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Completed programs

Creating awareness about application of Geo-Informatics for local Problem Solving

The objective and goal of the project is to create Map literacy and awareness about the application of Geo-Informatics (Remote Sensing, Geographic Information Systems and Global Positioning Systems) for solving local livelihood problems among school children in rural areas. The Resource Information kits supplied to the school children teach them the concepts of Map to Ground, Ground to Map, their application to Natural Resources Management and Socio-economic aspects. These kits enabled the child not only to read and understand maps but also allow them to carry out field experiments like measuring agriculture land (land use pattern), How to find rescue points during flood? (flood management) or plotting of the water bodies in their area. After getting a basic idea of time, location, service area, distance and pattern they were briefly introduced to GIS and GPS. Their geography teacher and another resource person taught them simple methods of using a handheld GPS instrument and allow them to mark points with its help. Then they will be made to fill of the village map with the help of satellite image and also upgrade the map using GPS. This whole exercise not only created GeoInformatics awareness among the school children but also initiated them to use their knowledge when required. All the resource material were prepared in their local language (Bengali, Punjabi and Telugu in this case), which helped them to understand the concepts better.

Implementation of the project was monitored closely and documented in form of video and text. An evaluation was also done at the end of the programme to measure the success of the project and the success story of the programme was published in form of book titled “Creating awareness about application of Geo-informatics for local problem solving”. The overall impact assessment study of the project showed that the programme left a clear impact on the children not only in creating awareness but also altering attitudes and application of the concepts in the real life situations.
The awareness process starts at a very early age of the future citizens. The young students who were initiated to the knowledge of geomatics and its application in their daily life will be a great hand when they become part of building village information system. When they grow up, he/she could play a key role in collection of natural resources data therefore the villages will adopt techno savvy agriculture and spatial planning in the near future which fastens the process of development of the Nation.

Area of operation

School level Programs

District Level Programs

The book "Creating awareness about

application of Geo-Informatics for local Problem Solving"

Resource books in Regional Languages