STATE REMOTE SENSING APPLICATION CENTRE,

JODHPUR

• SRSAC earlier known as “Aerial Photo Interpretation

Laboratory (APIL)” established in 1979 as part of Desert

Development Programme to assist soil and water

Conservation Planning in the State.

• In 1985 looking to multi-disciplinary utility of the Remote

sensing Technology, the laboratory was transferred with staff

to State Department of science and Technology and renamed

as “State Remote Sensing Application Centre (SRSAC).”

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Objectives :

• Generation of number of database related to natural resources for

developmental planning activities in the state using remote sensing

techniques (Aerial Photo Interpretation and Satellite data

interpretation both visually as well as digital mode).

• To generate data bank consisting of temporal and spatial data

products and to generate information system on natural resources.

• To interact with various user agencies for the formulation and

implementation of Remote Sensing Projects for development

planning.

• To undertake short term and long term experimental and operational

remote sensing studies to identify, and manage various natural

resources such as soil, water, forest, agriculture, minerals,

settlement, town planning, drainage, roads and geology for

monitoring changes due to natural calamities such as drought, flood

and also to evaluate land use changes.

• Human Resource Development in the field of remote sensing by

organizing short term appraisal courses / seminars or workshop /

exhibitions on remote sensing application for the user departments,

agencies, NGO’s and students.

• To interact with National Remote sensing Institute like National

Remote Sensing agency (NRSA), Hyderabad, Space Application

Centre (SAC), Ahmedabad, Regional Remote Sensing Service Centre

(RRSSC), Jodhpur to carry out joint projects.

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Database Created for Various Line Departments:

Centre has created larger number of database on natural resources of

the state on requisition from various user departments, agencies, etc.

as a part of nation wide policy of department Space by participating in

technology transfer strategy.

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Few among these are –

Watershed Development and Soil Conservation Department :-

Watershed Delineation :

• All natural resources development planning is based on watershed

approach.

• This requires spatial distribution and characterization of watershed at

micro level.

• Watershed delineation has been done using satellite data as well as

aerial photographs for all the Panchayat samiti blocks of the State.

• Using remote sensing inputs characterization up to micro level depicts

slope direction, extent, land use characterization – cultivated area,

wasteland, drainage density, based on per cent cultivated area and

drainage density priotisation has also been done.

These have proved to be valuable data base for taking up watershed

development works, based on which huge funding is being received from

Government of India under various schemes.

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Watershed Management Information System (WMIS) :

Under World Bank aided “Watershed Development Programme

A computerized GIS based “Watershed Management Information System”

on ARC / INFO Platform has been developed at the Centre.

The model comprises of extent, nature characterization of watershed, land

ownership, erosion extent, cropping pattern, irrigation status, inputs for

development various treatment model, etc.

It also incorporates query based retrieval of any information about watershed

including characterization and development.

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Water Harvesting Structures –

Anicut –

By virtue of stereoscopic view through aerial photographs taking existence of

firm banks along stream, sufficient submergence area, less than 2 % slope at

site, medium to heavy textured soils in submergence area into consideration

suitable sites for structures locally known as Anicut have been identified.

Panchayat Samitiwise Master Plan for all the such sites prepared for entire

State.

In all 2120 such sites were proposed-

Khadeens –

Rajasthan, especially north western part of the state is prone to occurrence of

frequent droughts, which, consequently has adverse affects on the economy and

living standards of habitants of the area. Rainfall is meager as well as erratic,

Hence, whatever the quantity of water available through rains, is of significant

importance so all attempts are made to conserve for drinking and growing

crops on conserved soil moisture.

Khadeen is most appropriate water conservation device for this area to conserve

runoff water right in cultivated fields to have a rabi crops.

Number of such sites have been identified in different part of the State.

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BLOCK - KOLAYAT

DISTRICT - BIKANER

Ravinous Area Delineation –

In east and south eastern part of Rajasthan, along Chambal and its tributaries

large tract of ravinous area exist.

Ravines have very adverse effect on the agro-economical activities of the

area. Conversion of fertile cultivated lands into un productive ravine land.

These are known to provide good hiding place for dacoits.

Its spread had been enchroaching adjoining good arable land and thus area

under ravines has increased considerably over the years.

To check their expansion correct distribution and extent of ravines is

required.

Delineation of spatial distribution of ravines have been delineated and their

depth wise classification has also been done.

District covered under this are Kota, Jhalawar, Baran, Bundi, Sawai

Madhopur, Karauli, Dausa, Bharatpur, Dhaulpur, Jaipur and Jhunjhunun..

This is an important database for reclamation and monitoring expansion of

growth so as to increase agricultural productivity.

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Besides all above work for –

• Village wise Wasteland Mapping for entire state.

• Integrated Mission for Sustainable Development

• Panchayat samiti -wise Land and Water Resource Development Plan.

• Natural and Livestock Resource Development Plan.

• Identification of source of Siltation Pushkar Sarovar also completed.

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Forest Department :

• Forest area mapping, their distribution and classification completed

for Sirohi and Bundi districts of the state (Panchayat Samiti wise).

• Forest development monitoring and evaluation along Aravallis in

Jaipur, Alwar and Chittaurgarh districts done using multi-date satellite

data in digital mode (1996-2002).

• Data also envisages encroachments in forest areas for agriculture or

mining.

• Forest range map for desert districts in GIS environment also

prepared.

• Work for Bio-diversity conservation in Wet Land in Keoladev

National Park.

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Irrigation Department :

Master Plan for Lift Irrigation sites -

South east Rajasthan has flow of periniel rivers, which have water

availability during rabi crop season also.

The water can be used for irrigation in Rabi season also, by lifting from

appropriate sites.

Under a special scheme organization sponsored project, using two season

satellite data site selection for suitable sites for Lift Irrigation was done.

Panchayat Samiti wise Master Plan of Lift Irrigation Sites prepared for 102

Panchayat Samiti blocks of the state.

This data base is being intensively used under community lift Irrigation

Schemes.

Sites Selection for Fisheries Development :

Identification and selection of suitable sites for fisheries development for

entire state done using multi - date satellite data.

Catchment Charactetrization of Major Dams :

It is a department of Irrigation sponsored project under the project catchment

characterization of 100 major and minor dams have been completed and

encroachment in catchment is also identified.

As per direction of Hon’ble Rajasthan High Court Catchment

characterization of Pichola and Rajsamand Lake also completed.

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Besides the above, work on – o Wet Land Mapping entire State.

o Biodiversity conservation in Wet Land.

o Integrated Resource Survey

o River course behaviour studies over a period

o Monitoring of surface water bodies

also completed.

Agriculture Department : Under Space Application Centre (SAC), Department of Space, Government

of India, Ahmedabad Collaborative Project.

Forecaste estimates of acreage and Preharvest Production, Wheat-22,

Mustard 16, cotton 2 and Village level study for two villages of Pali district

continuous since 1987 using analysis of satellite data through digital image

processing techniques.

Arable Land use / Land cover mapping – Completed for entire state.

Besides these work on • Overview of Kharif and Rabi crops.

• Integrated Resource Survey

• Soyabean Acreage Estimation in CAD, Kota

• Panchayat Samiti wise Land Degradation studies also completed.

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Drought Assessment studies –

Using multi-date satellite data, based on vegetation cover and water

availability in surface water bodies, drought assessment study was made at

the centre.

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Site Selection for Fodder Development along IGNP

Along IGNP sites for fodder development using soil moisture are identified

at the part of Jaisalmer and Bikaner districts.

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National (Natural) Resources Inforamtion System (NRIS)

It is a Department of Space Collaborative Project under which district level

planning database on natural resources and infrastructure resources in GIS

environment through computer being generated.

NRIS is visualized as a network of GIS based nodes covering the districts

and states and the entire country.

These nodes will be the repositories of resource information in the spatial

domain and will provide vital inputs to decision making at district level.

The Prime objective of NRIS Project is to provide information to planners

for sustainable development both for land and waer resources in the district.

The detailed objective of this project are to create digital database of thematic

map on 1:50,000 scale for the district nodes and link them through suitable

network; integrate thematic information in GIS environment to draw local

specific action for land / water resources and socio economic development in

the district / State.

And generate query shall for data retrieval and generation of action plans

interactively for decision making.

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Database also created for

• Land Resource Department

• Zila Parishads and DRDA’s

• Town Planning, UITs and Municipalities

• TADA & MADA

• Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED)

• Ground Water Department

• Settlement department

• Revenue, Relief, Economics and Statistics

• Jaipur Development Authority (JDA)

• Rajasthan Rajya Vidut Prasaran Nigam

• Public Works Department

• State Land use Board

• Rajasthan State Industrial Development & Investment Corporation

• District Planning.

• Ayurvedic Department

• Defence Laboratory

• Water and Power Consultancy Service- ( A Govt. of India undertaking).

• National Productivity Council, (New Delhi).

• Cairn Energy Pvt. Ltd., Chennai (Incorporation in New South Wales,

Australia)

• Director, General Mines Safety, Government of India, Jabalpur

• Election Department

And many more.

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Some of the Important Project –

World Bank sponsored

- Watershed Management Information System (WMIS)

- Agriculture Development Project (ADP)

Department of Space sponsored

- Wet Land Mapping

- Land use / Land cover Mapping

- Integrated Mission for Sustainable Development (IMSD)

- Rajeev Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission (RGNDWM)

- Integrated Resource Survey

Government of India sponsored

• Natural and Livestock Resource Appraisal Project 10 DDP districts

(Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, New Delhi)

• Site Selection for Desalinization plants in Barmer district (Defence

Laboratory, government of India, Jodhpur)

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Unique attempts (Maiden in country at Sate Level)

• Resource Atlas of Rajasthan

• Watershed Atlas of Rajasthan

• Ground Water Atlas of Rajasthan

• Ayurvedic Medicinal Plant Atlas of Rajasthan ( in Hindi)

• Election Atlas.

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Satellite based Communication Network (SATCOM) :

In the year 2004 Government of Rajasthan had decided to establish Satellite

based communication network (SATCOM) connecting all the district Head

Quarters and Panchayat Samiti Head Quarters.

• The network will be useful for training, distance education, extension

programmes various state departments.

• Studio is established at IGPRS Sansthan, Jaipur.

• All Zila Parishads and Panchayat Samiti Head Quarters will have one way

Video and two way audio facilities.

• Integrated Hub at IGPRS has been established and operational being used for

telemedicine, GRAMSAT and EDUSAT activities.

• Satellite Interactive Terminals (SITs ) at Zila Parishads and Receive only

Terminals (ROTs) at Panchayat Samitis Head Quarters installed.

• All Gram Panchayats are planned to be covered with ROT installation under

next five year plan.

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Video film on

• Remote Sensing

• Resource Atlas of Rajasthan

• Watershed Management

There were telecasted on Doordarshan Network under UGC Programme.

Institutional Mechanism –

Variety of database is being generated on Natural Resource Management

Planning. Efforts are being simultaneously made for their effective utilization.

Project Director, SRSAC is member of state Watershed Committee and also

Member secretary of National Natural Resources Management Board.

Representative of Centre are members of District Watershed Committees where

availability of all sort of data on Land and Water Resource Development

planning is interacted. Regular training courses for user departments are also

organized.

Human Resources Development in Remote Sensing :-

Centre regularly organized training programmes for the officer’s of user

departments, teachers of Universities, colleges and others ( 4 Programmes in a

year) since 1990.

Besides number of Engineering and MCA students from all over the Country

completed their project work as a part of their degree courses and taken training

on Remote Sensing.

S. No. Year Number of students

1 2000 10

2 2001 25

3 2002 55

4 2003 125

5 2004 160

6 2005 180

7 2006 185

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Infrastructural Facilities :

The Centre is one of the oldest State Remote Sensing Centre at State level in the

country equipped with following infrastructure.

Data inputs :

• Survey of India toposheets on 1:50,000 and 1:2,50,000 scale for entire State.

• Satellite data FCC on 1:50,000 and 1:250,000 scale at varied intervals.

• Computer compatible Tapes (CCT) of varied period covering entire State.

Visual Interpretation :

• PROCOM-2

• Large Format Optical Enlarger

• Additive Colour Viewer

• Art-O-Graph

• Optical Pantograph

• Stereo Zoom Transferscope

• Optical Reflecting Projector

• Mirror Stereoscope

• NC Scriber

• Digital Plannimeter

• Roto meter

Digital Image Processing and GIS :

• Workstation HCL/HP-9000/712 (3 – Terminals )

• Operating System – UNIX (HP –UX)

• Windows 2000 based Machines.

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APPLICATIONS SOFTWARE –

• Image Analysis - ERDAS (2 Licenses)

• GIS – ARC/INFO (8 –Licenses)

• Indy Machines (3) with ARC/INFO Licenses.

PERIPHERALS –

• 42” Colouor Inkjet Plotter (2)

• AO-Size Digitizer (2)

• A3 Size Colour Thermal Printer

• AO-Size Colour Raster Plotter

• 42” Colour Scanner

COMPUTER :

• 35 Pentium IV (including two servers)

• 3 Numbers Pentium PRO-III

• Pentium PRO II with A 4 Size Colour Printer

• Pentium III WIPRO with A 3 Size Colour Inkjet Printer

GPS

• GPS –2 in number

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