India’s HRD Ministry to Develop Syllabus for Geospatial Studies

Press Trust of India:

n a bid to enhance innovative and technical education in India, Union HRD Ministry will develop a syllabus for geospatial information studies.
“Presently, we are working with Rolta in preparing a syllabus for geospatial study. It is being developed to create more workforce in the geospatial space as India is lacking speciality technical education. We are trying to expand more opportunities in the education space,” HRD Minister Kapil Sibal told reporters on the sidelines of a CII meet here today.
Geospatial information studies focuses on the interface between human information constructs and spatial decision making.