: A two-day national workshop on space technology will be held here from May 19.
Indian Society of Systems for Science & Engineering's Thiruvananthapuram chapter is organising the event jointly withVikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Kerala State Remote Sensing & Environment Centre (KSREC) and National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj (NIRD&PR).
Titled "Space Applications for Sustainable Growth and Advancement (SAGA 2017)," the workshop covers application of space technology in areas like agriculture, fisheries, land resource management, irrigation, climatic studies, navigation and disaster management, a release said here today.
The workshop gains importance with the increased use of space technologies ensuring safety and improving the common man's quality of life, it said.
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