Geospatial for Rural Development
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Chairperson
B. K. Sinha
Director General
National Institute of Rural Development
India
Rural development is a complex of decisions, influences, structural changes and underlying driving factors. It is a process, in which typically a large number of actors from various sectors of society are involved; agriculturalists, marketers, administrators and policy makers, educationists, health practitioners, local politicians - to mention just a few. As drafted in the European Rural Development Project, rural development has primarily five dimensions viz., Human, Economic, Political, Resources & Environment and Science & Technology. The information in the form of data on all the said aspects drives key rural development initiatives. Major policy decisions and acts framed towards achieving growth with equity in rural areas require detailed analyses done on village level databases - spatial as well as non-spatial. A multi-dimensional GIS database with statistical and bio-geophysical data depicting the current situation in rural areas will be an extremely important tool. GIS will not only provide the mechanism to integrate information but it will also enforce the compilation and maintenance of appropriate data. Vast amount of administrative information can be maintained through GIS supporting realistic planning scenarios. It is a valuable means of assessing progress and identifying problems and specific data concerns early.
Map World Forum will have a dedicated Symposium on application and usage of GIT to the sector of rural development
The sessions proposed: -
GIS in Rural Informatics
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Rural health
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Rural business enterprise and Microfinance
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Rural SDI
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Agriculture and Animal Husbandry
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Land Use Planning and Land Reforms
| Chair for the session: Agriculture |
Chair for the session: Rural Informatics & Rural SDI |
 Dr Seishi Ninomiya
Director
National Agricultural Organisation
Japan |
 J Adinarayana
Professor
IITB
India |
| Chair for the session: Land Use Planning and Land Reforms |
Dr A V R Kesava Rao
Scientist
ICRISAT
India |
Invited Speakers
Dr Ashok Kaushal
Country Head
PCI Geomatics
India |
 Dr Aruna Srivastava
Emeritus Medical Scientist (ICMR)
National Institute of Malaria Research
India |
Dr V S Hegde
Director – EOS
ISRO
India
| Shailja Chandra
Executive Director
National Population Stabilisation Fund
India
| P Rajendra Prasad
Principal
Andhra University
India
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Dr Tapas Ghatak
In charge
Environment Cell
Kolkata Metropolitan
Development Authority,
India
| Dr Manav Chakraborty
Group Director, GTDG, RESA
Space Applications Centre (ISRO),
India
| Dr George Mathew
Director
Institute of Social Sciences
India |
Dr Dalip Singh
Deputy Statistical Adviser
Dept of Agriculture & Cooperation
Ministry of Agriculture
India | Dr Venkateswarlu
Director
CRIDA
India | Prof Vinay Sehgal
Senior Scientist
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
India
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Speakers
Kumaran Narayanaswamy
Managing Director
kCube Consultancy Services
India | B P Laxmikantha
Scientist
Karnataka State Remote Sensing Applications Centre
India
| Parthasaradhi Tirunagari
Production Manager
Weston Solutions India (P) Ltd.
India |
Siva Subramaniam
Assistant Vice President
RMSI
India |
K.Rajasekhar
Senior Technical Director
Ministry of Communication & Information Technology
Government of India | Dr Pramod K Singh
Associate Professor
Institute of Rural Management Anand-IRMA
India
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Panel Discussion - GIS: An Effective Tool for Micro-Planning
Moderator
Dr Vasala Madhava Rao
Associate Professor & Head
NIRD
India
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| Panelist |
Dr Ashok Kaushal
Country Head
PCI Geomatics
India | Prof Vinay Sehgal
Senior Scientist
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
India | Dr A V R Kesava Rao
Scientist
ICRISAT
India |
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