INFRASTRUCTURE

Infrastructure has been planned, based on critical analysis of the need of the industry. It would expose students to the most recent developments taking place in corporate world of Geoinformatics.

The SIG has adequate infrastructure with high class equipments to prepare their students to meet the exacting and challenging requirements of the corporate world.

This includes:

Computing Facility
SIG has infrastructure ideally suited to conduct training which exposes students to the recent developments taking place in the corporate world of Geoinformatics.
Laboratory is equipped with state-of-the-art computing facilities; such as,

Powerful computers in the network environment with large monitors
Server for the centralized resource management
Internet facilities for the world-wide literature referencing

GIS Softwares:

The Laboratory is equipped with GIS software most commonly in use in the industry.

Image processing Softwares: The laboratory is equipped with image processor software packages that are commonly used in the industry.
Photogrammetry Hardware/Software: The laboratory is equipped with popular Photogrammetry software suits and suitable hardware.
Global Positioning Systems
Programming Tools.
Quality Management Tools.
Light Table for satellite image interpretation
Library: Internet facility and state of the art collection of relevant books and journals.
Data
Remote sensing images of different satellites.
Maps from varied sources
Digital data of various scales on infrastructure and natural resources.

Faculty:

SIG has a very capable and highly qualified faculty having industry experience fused with research and academics. The core faculty is experienced in the following disciplines:

Advance Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry
Geography and Natural Resources Management
Commercial GIS
GIS for Infrastructure / Utility Development (Telecom / Electricity etc.)
Geo-Statistics and Information Technology
Computer Science and Relational Database Management
Data Visualization and Dissemination
Data Processing
Geoinformatics Modeling
Customization of GIS for Applications Development

In addition SIG invites well known personalities from the industry and research / academic institutes possessing rich experience in the fields of Remote Sensing, GIS, Photogrammetry, Spatial Modeling and applications of the technology in the various sectors, such as, telecom, electricity, infrastructure development, land management, water resources, agriculture, forestry and ecology, urban planning, geology, mining and so on.

Hostel :

Limited seats are available for allotment on first come first served basis in boys and girls hostels of the Symbiosis Institute.

However, Pune being a popular hub for education, accommodation is generally available for students in private hostels, flats or as paying guests in the vicinity of the institute.