Asia – Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF)

The Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF) was established in 1993 in Japan to enhance space activities across the Asia-Pacific region. Several space agencies, inter-governmental bodies, international organizations, private/commercial companies, universities, and research institutes from over 40 countries participate in APRSAF event/activities. These include plenary sessions, working group meetings, joint projects, workshops, conferences, etc to share information in the field of space science and related areas for the benefit of all member states.

SUPARCO has been partaking in APRSAF activities since 2010. SUPARCO is member of Joint Project Team (JPT) of Sentinel Asia since 2012. SUPARCO also regularly participates in APRSAF’s annual education and awareness activities like Poster Competition, Water Rocket Competition and Cansat Competition etc.

Asia - Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF)
Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO)
Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (ITP) - Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS)
United Nations - Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP)

Institute	National Center for Remote Sensing and Geo-Informatics (NCRG), Karachi, Pakistan
Address	Rear HQs SUPARCO SUPARCO Road, P.O. Box 8402 Karachi-75270, Pakistan Tel.: +92 (021) 99241765-74 Ext: 2228 Fax.: +92 (021) 34644928 Web: www.suparco.gov.pk E-mail: dh.trd@suparco.gov.pk
Application Deadline	16^th Oct 2023 for local participants 23^rd Sep 2023 for foreign participants
Starting Date	23^rd Oct 2023
Course Level	Advance
Pre-requisites	Advanced knowledge of Remote Sensing & Computer
Objectives	Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), owing to its advantage of cloud / haze penetration, day, night and all weather coverage, carries a great potential to be used in a variety of application areas. SAR uses different wavebands within microwave part of the electromagnetic spectrum, to identify and delineate various earth features/objects. Thus, this training course aims to provide understanding in radar remote sensing, impart knowledge and hands-on experience in SAR specific open source software for processing SAR imagery, acquaint participants with techniques of extracting information from SAR imagery products, familiarize participants with techniques of integrating SAR and optical data and share information about various applications of SAR imagery.
Contents of Course	Basic Concepts of SAR Imagery Past, Present and Future Radar Technologies Statistical Analysis and Interpretation of SAR Images Hands-on practice on SAR Data Processing Land Applications of SAR Ocean Application of SAR Principles of Radar Interferometry Understand/Read Interferograms Advanced SAR Applications
Course Fee	PKR 25,000 (US $ 300 for foreign participants)
Venue	NCRG, Karachi
Assessment	Oral or written examination
Application Form

Institute	National Center for Remote Sensing and Geo-Informatics (NCRG), Karachi, Pakistan
Address	Rear HQs SUPARCO SUPARCO Road, P.O. Box 8402 Karachi-75270, Pakistan Tel.: +92 (021) 99241765-74 Ext: 2228 Fax.: +92 (021) 34644928 Web: www.suparco.gov.pk E-mail: dh.trd@suparco.gov.pk
Application Deadline	01^th May 2023 for local participants 08^th April 2023 for foreign participants
Starting Date	08^th May 2023
Course Duration	One Week
Course Level	Advance
Pre-requisites	Basic knowledge of Geology, Remote Sensing & GIS
Objectives	Remote Sensing offers wide applications including Lithological discrimination, structural mapping, land form analysis, hydrogeology, environmental geosciences and mineral prospection. The synoptic coverage and multispectral information provided by the remotely sensed data have proved to be advantageous over conventional methods for geological mapping. It helps in visualizing the terrain as a whole for understanding the spatial relationship between different features. The aim of this training course is to impart knowledge and skills in utilization of Remote Sensing data for developing Geological applications. Geological maps composition and sharing of expertise in carrying out mineral prospection, ground water studies, and Geohazard monitoring projects will be covered along with necessary hands-on practical/demonstration.
Contents of Course	Introduction to Remote Sensing & GIS RS & GIS Applications in Geology Satellite Data Visualization and Processing Lithological Identification Minerals Discrimination & Mapping Drainage Network Analysis Topographic Analysis 3-D Subsurface and Cross Sectional Data Analysis Geological Map Composition
Course Fee	PKR 25,000 (US $ 300 for foreign participants)
Venue	NCRG, Karachi
Assessment	Oral or written examination
Application Form

Institute	National Center for Remote Sensing and Geo-Informatics (NCRG), Karachi, Pakistan
Address	Rear HQs SUPARCO SUPARCO Road, P.O. Box 8402 Karachi-75270, Pakistan Tel.: +92 (021) 99241765-74 Ext: 2261/ 2293 Fax.: +92 (021) 34644928 Web: www.suparco.gov.pk E-mail: dh.trd@suparco.gov.pk
Application Deadline	06^th Feb 2023 for local participants 13^th Jan 2023 for foreign participants
Starting Date	13^th Feb 2023
Course Duration	One Week
Course Level	Advance
Pre-requisites	Basic knowledge of Earth sciences and allied fields with some computer knowledge
Objectives	The course aims at providing basic understanding of Regional Climate Model (ReqCM) & Dispersion Modeling such as CHARM software. The course progresses from introducing climate change through numerical modeling, installing and running of model to analyze the results. The course will navigate through remote sensing and GIS software packages for post processing of results obtained.
Contents of Course	Introduction to Climate Change, Numerical Modeling & Dispersion modeling Compiling and using run of different models Use of remote sensing and GIS and software packages Visualization and analysis of Results
Course Fee	PKR 25,000 (US $ 300 for foreign participants)
Venue	NCRG, Karachi
Assessment	Oral or written examination
Application Form

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