Research

Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences

Title :

Biodiversity Characterisation at Community level in India using Earth Observation Data

Area of research :

Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences

Focus area :

Biodiversity Characterisation, Earth Observation Data

Principal Investigator :

Dr. S. B. Padal, Director, Horticulture & Gardening Unit, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Dr. Francois Munoz, Head, Department of Ecology, French Institute, Puducherry, Dr. Hitendra Padalia, Scientist, Forestry and Ecology Department, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), Dehradun, Dr. Shijo Joseph, Senior Scientist, Department of GIS & Remote Sensing, Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI), Kerala, Dr. C. Sudhakar Reddy, Scientist, Forestry & Ecology, National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), Hyderabad, Dr. A.O. Varghese, Dr. Padamnabhi S. Nagar, Lecturer, Department of Botany, The Maharaja SayajiRao University of Baroda, Gujarat

Timeline Start Year :

2018

Timeline End Year :

2022

Contact info :

Details

Executive Summary :

The project aims to explore Biodiversity Characterisation at Community level in India using Earth Observation Data.

Total Budget (INR):

5,09,05,600

Organizations involved

Implementing Agency :

Andhra University, Visakhapatnam
French Institute, Pondicherry
Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), Dehradun
Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI), Kerala
National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), Hyderabad
Regional Remote Sensing Centre
The Maharaja SayajiRao University of Baroda, Gujarat

Funding Agency :

Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India

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