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Mountain Hazard & Risk Mapping Using Remote Sensing & Open-Source GIS Tools

Master Practical Skills in Remote Sensing & Open-Source GIS for Mountain Hazard and Risk Assessment.

Dates: Oct 10-11 and Oct 17-18 & Oct 24, 2025

Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM (IST) | Friday and Saturday

Mode: Online (via Zoom)

Instructor: Dr. Gouri Sankar Bhunia, RS and GIS Expert with 16+ years of industry experience

Registration Closes: October 9, 2025

What You’ll Gain

  • In-depth understanding of mountain hazards and slope movement processes

  • Step-by-step training in terrain analysis and susceptibility factor preparation

  • Practical experience in landslide susceptibility and risk zonation mapping

  • Exposure to open datasets (DEM, rainfall, geology, LULC, OSM)

  • Skills to create vulnerability and exposure maps using population and infrastructure data

  • Ability to integrate hazard, vulnerability, and exposure for comprehensive risk assessment

  • Confidence to export and publish professional-quality maps for reports and research

Who Should Enroll?
  • Researchers & Academics: In environmental science, geography, agriculture, hydrology, and disaster management

  • University faculty and students working on mountain ecosystems

  • Students & Scholars: Pursuing projects in remote sensing, GIS, or environmental monitoring.

  • GIS professionals in consulting, government, and NGOs

  • Disaster management practitioners and planners

  • Anyone keen to apply open-source geospatial tools for hazard & risk mapping

Tools Covered
  • QGIS (LTR version) – primary GIS platform

  • SAGA & GRASS GIS – advanced terrain and hydrology analysis

  • QuickMapServices – basemap integration

  • QuickOSM – extracting settlement and road data

  • GDAL – raster and vector data processing

  • Raster Calculator – reclassification and integration of factors

  • DataPlotly – plotting vulnerability data

  • QGIS Print Layout/Atlas – professional map design and export

Join Us


Don’t miss the chance to master hazard and risk mapping for mountain environments. Secure your seat today and take your GIS skills to the next level!

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Get in Touch

For Inquiries (Call/WhatsApp): β€ͺ+91 9038413517

Email: contact@indaca.in

Reserve Your Spot

Secure your place in the workshop on mountain hazard mapping before seats fill up.

Registration Closes: October 9, 2025