Disaster Management

We broadly work in the following sub-areas: (i) Recognition, (ii) Monitoring, and (iii) Susceptibility and hazard assessment for the disaster (e.g. landslides, drought, flood, hurricane).

Selected services

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Did crop get enough water in Maharashtra this Kharif season?

The Kharif season is approaching its end and the availability of water to crops in Maharashtra using Satellite microwave remote ...
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Satellite rainfall

Weather Forecasting

The satellite soil moisture can provide the estimate of evaporation and transpiration. The information on the evaporation from the land ...
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flood

Prediction of flood risk

The flood depends upon the intensity of rainfall and the infiltration (absorption) capacity of soil which is related to soil ...
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drought

Monitor agricultural drought using satellite data in near real time

A deficit in the available soil moisture for agriculture is termed as drought which results in the lack of crop ...
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Soil water

Village level soil moisture mapping using satellite data

Knowledge of higher spatial resolution soil moisture is of paramount importance in agriculture, water resource management, flood, drought, etc. Soil ...
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Related News

  1. Soil Moisture Map for the state of Kerala (2/13/2018) by Thiyaku S. - The image shows the soil moisture map for Kerala state for 09-Feb-2018. The map is prepared by merging data from multiple satellites using the vikleda algorithm. Some of the applications where soil moisture is useful are: Optimal irrigation in farms Identify areas being over-irrigated Improved flood risk estimation Monitor agricultural drought in near real time […]
  2. Soil Moisture Map for the state of Jharkhand (2/11/2018) by Thiyaku S. - The image shows the soil moisture map for Jharkhand state for 08-Feb-2018. The map is prepared by merging data from multiple satellites using the vikleda algorithm. Some of the applications where soil moisture is useful are: Optimal irrigation in farms Identify areas being over-irrigated Improved flood risk estimation Monitor agricultural drought in near real time […]
  3. Soil Moisture Map for the state of Haryana (2/8/2018) by Thiyaku S. - The image shows the soil moisture map for Haryana state for 05-Feb-2018. The map is prepared by merging data from multiple satellites using the vikleda algorithm. Some of the applications where soil moisture is useful are: Optimal irrigation in farms Identify areas being over-irrigated Improved flood risk estimation Monitor agricultural drought in near real time […]
  4. Soil Moisture Map for the state of Chhattisgarh (2/5/2018) by Thiyaku S. - The image shows the soil moisture map for Chhattisgarh state for 02-Feb-2018. The map is prepared by merging data from multiple satellites using the vikleda algorithm. Some of the applications where soil moisture is useful are: Optimal irrigation in farms Identify areas being over-irrigated Improved flood risk estimation Monitor agricultural drought in near real time […]
  5. Soil Moisture Map for the state of Assam (2/3/2018) by Thiyaku S. - The image shows the soil moisture map for Assam state for 31-Jan-2018. The map is prepared by merging data from multiple satellites using the vikleda algorithm. Some of the applications where soil moisture is useful are: Optimal irrigation in farms Identify areas being over-irrigated Improved flood risk estimation Monitor agricultural drought in near real time […]
  6. Soil Moisture Map for the state of Andhra Pradesh (2/1/2018) by Thiyaku S. - The image shows the soil moisture map for Andhra Pradesh state for 28-Jan-2018. The map is prepared by merging data from multiple satellites using the vikleda algorithm. Some of the applications where soil moisture is useful are: Optimal irrigation in farms Identify areas being over-irrigated Improved flood risk estimation Monitor agricultural drought in near real […]
  7. Soil Moisture Map for the state of Tamil Nadu (1/24/2018) by Thiyaku S. - The image shows the soil moisture map for Tamil Nadu state for 22-Jan-2018. The map is prepared by merging data from multiple satellites using the vikleda algorithm. Some of the applications where soil moisture is useful are: Optimal irrigation in farms Identify areas being over-irrigated Improved flood risk estimation Monitor agricultural drought in near real […]
  8. Soil Moisture Map for the state of Kerala (1/13/2018) by Thiyaku S. - The image shows the soil moisture map for Kerala state for 10-Jan-2018. The map is prepared by merging data from multiple satellites using the vikleda algorithm. Some of the applications where soil moisture is useful are: Optimal irrigation in farms Identify areas being over-irrigated Improved flood risk estimation Monitor agricultural drought in near real time […]
  9. Soil Moisture Map for the state of Karnataka (1/12/2018) by Thiyaku S. - The image shows the soil moisture map for Karnataka state for 09-Jan-2018. The map is prepared by merging data from multiple satellites using the vikleda algorithm. Some of the applications where soil moisture is useful are: Optimal irrigation in farms Identify areas being over-irrigated Improved flood risk estimation Monitor agricultural drought in near real time […]
  10. Soil Moisture Map for the state of Jharkhand (1/11/2018) by Thiyaku S. - The image shows the soil moisture map for Jharkhand state for 08-Jan-2018. The map is prepared by merging data from multiple satellites using the vikleda algorithm. Some of the applications where soil moisture is useful are: Optimal irrigation in farms Identify areas being over-irrigated Improved flood risk estimation Monitor agricultural drought in near real time […]