Lab for Spatial Informatics

International Institute of Information Technology

 

 

 

Lab for Spatial Informatics is a recently created Research Centre at International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad.

 

The centre is working towards enhancing the understanding of the concepts in geomatics and geospatial technologies, which are then be applied over different application areas. It will try to build research capacities not only in the core disciplinary interests of GIS and remote sensing, but also work in the area of spatial modelling, build tools for decision makers and develop methodologies for integrated assessment and modelling for long term scientific inputs to decision making. It is working towards becoming a nodal point for the integration of the strengths and progress in the IT fields related to the spatio-temporal domains and build domain expertise and applications in the various disciplines related to it, ranging from the natural to social sciences, with a focus on inter-disciplinary areas (related to resource use and management), by building on the data generation, handling and monitoring capability to analysis and modelling. In brief, Lab for Spatial Informatics is becoming one of the core centers of research and development in this field  for dealing with (i) GIS, (Geo-)Spatial Informatics education and research; (ii) development of GIS applications (including modelling) in core areas of forestry, agriculture, transportation and urban & regional planning; and (iii) training courses (to mid-level administrators) for better use of these technologies

 

Research Focus Areas of the Lab

 

  1. Human-Environment Interaction Studies and Modelling
  2. Development of Spatial Modelling Tools
  3. Positional and Navigational  Research

 

Disciplinary Areas

Geospatial Information Systems (GIS)

Remote Sensing

GPS and other positioning technologies

Domain Knowledge Areas - Agriculture, Ecology & Environment, Urban and Regional Planning, Public Health

 

Cross-cutting Theme: IT and Simulation Modeling

 

 

Projects/Research Ongoing:

  1. Agricultural Land Use in East and South Asia - Rapidly Changing Landscapes & its Impacts on Regional Food Security

-          An Internationally funded (APN) Project

-          Collaborating Countries – India, Japan and China

  1. Agricultural Expert System for Land Productivity and Credit System

-          Environmentally Suitable Crop linked Credit System

-          Working with a Major Financial Institution in India

  1. Health GIS – Health risks to Socio-economic development and Land use changes in Hyderabad

-          Impact of New Diseases and their Epidemic Proportions

 

Academic Programs

            MS. by Research

            Ph.D.

            Part-time Programmes

            CanSat Competition TeamThe LSI has a tem of Undergraduates and Graduate students participating in the CanSat Competition organized by American Astronautical Society in USA.

           

 

 

Contact:          Dr. K S Rajan

Associate Professor,  and

Head, Lab for Spatial Informatics

International Institute of Information Technology,

Gachibowli, Hyderabad

500 032 Andhra Pradesh, India

rajan at iiit dot ac dot in