Organiser: Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Topic: Training on customized free and open source 'Gram Panchayat QGIS' software

Duration: Feb 8th-12th, 2010 (Mon-Fri)

Description:  GPS-based spatial data of various features in the field can be tagged with questionnaire-based attribute data and converted into GIS maps by village workers using ‘Gram Panchayat QGIS’.

These GIS maps can then be used in participatory social analysis of plans and their implementation.

Fees: Rs.9000 (includes accomodation, food, local travel to village near Tirupati for field work, etc.)

         To be sent to address below along with two DDs on a nationalized bank as follows -

• Rs. 3,000 /- in favour of “IIT, Madras” payable at Chennai
• Rs. 6,000 /- in favour of “WASSAN” payable at Hyderabad

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Contact Details:

Dr. Koshy Varghese
Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering
IIT-Madras, Chennai 600 036
Phone: 044 2257 4247
eMail: koshy@iitm.ac.in