premier institute with a primary aim to build capacity in
working level professionals / academicians on SAR data Deformation Studies
Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics technologies and
processing for land deformation studies. The participants will
their applications through training & education, research
be familiarized with the SAR concepts, SAR interferometry
and outreach programmes. Since its inception in 1966, the
(InSAR), advanced InSAR techniques (DInSAR, PSI, SBAS
Institute has enhanced its programmes to meet the
requirements of various stake-holders, ranging from fresh
and MTI), complete InSAR processing chain, SAR data
processing in open source software environment (ISCE,
July 31 – August 11, 2023
graduates to policy makers including academia, industry,
SNAP, Mintpy and StaMPS), land deformation time-series,
different government departments and NGOs. IIRS also
graphical data analysis, and visualization of deformation time-
hosts the headquarters of the Centre for Space Science &
series. The course will include theory and hands on sessions
Technology Education in the Asia and Pacific (CSSTEAP),
to facilitate in-depth learning.
affiliated to the United Nations (UN), and conducts its
training and education courses in RS & GIS.
How to Apply
About This Course Eligible candidates are requested to apply online through the
Anthropogenic activities are getting affected by various IIRS website https://admissions.iirs.gov.in/coursecalender
geological (earthquakes, volcanoes, carbonate dissolution, only on or before June 9, 2023 (17:30 hrs). Candidates are
tectonic movement etc.) and manmade causes (extraction advised to fill their correct and active e-mail addresses in the
of underground natural resources, overloading effect etc.) application form as all correspondence will be made by the
which result into geometrical changes (land displacement Institute through email only. No separate communication will
and deformation) on the earth surface. Due to these be made. The Institute shall not be responsible for the failure
geometrical changes, every year a huge amount of loss of of candidates with respect to visiting their e-mails on any
property and lives takes place across the world. Therefore, ground.
it is of utmost importance to monitor such land
deformations in a robust way. Modern space based
synthetic aperture radar (SAR) systems acquire the remote Course Fee and Accommodation
sensing images all over the earth surface in all weather There is NO course fee for the nominated candidates. A
and illumination conditions. Advanced SAR interferometry Nomination Form (available with the online application) duly Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS)
(InSAR) gives the opportunity to detect and track land signed by the Head of the Organization/ Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
deformation in long time series with great accuracy (up to Institution/University/College or his/her authorized Department of Space, Government of India
few mm) over large areas. This course is designed to representative needs to be submitted with the online 4, Kalidas Road, Dehradun, India
process SAR datasets in an open source computational application. Accommodation of selected candidates will be www.iirs.gov.in
environment to detect land deformation in time-series. provided in IIRS Hostel/Guest House.
Mode of Training Eligibility Criteria and Prerequisite
This in-person training will consists of theory lectures and
Candidates having P.G. Deg. in Science/ Engineering (Civil
practical by senior and experienced faculty of the institute
using state-of-the-art hardware and software facilities. Engg./ Comp. Sci. & Eng./ Electron. & Commun. Engg./ Earth
Everyday, lectures will be in the forenoon and practical Sci./ Earthquake Engg./ Geo-Engg./ Mining Engg./ Petroleum
hands on in the afternoon sessions. More focus will be on Engg./ Architecture/ Planning / Geology/ Geoscience/
practical hands on and demonstrations for better Geophysics/ Physics/ Mathematics/ Remote Sensing/
understanding of the course content by the participants. The Highlights of the Course Geoinformatics or equivalent) can apply in the course. The
entire SAR data processing will be done in open source candidates should have the basic knowledge of remotely
software environment for deformation studies such as land First Week sensed images, SAR remote sensing, python programming,
slides, land subsidence, earthquake deformation etc. Linux operating system, mathematics and statistics.
o Characteristics of Microwaves radiation; radar working Candidates nominated by the govt. organizations &
principle; Radar in Remote Sensing professionals working in the field of SAR remote sensing will
Target Groups o Interaction of Microwaves with atmosphere and targets on be given preference for admission.
the earth surface
The course will be targeted at researchers / working level
professional / project leaders / academicians working in the o SAR system parameters; Nature of SAR Images; SAR
field of SAR remote sensing and highly interested in image geometries and acquisition modes; Overview of Contact Detail
processing time-series SAR data in open sources software SAR Polarimetry and backscattering processes For any further course related query, please contact:
environment for SAR interferometric applications for land
deformation studies. o Overview of Linux OS; Installation of softwares and their Mr. Hari Shankar Dr. Arijit Roy
dependencies for SAR data processing (Course Coordinator) (Course Director )
o SAR time-series data download; Interferometric
Application Deadline processing chains in SNAP & ISCE SAR Processors harishankar@iirs.gov.in arijitroy@iirs.gov.in
June 9, 2023 (17:30 Hrs) Second Week

+91-135-2524330 +91-135-2524370
o Overview of SAR interferometry; Overview of
interferometric processing; Sources of interferometric
decorrelations; Advanced techniques of differential SAR
interferometry (PSI, SBAS, and MTI);
o Deformation measurement; vector formulation and
decomposition of the deformation vector.
o Pre-processing of SAR time-series data in SNAP and
ISCE Processors
o Deformation Analysis using PSI, SBAS, and combination
of PSI and SBAS Techniques
o Visualization of time-series deformation results

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