Haryana Space Applications Centre (HARSAC)

Haryana Space Applications Centre, Hisar (HARSAC), a collaborator of ISRO, is a nodal agency for Remote Sensing and GIS applications of the Government of Haryana. It is located next to Centre for Plant Biotechnology (PCB) within the CCS Haryana Agric t Biotechnology (PCB) within the CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar in the Haryana state of India. It provides various remote sensing applications such as in monitoring illegal constructions and encroachments, stubble burning and pollution monitoring, and revival of Saraswati river. It also offers MTech degree in association with GJU Hisar University. To act as a Nodal Agency for RS, GIS & GPS activities in the State, advising the user agencies and disseminate the GIS technology at operational level To act as a Nodal Agency for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)/Drone based survey for the state of Haryana. To undertake, promote, guide, coordinate and aid research and development in the field of remote sensing To provide consultancy services and arrange airborne survey facilities to user agencies on actual costs basis To carry out surveys for monitoring and assessment of the entire gamut of natural resources sectors using remote sensing techniques To carry out surveys changing land use patterns, environmental changes, irrigation systems, forest resources, and crop disease surveillance To develop efficient data acquisition and retrieval system and to act as repository of various natural resources data To act as a nodal organization in the State advising the user agencies and disseminate the remote sensing technology at operational levels To provide research and development support to the teaching and research organizations of the State in specified areas of remote sensing technology To carry out field investigations connected with the activities of remote sensing To organize training facilities, lecture, seminars and symposia for advanced study and research in remote sensing technology and its applications To cooperate and collaborate with other national and international organizations in the field of remote sensing and allied disciplines To periodically publish the results of remote sensing investigations carried out by the HARSAC ...view more