- to ensure that the trainees master their
particular discipline, in an integrated map and
geo- information production perspective.
- to prepare the trainees to work within the
particular culture of Survey of India with
regard to surveying and mapping practices.
Some of the suggestions that came out are:
i) Introduction of short refresher courses on
DEM data acquisition and processing for 2
months for Executive level Officers in
Survey of India.
ji) Introduction of appropriate topics on
computer technology with emphasis on Computer
Assisted Cartography. The idea is to
incorporate changes needed for switching over
from Analogue Systems to Digital Technology.
Introduction of topics concerning image
processing and use of Remote Sensing Data.
iii)
As a part of modernisation programme, à large
number of existing Photogrammetric ^ Analogue
Plotters are being upgraded as Digital Work
Stations by installing Encoders through indigenous
technology. This would give a boost to the
contemplated change from Analogue to Digital
environment on a wider scale in the whole
organisation.
In order to attract officers with talent and
aptitude in teaching, a package scheme of
incentives has been introduced in the department.
This consists of 304 of salary as special training
allowance, provision for accommodation on priority
basis, choice of posting on completion of tenure
in STI and other concessions.
IDMPS COURSE
With the emergence of computer applications in the
field of Surveying and Mapping, a special course
i.e. Integrated Digital Map & Geo- informat ion
Production System (IDMPS) Course has been
introduced in STI in collaboration with Institute
of Aerospace Survey & Earth Sciences (ITC), The
Nether lands. The first course of one year
duration started in January, 1990 consisted of 7
officers from Survey of India and 2 from other
organisations. The following are the objectives
of this course:
i) to design and to establish an integrated
Digital Map & Geoinformation Production
System appropriate to an organisation.
base for geoinformation
ii) to create data
system.
iii) to utilise a geoinformation data base of
other organisations.
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Being an integrated course it encompasses
important aspects of Photogrammetry, Geodesy,
Cartography, Cadastral Survey and Thematic
Applications at post-graduate levels making it the
only course of its kind in India. Those
successfully completing the course can create
a Digital Data Base and a Geographic Information
System (GIS) with thematic overlays for specific
applications. The course participants make good
use of satellite data obtained from Remote Sensing
Satellites for image processing.
CONCLUDING REMARKS
The present training available in Survey of India
meets only a fraction of the requirement in terms
of numbers. The geoinformation needs for various
planning and development projects are too huge as
brought out in various published reports.
Therefore, there is an urgent need to design new
short-term and long-term courses for in-house
training and also to meet the photogrammetr ic
needs in other organisations. The present
efforts of restructuring of STI as a part of
modernisation programme needs to be further
strengthened by expansion through phased
recruitment. There is a great potential for STI
to be shaped into a leading Institute of
Photogrammetry and other allied subjects to
effectively cater to human resource needs in this
subcont inent.
REFERENCES
1. Department of Science & Technology, Government
of India, Report of the Working Group for the
formulation of Seventh Five Year Plan for the
Survey of India, 1984.
2. Groot R., 1990."The Information Society and its
impact on national Surveying and Mapping",
IDMPS Course material, Survey Training
Institute, India.
3. ITC/STI MOD Project Publication "Certificate
Course in Integrated Digital Map &
Geo-Information System", 1990.
4. Planning Commission, Government of India,
Report of Task Force on National (Natural)
Resources Information System, 1988.
5. Survey Training Institute, Survey of India,
Training Programme, 1992.
