Monitoring of Katchi Abadis in Karachi

Prospective Clients:
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Katchi Abadis Authorities, Planning & Development Department and other Agencies

Scope of Work:
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	Use of various resolution satellite images (1986 – 2005) to delineate slum areas
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	Different themes like town, registration status, electricity status, educational facilities and health facilities were prepared
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	Comparative analysis of spatial extent of Katchi Abadis to monitor sprawl

Digitization of Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) Line and Delineation of Encroachments on Railway Land
Monitoring Environmental Changes and Land Degradation due to Sea instruction in Southern Sindh
Development of Geo Database for Monitoring Watercourses in Sindh
Assessment of Mangrove Forests along the Coast of Pakistan
Baseline Survey of Kacho Areas in Sindh
Monitoring of Katchi Abadis in Karachi
Development of GIS under NPIW-Punjab Component
Development of GIS under NPIW-NWFP Component

Institute	National Center for Remote Sensing and Geo-Informatics (NCRG), Karachi, Pakistan
Address	SUPARCO Rear Headquarters SUPARCO Road, P.O. Box 8402 Karachi-75270, Pakistan Tel.: +92 (021) 99241765-74 Ext: 2293 / 2224/ 2228 Fax.: +92 (021) 34644928 Web: www.suparco.gov.pk E-mail: dh.trd@suparco.gov.pk
Application Deadline	14th Dec 2021 for local participants 20th Nov 2021 for foreign participants
Starting Date	20-24 Dec 2021
Course Duration	One Week
Course Level	Intermediate
Pre-requisites	Understanding of database and GIS as well as exposure to programming
Objectives	The course is aimed at providing concepts and knowledge of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning and its uses in remote sensing applications. In this course applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Remote Sensing and its use cases will be explored. Furthermore, concepts and algorithms of AI like machine learning, deep learning, neural network, image classification, object detection and segmentation will be studied and how they can be applied to remote sensing data and GIS applications
Contents of Course	Understanding AI Applications of AI and use cases Explain terms like Machine Learning, Deep Learning and Neural Networks Application of Image Classification in RS Application of Object Detection in RS Application of Predictive Learning in RS Semantic Segmentation and Instance Segmentation in RS application
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 Rear Headquarters SUPARCO Road, P.O. Box 8402 Karachi-75270, Pakistan Tel.: +92-21-99241765-74 Ext: 2293/2224 Fax.: +92 (021) 34644928 Web: www.suparco.gov.pk E-mail: dh.trd@suparco.gov.pk
Application Deadline	30th Nov 2021 for local participants 06th Nov 2021 for foreign participants
Starting Date	06-10 Dec 2021
Course Duration	One Week
Course Level	Basic
Pre-requisites	Basic understanding of Geography and allied fields with some computer experience
Objectives	This course is aimed to provide basic concepts of Geographic Information System with extensive hands-on experience on ArcGIS platform. This will cover a wide range of topics related to GIS using tools available through ArcGIS platform, ranging from desktop mapping to geospatial analysis. It will navigate through the three basic fields of GIS including Map development, Geodatabase management and Spatial analysis. Additionally, the training will also cover different ArcGIS platforms i.e. ArcMap, ArcCatalog, ArcScene and ArcToolbox for reading, displaying and modeling of GIS data.
Contents of Course	Concepts of GIS Map projections and coordinate systems Geodatabase development Querying the databases Delineation of spatial features Spatial data analysis GIS modeling 3D analysis Topology development and area estimation Layout designing
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 Rear Headquarters SUPARCO Road, P.O. Box 8402 Karachi-75270, Pakistan Tel.: +92-21-99241765-74 Ext: 2293/2224 Fax.: +92 (021) 34644928 Web: www.suparco.gov.pk E-mail: dh.trd@suparco.gov.pk
Application Deadline	15th June 2021 for local participants 15th May 2021 for foreign participants
Starting Date	21-25 Jun 2021
Course Duration	One Week
Course Level	Basic
Pre-requisites	Basic understanding of Geography and allied fields with some computer experience
Objectives	This course is aimed to provide basic concepts of Geographic Information System with extensive hands-on experience on ArcGIS platform. This will cover a wide range of topics related to GIS using tools available through ArcGIS platform, ranging from desktop mapping to geospatial analysis. It will navigate through the three basic fields of GIS including Map development, Geodatabase management and Spatial analysis. Additionally, the training will also cover different ArcGIS platforms i.e. ArcMap, ArcCatalog, ArcScene and ArcToolbox for reading, displaying and modeling of GIS data.
Contents of Course	Concepts of GIS Map projections and coordinate systems Geodatabase development Querying the databases Delineation of spatial features Spatial data analysis GIS modeling 3D analysis Topology development and area estimation Layout designing
Course Fee	PKR 25,000 (US $ 300 for foreign participants)
Venue	NCRG, Karachi
Assessment	Oral or written examination
Application Form

Monitoring of Katchi Abadis in Karachi

Applications of Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning in Remote Sensing

Basic Training Course on Geographic Information System

Basic Training Course on Geographic Information System