Fig. 141: Lakes in Uttarakhand

y National Space Agencies and Institutions:

Æ Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and its major centres like the Space Applications Centre (SAC) and the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC)

Æ Indian Institute of Space Science & Technology (IIST)

Æ Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) y International Space Agencies

Æ Japanese Space Agency (JAXA), European Space Agency (ESA), German Aerospace Centre (DLR), Canadian Space Agency (CSA), etc.

Æ International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) Netherlands, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), USA Science and Technology (DST), Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoEF), Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), etc. y Industry members such as Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI), Environment for Visualizing

Images (ENVI), ArcGIS, Rolta, and any other relevant organization engaged in the field of Geoinformatics. y Government Research and other associated organizations, such as the Defence Terrain Research Laboratory (DTRL), Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRD), and State Remote Sensing Applications Centres. The Centre is to have regular faculty members as well as part-time/Guest faculty as per requirement, research fellows (RA/JRF/PhD students), and project and administrative staff. MCG has already procured a range of necessary equipment for training. The primary source of funding (including for equipment procurement) shall be research projects, consultancy, and training, whereas funds for supporting faculty, administrative staff, select equipment and other deficits may be supported by the DTU. Use of Geospatial Technologies

The objectives of the Centre are focused on the use of all the major Geospatial technologies such as Mapping, Digital Image Processing Remote Sensing (Optical, Microwave, Lidar), Photogrammetry, GIS, Geodesy, GNSS/ GPS/Navic, Cartography, Survey etc. Associated software and the relevant equipment have either already been procured or their procurement is underway.

Key Outputs

y 04 students have completed their Doctorates y 02 batches of M.Tech in GeoInformatics have passed out of the MCG y 04 research projects have been completed The Centre has also contributed to the promotion of this field by getting a subject, ‘Geomatics’ added in GATE Exam, with effect from 2022. Outcomes Achieved and Linkage to SDGs

DTU has been involved in several projects. The major outcomes achieved under these projects are summarized as under:

y Identification of Vulnerable Lakes under National Mission on Himalayan Studies (MoES): Out of the two vulnerable lakes that have been identified, the first glacial lake is in Uttarakhand (Ghastoli), situated at an altitude of 5584 m (Lat/ Long: 30°58’33.26’’ N, 79°27’33.52’’ E), possibly one of the highest potentially dangerous lakes. The second is situated in Himachal Pradesh, near Reckong Peo in the Western Himalayan Satluj basin, located at an altitude of 4276 m (Lat/ Long: 31o39′40.81″ N, 78o10′7.32″ E).

Fig. 141: Lakes in Uttarakhand