Faculty Bio

Area of Research

• Remote Sensing & GIS

Current areas of Research work

• Evolution of lighting in South-West India from VIIRS Night- Time lights
• Impact of urbanization and Spatio-temporal estimation of Land Surface Temperature in a fast-growing coastal town in Kerala, Western coast of peninsular India
• Implementation of a Web GIS-based system for the effective data dissemination and sustainable management of Municipalities: An open-source approach
• Radar-based Urban Mapping
• Radar-based Urban Mapping
• Space-based River Morphometry
• Geoinformatics-based Chemical Distribution/Transportation
• Land Deformation using ANN
• Geospatial Applications in Tourism
• Space-based Disaster investigations

Research Scholar Details

• Mr. Athul B, An Integrated Approach of Advanced Remote Sensing for the Land Deformation: A Case Study of Idukki District, South Western India
• Ms. Aparna Pradeep Space-based study on the impact of ENSO (El Nino and La Nina ) event over the Indian subcontinent

Research Collaborations

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
• European Space Agency(ESA)
• Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency(JAXA)
• Florence University, Italy.
• Indian Institute Remote Sensing (IIRS) Dehradun (ISRO)
• Space Application Centre (SAC) (ISRO)
• National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) (ISRO)
• Indian Institute of Space Technology(IIST) (ISRO)
• Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management –Kerala (IIITM-K), (Digital University of Kerala)
• Institute of Land Disaster and Management (ILDM),Thiruvananthapuram
• Kerala Institute of Local Administration( KILA),Thrissur
• Northeast Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, Meghalaya
• University of Ladakh (UoL),Leh Campus
• Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University, Malappuram, Kerala
• Kannur University, Kerala
• University of Kerala
• Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS) , Kochi, Kerala
• University of Madras
• Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed to be University),Tamil Nadu
• Department of Soil and Conservations, Govt. of Kerala
• Department of Statistics, Govt. of Kerala
• Department of Police, Govt. of Kerala
• Department of Land Survey and Records, Govt. of Kerala
• Department of Ports, Govt. of Kerala
• Department of Public Works, Govt. of Kerala

Industry Collaborations

• Wipro Software Pvt. Limited, Bengaluru
• Lepton Geospatial Pvt. Ltd. Ahmedabad
• Accel Aerospace Pvt. Ltd., Telangana
• Sun Geomatics Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad
• Genesys Geospatial Pvt. Ltd. Mumbai

Educational Qualifications

• Ph.D in Physical Sciences (Satellite Remote Sensing and GIS) from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham in 2022
• MSc. in Sciences (Information Technology & Computer Communication) from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala in 2011. (University Rank)
• BSc. in Sciences (Electronics) from the University of Kerala in 2008
• Plus Two in Computer Science from St. Aloysius HSS, Kollam in 2005
• THSSLC with Specialization in Automobiles from Junior Technical High School, Kayamkulam in 2003.

Additional Qualifications

• Diploma in Computer Application (DCA) from Dharmanilayam Institute of Information Technology, Kottayam in 2005.

• Short Term Proficiency Course (STPC) in Remote Sensing & GIS from Dr. R. Satheesh Centre for Remote Sensing & GIS (Under the NNRMS-SCT programme of Govt. of India led by ISRO), M.G. University, Kerala in 2012.

• Post Graduate Certificate (PGC) in Geoinformatics from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) in 2018.

• Post Graduate Diploma (PG Diploma) in Disaster Management from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) in 2019.

• Post Graduate Diploma (PG Diploma) in Rural Management from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) in 2020.

• Short Term Proficiency Course (STPC) in Ground Penetrating Radar from AF Academy, New Delhi, in 2020.

• 1^st January 2013 – 1^st August 2022

Technical Officer (Geospatial Systems) /Faculty (Geoinformatics)

Dr. R.Satheesh Centre for Remote Sensing & GIS

(Supported under the National Natural Resources Management System-

NNRMS-SCT-programme of Govt. of India led by ISRO, Dept. of Space)

School of Environmental Sciences Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam, Kerala

• 29^th August 2022- Present

Assistant Professor

Department of Chemistry

School of Physical Sciences

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Amritapuri Campus

Prizes and Achievements

• Gold Medalist & Best Student Performance Award (National Level) for Outstanding Performance for Edusat satellite-based outreach program of Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS/ISRO), Dehradun, Department of Space, Govt. of India in the year 2019.

• Winner and National Level Awardee of the creativity challenge conducted by Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi in the year 2020 on the topic of “Best ideas during Covid-19 which new skills have you developed and how innovatively have you applied them?”

• Executive Member Indian Society of Remote Sensing (ISRS), Thiruvananthapuram Chapter, Scientific Society of ISRO (tenure period 2020- Present).

• Best Paper Awardee “Flood Mapping and Damage Assessment of Kaziranga National Park, Assam Using Multi-Temporal Sentinel-1 Synthetic Aperture Radar Images” of 27^th Swadeshi National Science Congress 2017 held at Amrita University, Amritapuri, Kollam

• Best Paper Awardee “Rooftop rainwater harvesting of Kottarakara Municipality” at 32^nd Kerala Science Congress, held at Yuvakshetra Institute of Management Studies, Palakkad on January 25^th to 27, 2020.

• Best Paper Awardee “Watershed Based Morphometric Analysis: A Space based Study on Meenachil River Basin” International Colloquium on Advances in Engineering and Technology (IC@MACE 2023) 16-17 June 2023. Organized by Mar Athanasius College of Engineering in association with Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University “LETI,” Russia. (BEST PAPER AWARD in the track “Green and Sustainable Engineering”)

• MSc. -Information Technology and Computer Communication. (University Rank Holder)

• Second prize in the still model in sub-district School’s Science, Maths, work experiences and competitions on November 1999.

Professional Membership & Responsibilities

• Life member of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing (ISRS) (L- 4232)

• Life member of the Indian Society of Geomatics (ISG) (L-1680)

• Life member of the Astronautical Society of India (ASI) (LM-3401)

• Individual Member of Open Source Geo Consortium (OSGeo)- India

• Individual Member of the International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS)

• Executive Member of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing (ISRS), a Premier Scientific Professional body of ISRO, Trivandrum Chapter (2020-Present) functioning at Indian Institute of Space Technology (IIST), Trivandrum.

• University Level Coordinator, Edusat-based Outreach Programme offered by Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS/ISRO), Dehradun, Dept. of Space, Govt. of India.

• Active volunteer of SETI@home’s search for extraterrestrial life.

Article/ News Contributions

1. The Evolution of Geographic Information Systems in the 21^st Century: An Incredible Journey
2. Geographical Information System for Chemical Professionals – Showcasing the Roadmap for Tomorrow
3. Journey to the Exciting World of Forensic GIS: The Science behind Murders

Course Syllabus Development (BSc- Honors)

1. Course name- Geographical Information Science for Chemical Professionals (Elective)

Projects Supervised (MTech/MSc/MS/BTech/MBBS/MD/MVSc.)

• “Remote Sensing and GIS based Geo-Environmental assessment and waste plan of Elappara and Peermedu Panchayaths”
• “Remote Sensing and GIS based Study on the Forest Cover Change, Distubance and Submergence area analysis of Kumaranperoor Reserve Forest.”
• “Assessments of the shoreline changes island falling in Bangaram Atoll Union Teritory of Lakshadeep using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques”
• “Drinking Water Distribution System in Koovappady Panchayat, Kerala-A GIS Analysis”
• “GIS based Crime Information System of Eranakulam District”
• “Guruvayur-Thirunavaya rail line alignment using Spatial Multi Criteria in GIS”
• “Geospatial assessment of air pollution diseases at Ambalamugal industrial area”
• “Hyperspectral Charactersation of Aluminum Bauxite and Clay Minerals”
• “Hyperspectral Charactersation of various minerals from Syenite rock samples in Putetti”
• “GIS based watershed management of Kurinad-Maniyakupara watershed near Koza, Kuravilangad in Kottayam District, Kerala”
• “Remote Sensing and GIS based Spatio-Temporal analysis of urban growth in Pullarikkunnu region in Kottayam, Kerala”
• “Assessment of Drinking water system of Avoly Gramapancyath at Moovattupuza”
• “A Case Study of Land Use change in Malabar Districts using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques”
• “Creating various inputs for Watershed Management Using Remote Sensing and GIS a case study of Pious Mount Kailasam watershed of Meenachil river basin in Kerala”
• “Development Planning of Kannur Corporation area using Geospatial Tools”
• “Land Change Analysis in terms of NDVI and LST, Solid waste Management Planning and Flyover proposal for Ettumanoor Municipality using Geospatial Tools”
• “An innovative study on forest fire zone mapping of Wayanad Forest area using space technology”
• “Geo-environmental assessment of Valakom micro-watershed in Meenachil River Basin”
• “Habitat mapping of Mugger Crocodiles (Crocodylus palustris, Lesson 1831) along Kabini river system of Wayanad, Kerala using geospatial tools”
• “Analyzing the spectral variations of Tea using hyperspectral techniques in Pullikkanam plantation of Vagamon”
• “Land suitability analysis for agriculture using Geographical Information System: A case study of Wayanad District, Kerala”
• “Tourist Information System of Malabar Region”, is a customization work using VBA codes for ArcGIS Software.
• “Development of Web Enabled Geographical Information System for School of Environmental Sciences, M.G University, Kerala”, is a Web GIS based customization work using map server and webserver.
• “Development of GIS based Digital Spatial Database of Kadaplamattom Village in Meenachil Taluk of Kottayam District, Kerala”, is a customization work using Arc Reader, a free version module of ArcGIS Software.
• “Spatial distribution of cancer and Socio-Spatial analysis in Ollur, Thrissur, Kerala”.
• “Physical and biological oceanic changes in Mud bank locations of Kerala Coast: A Geoinformatics based Analysis”.
• “Flood mapping and damage assessment of Kaziranga National Park, Assam using multi-temporal Sentinel-1 SAR images”.
• “Hyperspectral characterization of beach placer deposits of Chavara and banded iron formations of Chakkittappara and Naduvallur through imaging and non-imaging Spectroscopy”.
• “Urban Planning of Karunagappally Region using Geospatial Analysis”.
• “A Geoinformatics based analysis of land use land cover change, submergence in Muntrothuruthu Island, Kollam District”.
• “Spatio- temporal changes in land use/ land cover and associated environmental parameters using Geoinformatics in Munnar region of Devikulam Taluk of Southern Western Ghats, Idukki.”
• “Planning for sustainable development of Kunnathur taluk, Kollam district using Geoinformatics.”
• Evaluation on Hydrogeological and erosional characteristics of Karuvannur river basin, Southwest coast of India using Remote Sensing and GIS.
• Eco restoration strategies for selected islands of Lakshadweep archipelago: A Geospatial approach.
• A Geoinformatics based study on the effects of Urbanization on the land, coast and air quality of Kochi, Ernakulam, Kerala.
• A Geoinformatics based study on the effects of urbanization on the coast and air quality of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
• Spatio- Temporal change analysis of various environmental parameters with changing land use/ land cover pattern using Geoinformatics in Perumbavoor region of Ernakulam district, Kerala.
• A Morphological comparative study of tributary basins of Gayathri puzha.
• Geo-spatial analysis for the developmental planning of Kannur district.
• A study on the changing land use pattern on geological parameters of the catchment area, Idukki reservoir, Kerala: A Geoinformatics based approach
• Urbanization effects of Karunagapally municipality using Geospatial tools
• A Geoinformatics based change analysis of hydrogeological characteristics over decades in Malampuzha block, Palakkadu district, Kerala
• Spatial and temporal changes of land use/ land cover and its triggering environmental factors of Nelliyampathy region, Western Ghats, Palakkad
• A Geoinformatics based environmental damage assessment and sustainable solutions at Kuttanad Kol Wetland ecosystem with special reference to great flood 2018
• Environmental Changes and sustainable development in selected islands of Lakshadweep archipelago
• Urbanization effects of Kottrakkara municipality using Geospatial tools
• A Geoinformatics based change analysis of hydrogeological characteristics over decades in Achenkovil river basin, Kerala
• Spatial and temporal changes of land use/ land cover and associated environmental factors in the part of Nelagiri biosphere reserve, Western Ghats
• Space-Based Approach for the Estimation of the Geospatial Indicators with a Particular Reference to Tirur-Poorapuza Corridor, Malabar Region of Kerala”
• “Estimation of Impact of Urban Expansion of Major Metropolitan Cities in India on Terrestrial Carbon Storage Using Spatio Temporal Observations”
• “Watershed-based Morphometric Analysis: A Space-based Study on Meenachil River Basin”
• “Accuracy Assessment of Machine Learning Models for Landuse/Land Cover Classification using Sentinel-2 Datasets”
• “Comparative study on Flood Hazard Assessments in Wayanad District using Weighted Overlay and Frequency Ratio Method”
• “Geoinformatics based Soil Erosion Susceptibility Mapping and Assessment in Wayand, A Part of Western Ghats, Kerala”
• “Space-based Landslide Susceptibility Assessment using Statistical Method: A Case Study of Wayanad, Northern Kerala”
• “Assessment of Spatio-Temporal Changes in Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration with Special Reference to The Proposed Silver Line Project (K-Rail) Corridor in Kerala,India”
• ‘Geoinformatics based mapping and assessment of flood risk in Periyar river basin, South India: a pairwise weighted approach’.
• ‘Remote sensing and GIS Based Spatio Temporal analysis and bypass proposal, Angamaly Region’

2023

• Athira V., Sumith Satheendran S. “Space-Based Approach for the Estimation of the Geospatial Indicators with a Particular Reference to Tirur – Poorapuzha Corridor, Malabar Region of Kerala”.
• Abel John Sabu, Fathima M S, Krishnapriya G. M, Sera Seiby, Sumith Satheendran S. “Watershed Based Morphometric Analysis: A Spaced Based Study on Meenachil River Basin”

• Alkha Haridas P., Sumith Satheendran S. “GIS-Based Soil Erosion Susceptibility Mapping and Assessment in Wayanad: A Part of Western Ghats, Kerala”.

• Mubashira M., Sumith Satheendran S. “Space-Based Landslide Susceptibility Assessment using Statistical Method: A Case Study of Wayanad, Northern Kerala”.

• Nila Mohan, Sumith Satheendran S. “Comparative Study on Flood Hazard Assessment in Wayanad District using Weighted Overlay and Frequency Ratio Methods”.

• Anishma N., Sumith Satheendran S. “Crime Mapping and Spatial modeling: A Case Study of Ernakulam district”.

• Charudarsan P., Sumith Satheendran S. “Accuracy Assessment of Machine Learning Models for Land Use /Land Cover Classification using Sentinel – 2 Datasets”.

• Amal S. B., Sumith Satheendran S. “Geospatial – Based Tourism Mapping of Kerala: God’s Own Country”.

• Paul Thomas, Sumith Satheendran S. “Quantitative Morphometric Analysis Using Geospatial Technology for seine river Basin, France, Western Europe”.

• Thejas Krishna K. B., Sumith Satheendran S. “Drinking Water Distribution Mapping of Kerala Water Authority Sasthamcotta Division: A Geospatial Approach”.

• Ubais C., Sumith Satheendran S. “Urbanization Trend of Kochi, Metro city Of Kerala, India; Spatio-Temporal Mapping Using Synthetic Aperture Radar”.

• Sreejith S Nair, Sumith Satheendran S. “Space-Based Disaster Mapping and Assessment: Study of Pathanamthitta District, Central Travancore Region”.

• Minusha Maria Celine, Sumith Satheendran S. “Estimation of Impact of Urban Expansion of Major Metropolitan Cities in India on Terrestrial Carbon Storage Using Spatio Temporal Observations”.

• Anandhu Anand, Sumith Satheendran S. “Geological Stability from Pamba to Shabarimala Sannidhanam Corridor for the Alignment of a Cable Car Service”.

• S.S., Sumith Satheendran S. “Geoinformatics Based Tourism Mapping: A Case Study of Pathanamthitta, Head Quarters of Pilgrimage Tourism”.

• Nikhil Mon M.N, Sumith Satheendran S. “Environmental Impact of Urbanization in Ranni Taluk, Pathanamthitta, Kerala”.

• Nikhil P. R., Sumith Satheendran S. GIS-Based Landslide Susceptibility Mapping Of Pathanamthitta District, Kerala”.

• Abhinay Sugath. P.S., Sumith Satheendran S. “Space Based Assessment of Forest Fire Risk Zone Mapping A Case Study of Pathanamthitta District Kerala”.

• Sherin K. Suresh., Sumith Satheendran S. “Comparative Study on Ground water and KWA Pipeline Samples in the Pathanamthitta Municipality”.

• Akhilesh S., Sumith Satheendran S. “Digital Mapping and Area Analysis of Quarries in the Pathanamthitta District, Kerala”.

Project Guidance (Outside Kerala)

• Fawaz Ahammad, Sumith Satheendran S. “Urban Sprawl analysis using Shannon’s Entropy Method in Hassan Taluk, Karnataka” Centre for Geoinformatics, The Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed to be University), Ministry of Education (Shiksha Mantralaya), Govt. of India-624302
• Fawaz Ahammad, Sumith Satheendran S. “Cyclone Vulnerability Assessment of Kollam District, Kerala, Using Geoinformatics. Centre for Geoinformatics,” The Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed to be University), Ministry of Education (Shiksha Mantralaya), Govt. of India-624302
• Anishma N, Sumith Satheendran S. “Crime Mapping and Spatial Modeling: A Case Study of Eranakulam District ” Department of Geography, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600085

Project Guidance (International)

• Ananthu Aravind , Sumith Satheendran S. “Spatio Temporal Estimation of Land Surface Temperature of the Major Metro Cities in India” University of Aberdeen, School of Geosciences, King’s College, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB24 3FX
• Akhil Unnikrishnan Chitralekha, Sumith Satheendran S. “Geospatial Based Ecotourism Site Suitability Analysis of Scotland” University of Aberdeen, School of Geosciences, King’s College, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB24 3FX

Major Trainings Completed From

International

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
• European Space Agency(ESA)
• Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency(JAXA)
• Environmental System Research Institute(ESRI)
• International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS)
• Florence University, Italy.
• International Institute of Information Technology-Hyderabad (IIIT-H)
• United Nations (UN)
• Open Learning Academy, United Kingdom

National

• Indian Institute Remote Sensing (IIRS) Dehradun (ISRO)
• Space Application Centre (SAC) (ISRO), Ahmedabad
• National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) (ISRO), Hyderabad
• Indian Institute of Space Technology(IIST) (ISRO),Trivandrum
• Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mumbai
• Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management –Kerala (IIITM-K), (Digital University of Kerala), Trivandrum
• Institute of Land Disaster and Management (ILDM), Trivandrum
• Kerala Institute of Local Administration( KILA),Thrissur
• Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi
• AF Academy, New Delhi
• Banaras Hindu University (BHU),Varanasi, UP, India
• Northeast Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, Meghalaya
• University of Ladakh (UoL),Leh Campus
• Indian Society of Remote Sensing (ISRS)
• Indian Society of Geomatics (ISG)
• Astronautical Society of India (ASI)
• Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun

Invited Lectures & Lecture Series delivered in Faculty Development Programmes (FDP)

Academic Institutions

• Department of Civil Engineering, CUSAT, Cochin, Kerala
• Veterinary University Pookode, Wayanad, Kerala
• Malayalam University, Malappuram, Kerala
• Mar Athanious (MA) College of Engineering and Technology, Kothamangalam, Kerala
• Mar Basilies College (MBC) of Engineering and Technology, Peermade, Kuttikanam, Idukki, Kerala
• ’V’ Institute, Kollam, Kerala
• Pavanatma College of Arts and Sciences, Murikkasseri, Idukki, Kerala
• Ayyappa College, Kumly Road, Idukki, Kerala
• Adi Sankara Institute of Technology, Kalady, Ernakulum, Kerala
• Sree Narayana Gurukulam College, Kollenchery, Ernakulum, Kerala
• Muthoot Institute of Technology (MITS), Muvattupuza, Ernakulum, Kerala
• John’s College, Anchal, Kollam, Kerala
• Polytechnic College, Palakkad, Kerala
• Engineering College Palakkad, Kerala

Govt. Departments

• Water Authority(KWA), Govt. of Kerala
• Soil Survey and Conservations, Govt. of Kerala
• Local self-Government, LSGD, Govt. of Kerala
• State Academy on Statistical Administration(SASA), Govt. of Kerala
• Department of Survey and Land Records, Govt. of Kerala

Invited Talks

2013

• Participated and delivered a series of talks on “Application of Open Source Geospatial Tools in Geo-Environmental studies” at Government College, Kasaragod on October 2013. Organized by the Department of Post-Graduate Studies & Research in Geology.

2014

• Delivered an invited lecture on “Open Source Geospatial Tools” in the One-day Orientation workshop on GIS, REMOTE SENSING, & GPS Applications in Engineering. Organized by the Department of Civil Engineering, Mar Athanasius College of Engineering, Kothamangalam on 2^nd August 2014.

• Delivered a talk on “ISRO- Mars Orbiter Mission-Mangalayaan” in the invited talk organized by Science Forum, Pavanatma College Murickassery, Idukki on 16^th October 2014.

2017

• Delivered a series of invited lectures on “Geoinformatcs” in the Three-day Faculty Development Programme Organized by the Department of Civil Engineering, Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering and Technology, Kalady held from 11^th to 14^th

2018

• Delivered an invited lecture on “Application of Geoinformation Science and Technology in Veterinary and Animal Sciences” Organized by the Indian Veterinary Assosiation (IVA), Pookode Unit, Wayanad under the COHERT scheme at College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Wayanad held on 7^th May 2018.

• Delivered an invited lecture on “Fundamentals of Remote Sensing” Organized by Tunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University, Tirur, Malappuarm held on 21^st June 2018.

• Delivered an invited lecture on “Fundamentals of GIS, GPS and Remote Sensing” Organized by Ayyappa Institute of Management Studies, Peermade, Idukki held on 7^th November 2018.

2019

• Delivered an invited lecture on “Introduction to Open Source Geospatial Tools” in One-day Orientation and Training workshop on GIS. Organized by Centre for Water Education (CWEd), Kerala Water Authority (KWA), Thiruvananthapuram on 27^th April 2019.

• Delivered an invited lecture on “Geospatial Data Analysis” in the One-day Orientation workshop on GIS. Organized by State Academy on Statistical Administration (SASA), Thiruvananthapuram on 25^th May 2019.

• Delivered and inaugurated a technical talk session in the “Civil Engineering Assosiation”.at Sree Narayana Gurukulam College of Engineering, Kadayiruppu, Kolenchery on 27^th August 2019.

• Delivered a series of invited lectures on three days training programme on “Remote Sensing and GIS”. Organized by division of Civil Engineering, Mar Baselios College of Engineering and Technology, Kuttikanam, Peermade, Idukki. on 27^–29, September 2019.

Official Training (Govt.), Academic training, Workshops organized /conducted/associated

• 5-day training on the GIS programme from 27^th -31^st March-2017 for the Department of Soil Survey and Conservation (20 numbers of Soil Survey officers from all the districts from Kerala were deputed to attend the training)

• One month of advanced training in Remote Sensing, GNSS & GIS to selected officers of the Department of Soil Survey and Conservation, Govt. of Kerala, from 4^th August to 15^th

• 5-day training programme on “Creation of databank for Classification of Land” to selected officers of the Department of Soil Survey and Conservation, Govt. of Kerala from 11 -15 November 2019.

• “Outcome-based Advanced Geoinformatics programmes” 3-spell (Virtual mode) for the selected officers of the Department of Soil Survey and Conservation, Govt. of Kerala from 30 November 2021 to 7 January 2022.

• 6-day training programme on “Fundamentals of Geoinformatics with ArcGIS” for officers of the Department of Soil Survey and Conservation, Govt. of Kerala from 11- 16 July 2022 and 18- 23 July 2022.

• Organised and Contributed as a lead resource person for the event “Geo Revolution” on 5th May 2023 as part of the Multi-Tech Fest Vidyuth ’23 organized by Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus, Kerala.

Outreach Courses of IIRS/ISRO Coordinated

• Workshop-ID:1027th – “UAV Remote Sensing” (21st November, 2022)
• Workshop -ID:1032: Workshop on Application of Geomatics in Urban Disasters (May 24 , 2023)
• Course-ID:107 – Course on Overview of Global Navigation Satellite System (September 19-30, 2022)
• Course-ID:111th – Advances in Monitoring and Modeling of Hydro-Meteorological Hazards using Geospatial Technology and Process-based Models (05 – 09 December 2022)
• Workshop-ID:7013: Geospatial Modeling Driven Urban Hazard and Risk Analysis (13 -17, Feb. 2023)
• Course-ID:113th – “Geodata Processing using Python (February 20-24, 2023)
• Workshop-ID:7014: RS and GIS Applications in Atmospheric and Oceanic Hazards (February 27 – March 3, 2023)
• Course-ID:114: Advances in Remote Sensing Techniques for Geological Applications (March 13 – March 24, 2023)
• Course-ID:115: SAR Data Processing & its Application with Special Emphasis on RISAT-1A/EOS-4 (April 10- April 14, 2023)
• Course-ID:116: Course on Overview of Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G)
• Course-ID:118: Applications of machine learning in urban studies-( 05June-09June, 2023)
• Course-ID-119: Course name: Geospatial Technology for Climate Smart Agriculture. ( July 10 – 14, 2023)

Journal Reviewer

• Spatial Information Research, Springer Publications

1. “Soil Erosion Rate Calculator (SERC), A Plugin for QGIS” presented at ISRS Symposium held at New Delhi on 2012.
2. “Forest fire hazard zonation mapping of Wayanad district of India using geospatial technology” on Disaster Risk and Vulnerability Conference held at Kerala University, Karyavattom Campus, Kerala on March 29-31, 2017.
3. “Analysing the Capability of Sentinel-1 SAR Data for Flood Monitoring and Mapping in Idukki Dam Reservoir, Southern Western Ghats of India” on The 38^th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing (ACRS) Symposium held at New Delhi on October 23-27, 2017.
4. “Flood Mapping and Damage Assessment of Kaziranga National Park, Assam using Multi-Temporal Sentinel-1 SAR Images” on The 27^th Swadeshi National Science Congress held at Amrita University, Kollam, Kerala on November 7-9, 2017.
5. “Synthetic Aperture Radar based Physical and Biological Changes in mud bank locations of Kerala Coast” on the 30^th Kerala Science Congress Organized by KSCSTE, CWRDM and Government Brennen College held at Thalassery on January 28-30, 2018.
6. “Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Carbon Storage Assessment Using Geo-Spatial Technology in Devikulam Taluk, Idukki District of Southern Western Ghats” on The National Seminar on “Recent Trends in Climate Change & Carbon Research” Organized by Department of Botany, University of Calicut College held at Calicut on February 26-28, 2018.
7. “Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Carbon Storage Assessment Using Geo-Spatial Technology in Devikulam Taluk, Idukki District of Southern Western Ghats” on The National Seminar on “Recent Trends in Climate Change & Carbon Research” Organized by Department of Botany, University of Calicut College held at Calicut on February 26-28, 2018.
8. “Spatio-Temporal analysis of air quality and its disturbances zone in Greater cochin region of Ernakulum District, Kerala: A geospatial Approach” on International conference on Air Pollution and Monitoring, Organized by Department of Environmental Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University on March 8-11, 2019.
9. “Geoinformatics based Environmental and Infrastructural Damage Assessment during great flood 2018 at Kuttanadu” on National conference on Post Flood Sustainable Rebuilding Solutions for Kerala, Organized by Tropical Institute of Ecological Sciences (TIES) under the support of Directorate of Environment and Climate Change on March 8-9, 2019.
10. “Geoinformatics based site suitability analysis for Reverse Osmosis plants in Kuttanadu Area” on National conference on Post Flood Sustainable Rebuilding Solutions for Kerala, Organized by Tropical Institute of Ecological Sciences (TIES) under the support of Directorate of Environment and Climate Change on March 8-9, 2019.
11. “Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Landuse/ Land cover in Greater Cochin Region: A Geospatial Approach” on National conference on Climate Change Impacts on Biodiversity, Environment and its Management, Organized by Department of Environmental Sciences, St. Johns College Anchal, under the support of Directorate of Environment and Climate Change on March, 2019.
12. “Development of a cloud based Veterinary Information System for the Selected Municipalities and Grama Panchayath of Kannur District” on National Conference on Climate Change Impacts on Biodiversity, Environment and its Management, Organized by Department of Environmental Sciences, St. Johns College, Anchal, under the support of Directorate of Environment and Climate Change on March, 2019.
13. “Ground Water Prospect Zone Mapping and Integrated Watershed Management Plan Using Geoinformatics in Perumbavoor region of Periyar River Basin” on National conference on Environment Education in India Scope and Challenges, Organized by Department of Environmental Studies, Kannur University, Mannagttuparampa Campus, under the support of Directorate of Environment and Climate Change on January 29^th to 31, 2019.
14. “The Runoff and Sedimentation Estimation of the Idukki dam Reservoir using Geoinformatics” on National conference on Environment Education in India Scope and Challenges, Organized by Department of Environmental Studies, Kannur University, Mannagttuparampa Campus, under the support of Directorate of Environment and Climate Change on January 29^th to 31, 2019.
15. ‘Spatio-Temporal analysis of Air quality and its disturbance zone in greater cochin region of Ernakulum district, Kerala, A Geospatial Approach’ in the Four day International Conference on ‘Air Pollution and Monitoring’, organized by School of Environmental Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala during March 8-11, 2019.
16. “Spatio Temporal variation of Land Surface temperature in Greater Cochin Region: A Geospatial Approach” on National conference on Environment Education in India Scope and Challenges, Organized by Department of Environmental Studies, Kannur University, Mannagttuparampa Campus, under the support of Directorate of Environment and Climate Change on January 29^th to 31, 2019.
17. ‘Spatial Data Dissemination of Karunagapplly Municipality using Web GIS’ in the Three day National Conference on ‘Innovations in Geospatial Technology for sustainable development with special emphasis on NER’, organized by ISG and ISRS in the city of Shillong (Meghalaya) during November 20-22, 2019.
18. “Estimation of runoff-rainfall model in Idukki dam reservoir for geoinformatics approach” on International conference on Frontiers in Marine Science Challenges and Prospects, Organized by School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology on December 16^th to 20, 2019.
19. “Air pollution risk zone mapping through Geoinformatics based Air Quality Index” on International conference on Frontiers in Marine Science Challenges and Prospects, Organized by School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology on December 16^th to 20, 2019.
20. “Roof top rainwater harvesting of Kottarakara Municipality” on 32^nd Kerala Science Congress, held at Yuvakshetra Institute of Management Studies, Palakkad on January 25^th to 27, 2020.
21. “Estimation of soil erosion using RUSLE and soil erosion proneness by AHP method” on 32^nd Kerala Science Congress, held at Yuvakshetra Institute of Management Studies, Palakkad on January 25^th to 27, 2020.
22. “Landslide Hazard Susceptibility Zonation Mapping of Valakom Watershed Kottayam District Using Geospatial Techniques” on 4^th Disaster Risk And Vulnerability Conference on 09 – 10 & 16 – 17 October 2020
23. “Geospatial assessment of air pollution linked diseases a Ambalamugal industrial area, Kochi” on 4^th Disaster Risk And Vulnerability Conference on 09 – 10 & 16 – 17 October 2020
24. “Assessment of Landslide Susceptible Zones of the Muvattupuzha River sub-basin in Kerala using Frequency ratio method” on 4^th Disaster Risk And Vulnerability Conference on 09 – 10 & 16 – 17 October 2020
25. “Forest Fire Susceptibility Mapping and Management Strategies Using Frequency Ratio Method in Attappady, Northern Kerala” on 4^th Disaster Risk And Vulnerability Conference on 09 – 10 & 16 – 17 October 2020
26. “A Geoinformatics Based Study on the Effects of Urbanization on the Land, Coast and Air Quality of Kochi, Ernakulam, Kerala” on 4^th Disaster Risk And Vulnerability Conference on 09 – 10 & 16 – 17 October 2020
27. “Drought Assessment and Risk Index Mapping Using Fuzzy Logic in Attappady, Kerala.” on 4^th Disaster Risk and Vulnerability Conference on 09 – 10 & 16 – 17 October 2020
28. Sreelakshmi A. R., Sumith Satheendran S. and Latha P., “Geoinformatics Based Mapping and Assessment of Flood Risk in Periyar River Basin, South India: A Pairwise Weighted Approach”, 3^rd GIS LATAM International Conference, held on October 1, 2021.
29. ‘Climate change and Night time Lighting in South West India from the period 2012-2020’ in the 6th National Geo-Research Scholars meet on ‘Geosciences in Ladakh Himalaya’, organized by University of Ladakh, Leh in association with Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun during June 7-10, 2022.
30. Shilpa Sudhi, Sumith Satheendran S., Anand Lali Neera, “Assessment of Spatio-Temporal Changes in Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration with Special Reference to The Proposed Silver Line Project (K-Rail) Corridor in Kerala, India.”, M I L I E U R A, A VIRTUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE,O n e E a r t h f o r A l l o f U s : C h a n g i n g C l i m a t e & E n v i r o n m e n t, held on June 11& 12, 2022. Organized by ECOR Foundation.
31. Ramachandran K. M., Sumith Satheendran S., Abin Varghese. “Comprehensive Study of Land Use Land Cover Change and its Ecological Impact on Andaman and Nicobar Island with Special Reference to Coral Reef”, M I L I E U R A, A VIRTUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE,O n e E a r t h f o r A l l o f U s : C h a n g i n g C l i m a t e & E n v i r o n m e n t, held on June 11& 12, 2022. Organized by ECOR Foundation.
32. Akhil Unnikrishnan , Sumith Satheendran S., Smitha Chandran S. “A GIS-Based Ecotourism Site Suitability Assessment of Scotland, United Kingdom” National Symposium on “Geospatial Technology: Journey from Data to Intelligence”15-17 November 2022.
33. Aswathy R. Nair, Dhanya R. and Sumith Satheendran S.” Spatial Distribution of Land Surface Temperature: A Geospatial approach in the Urban-Rural gradient in the Western Coast of Malabar Region, Kerala” International Conference on Biodiversity: Exploration, Exploitation and Conservation for Sustainable Development.(ICB-2023)10-11February 2023.
34.  Amal S.B., Sumith Satheendran S., “Space-Based Assessment of Soil Erosion Proneness of The Pamba River Basin” National Seminar On SPATIAL DATA MODELLING: EMERGING TRENDS AND UTILITIES 24-25 March, 2023, Organized by Inter University Centre for Geospatial Information Sciences and Technology (IUCGIST) & Department of Geology, University of Kerala.
35. Ubais C, Sumith Satheendran S., Amal S.B., Paul Thomas, Thejas Krishna, Athul.B., Smitha Chandran S “Space-Based Burnt Area Mapping in The Context of the Recent Brahmapuram Waste Plant Fire Outbreak, Kochi, Kerala” National Seminar On SPATIAL DATA MODELLING: EMERGING TRENDS AND UTILITIES 24-25 March, 2023, Organized by Inter-University Centre For Geospatial Information Sciences And Technology (IUCGIST) & Department of Geology, University of Kerala.
36. Minusha Maria Celine , Sumith Satheendran S., Sosamony K. J. “Terrestrial Carbon Mapping of the Major Metropolitan Cities in India: A Space-Based Approach” National Seminar On SPATIAL DATA MODELLING: EMERGING TRENDS AND UTILITIES 24-25 March, 2023, Organized by Inter-University Centre For Geospatial Information Sciences And Technology (IUCGIST) & Department of Geology, University of Kerala.
37. Abel John Sabu, Fathima M.S., Sera Seiby, Krishna Priya G. M., Sumith Satheendran S., Alka Abraham “Watershed Based Morphometric Analysis: A Space based study on Meenachil River Basin” International Colloquium on advances in Engineering and Technology (IC@MACE 2023) 16-17 June 2023. Organized by Mar Athanasius College of Engineering in association with Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University “LETI,” Russia.
38. Aswathy R. Nair, Dhanya R., Sumith Satheendran S. “A Geospatial Approach to Spatial Distribution of Land Surface Temperature in Urban-Rural Gradient of the Western Coast of Malabar, Kerala” National Conference on Reviving Wetlands, 11-13 October 2023. Organized by CWRDM, Kozhikode.
39. Charudarsan P., Sumith Satheendran S., Sebastian George, “Accuracy Assessment of Machine Learning Models for Land Use / Cover Classification using Sentinel-2 Datasets”Second International Conference on Advances in Material Science & Chemistry, organized by Dept. of Chemistry, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham,Amritapuri Campus on 2-4 Novenber-2023.
40. Niranjana B., Shantanou Madhav, Niranjani T.B.,Chandana T.R., Sumith Satheendran S., “Change Analysis of Atoll Ecosystem and Evaluation of Land Use / Cover in the Selected Island of Lakshadweep Using Geoinformatics” International Conference on Marine Science and Aquaculture (ICMSA-2023) on 3-December 2023.
41. Mubashira, Sumith Satheendran S., Athul B., “Space-Based Landslide Susceptibility Assessment of Wayanad, Northern Kerala: A Statistical Approach” National Symposium on “Exploring Geospatial Ecosystems, Trends, and Innovation.” ISGNS-2023 on 27th Nov, 2023 at the Symbiosis International (Deemed University).
42. Anishma N., Sumith Satheendran S., Aparna Pradeep., Geospatial Approach for Urban Crime Mapping: A Case Study of Ernakulam District, Kerala, National Symposium on “Exploring Geospatial Ecosystems, Trends, and Innovation.” ISGNS-2023 on 27th Nov, 2023 at the Symbiosis International (Deemed University).
43. Ramachandran K. M., Sumith Satheendran S. ,Comprehensive Study of Land Use Land Cover Change And Its Ecological Impact on Andaman And Nicobar Island With Special Reference To Coral Reef, National Symposium on “Exploring Geospatial Ecosystems, Trends, and Innovation.” ISGNS-2023 on 27th Nov, 2023 at the Symbiosis International (Deemed University).