Mysore/Mysuru: NIE Institute of Technology (NIE-IT), situated at Hootagalli industrial area, Mysuru, has been chosen as one of the Nodal Centres for the outreach programme of Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), a unit of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Department of Space (DoS), Government of India.
Bansilal, Principal of NIE-IT said “IIRS is a premier training, education and research organisation established to prepare professionals in the field of Remote Sensing, Geo-informatics and GPS technologies, and their applications. IIRS outreach programme focuses on strengthening the academia and user segments in space technology and its applications using online learning platforms. The initial focus of IIRS was to use EDUSAT/INSAT 4CR satellite for distance learning but extended the scope to use internet so that access is available to many of institutions/Universities /individuals.
