In India, Remote Sensing has developed in the past 25 years and the nation has entered the space age in the year 1972 when the Department of Space was established. Right from this period, there had been a systematic development of this program resulting in well-integrated system with application, ground and space segments.

After the successful launch of the first Indian Satellite on the April 1975, in the year 1981, a program was initiated for launching the experimental remote sensing satellite Bhaskara I and II. As a result of this, space scientists in the nation gained some experience and situation became ripe for alunching operations remote sensing satellite thereby resulting in the establishment of data reception station in Sadh Nagar of the state of Andhra Pradesh.

Government job opportunities in remote sensing and geo informatics in India:

State Government jobs:

Most of the states in the nation have a space application centre in which PG degree and Ph. D holders Remote Sensing and Geo informatics can apply for various positions as follows:

• Research Scholar

• GIS Programmer

• Technical/Scientific assistant

• Project Scientist

• Project Coordinator

• Junior Scientist

• Scientist

Central Government jobs:

When it comes to jobs in central government, candidates with educational qualification in remote sensing and Geo informatics can find job opportunities in the following organizations working under the control of Central Government:

• ADRIN, Hyderabad

• ISRO, Bangalore

• Regional Remote Sensing Application Centre at Bangalore, Nagpur, Jodhpur, Dehradun and Kharagpur

• North East Space Application Centre, Shillong

• National Remote Sensing Agency, Hyderabad

• Space Application Centre, Ahmedabad

Educational Institutions:

Candidates with Master of Science in Remote Sensing and GIS can apply for the position of Lecturer and some of the educational institutions also have centres for remote sensing and GIS where in candidates are appointed for the positions like research scholar, research scientist, scientific officer, etc…

Latest government job vacancies in remote sensing and Geo informatics:

Some of the organizations working under the government recently invited applications from eligible candidates for positions in remote sensing and geo informatics and they are:

• Project Director – Bihar Remote Sensing Application Centre

• Senior Research Scientist – Bihar Remote Sensing Application Centre

• Resource Scientist – Bihar Remote Sensing Application Centre

• Landscape & Soil Resource Scientists – Bihar Remote Sensing Application Centre

• Cartography Assistant – Bihar Remote Sensing Application Centre

• Junior Research Fellow - Department of Remote Sensing & Geo informatics, Ajmer

Institutes offering PG courses in Remote Sensing and Geo informatics in India:

The names of institutions offering PG courses in remote sensing and geo informatics are given below:

• Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi

• Birla Institute of Technology, Kolkata

• Birla Institute of Technology, Jaipur

• Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun

• MDS University, Ajmer

• JNTU, Hyderabad

• National Remote Sensing Agency, Balanagar

• Allahabad University

• IIT, Roorkee

• AP University, Hyderabad

Thus, remote sensing and geo informatics is not only a developing field in the nation, but is also a field that offers a wide range of employment opportunities in government and private sector.