GIS and remote sensing Laboratory at BSMRAU has an excellent capacity both in term of human resource and infrastructure. Research work includes geostatistical analysis, satellite image processing using different machine learning algorithms and modeling. The LAB. has a space of 500 square meters. Expense covered by the institution includes salaries for the faculty member and researcher. Utilities and annual maintenance of Lab facilities and equipment are covered by the University’s annual budget. Student’s stipend is maintained by research funding. Separate office spaces are available for the faculty members and guest/ visiting researchers. Annual research grants/ seed grants are offered from the University’s research management committee. The Lab has the following facilities:
Softwares
Drone/ areal image processing: Pix4D mapper
Remote sensing software- GRASS, Orfeo-toolbox, InterImage, Fusion, RStoolbox, GDAL, Raster
GIS software- R, Quantum GIS, DIVA-GIS, ArcGIS
Statistical Package- Rstudio, R
Simulation software- SimCLIM2013, DSSAT, APSIM
Hardware
Drone/ UAS
Fixed-wing:eBEE X
Multirotor: DJI inspire2; Matrice 600
FLIR ONE Gen 3 Thermal Camera
VIS-Red edge-NIR-Thermal sensor
10 Hi-definition workstations with a server for remote sensing and GIS analysis
MS-720 UV/VNIR calibrated field spectrometer with optics for measurement of radiance, irradiance, and reflectance (350-1050nm)
Spectralon (25cm x 25cm) calibration panels for field
LiCOR Plant canopy analyzer (LAI meter)
Inclinometer Vertex Laser VL402
Field vegetation sampling equipment (DBH tape)
Garmin Map76 GPS
GPS camera
Multimedia projector
Plotter
Field lab- for field experiments including model rainwater harvest system, multilayer agroforestry system, nursery, experimental crop field, etc.
Advance lab- for biochemical analysis
