COSPAS-SARSAT

Satellite Aided Search and Rescue Programme

SUPARCO is participating in international humanitarian satellite-aided Search and Rescue COSPAS-SARSAT Programme based on satellites, emergency radio beacons and ground facilities to detect and locate vessels, aircrafts and personnel in distress at sea, in air and on land. The objective of the program is to provide accurate, timely and reliable distress alert & location data to help search and rescue agencies.

The COSPAS-SARSAT Pakistan Ground Segment was established by SUPARCO at Karachi comprising a Mission Control Center (MCC) and a Local User Terminal (LUT) in 2009. It is operational round the clock (24/7). The Ground Segment up-gradation is in progress in order to comply with international requirements for reception of data from the latest generation of satellites.

Under international humanitarian satellite aided search and rescue programme COSPAS-SARSAT, SUPARCO has been contributing as a Ground Segment (GS) provider for search and rescue operations/services from Low Earth Orbiting Satellites since 1990. National beacon database is also being maintained for registration of Pakistani coded emergency beacons. The up-gradation of Ground segment to receive emergency distress data from Medium Earth Orbit Search and Rescue System (MEOSAR) system is now under implementation. To improve search and rescue operations in the country, additional Rescue Coordination Centers (RCCs) have been established, which are currently operational.

Satellite Aided Search and Rescue Programme

Institute	National Center for Remote Sensing and Geo-Informatics (NCRG), Karachi, Pakistan
Address	SUPARCO Complex Karachi 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	15^th Sep 2024 for local participants 01^st Sep 2024 for foreign participants
Starting Date	23^rd Sep 2024
Course Duration	One Week
Course Level	Advance
Pre-requisites	Understanding of database and GIS as well as exposure to programming
Objectives	The aim of this course is to provide conceptual understanding to those who are new to programming, mapping and GIS, as well as anyone looking to gain a better understanding of how to create maps and analyze geographic patterns using the latest tools. This course brings together core concepts in cartography, Web GIS, and spatial databases. It also contains development of User Interface, performing spatial analysis and generating maps and reports based on user requirements.
Contents of Course	Introduction to Basic Programming and GIS Web GIS Concept and Technology Web Services (WFS, WMS, WCS, WPS) Introduction to spatial database PostgreSQL / PostGIS Mapping Application Server GeoServer Web GIS Application Development Web Mapping with Leaflet Integration with third party APIs
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	SUPARCO Complex Karachi SUPARCO Road, P.O. Box 8402 Karachi-75270, Pakistan Tel.: +92 (021) 99241765-74 Ext: 2274 / 2293 Fax.: +92 (021) 34644928 Web: www.suparco.gov.pk E-mail: dh.trd@suparco.gov.pk
Application Deadline	05^th Apr 2024 for local participants 01^st April 2024 for foreign participants
Starting Date	22^nd Apr 2024
Course Duration	One Week
Course Level	Advance
Pre-requisites	Advanced knowledge of Remote Sensing & Computer
Objectives	The course aims to provide the advanced understanding of GIS and Remote Sensing and their applications in forestry. The course progresses from digital image processing for mapping forest density using high resolution satellite datasets followed by mapping forest types using hyperspectral datasets. The course will navigate through GIS as well as Remote Sensing software packages to achieve the objectives.
Contents of Course	Introduction to RS & GIS Remote Sensing of Vegetation Image Classification Forest area estimations Forest type mapping Forest density mapping Biomass mapping using satellite data
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	SUPARCO Complex Karachi SUPARCO Road, P.O. Box 8402 Karachi-75270, Pakistan Tel.: +92 (021) 99241765-74 Ext: 2215/ 2293 Fax.: +92 (021) 34644928 Web: www.suparco.gov.pk E-mail: dh.trd@suparco.gov.pk
Application Deadline	12^th Feb 2024 for local participants 01^st Feb 2024 for foreign participants
Starting Date	19^th Feb 2024
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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