{"id":128611,"date":"2021-12-23T13:49:04","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T13:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=128611"},"modified":"2021-12-23T13:49:09","modified_gmt":"2021-12-23T13:49:09","slug":"kufos-to-join-isro-nasa-collaborative-research-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/kufos-to-join-isro-nasa-collaborative-research-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"KUFOS to join ISRO- NASA Collaborative Research Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question: In which of the following state KUFOS is located, a University related to fisheries and Ocean studies?<\/strong><br>a) Kerala<br>b) Karnataka<br>c) Maharashtra<br>d) Tamil Nadu<br><strong>Answer: (a)<br>Related Facts:-<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>KUFOS has been chosen to join a research project backed by the Space Application Centre of Indian Space Research Organisation ISRO.<\/li><li>This research project is being undertaken in a programme under NASA-ISRO collaboration.<\/li><li>KUFOS, or the Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies, has been selected as one of the nodal agencies in South India to implement the project,<\/li><li>NASA and ISRO are jointly developing space-borne synthetic aperture radar (NISAR), to be launched in January 2023.<\/li><li>NISAR will produce high resolution data for large areas with the capability for systematic observation of earth resources.<\/li><li>It will provide time-series data for eco-systems applications benefiting several operational activities related to agriculture, forestry and others.<\/li><li>Under this programme, ground truth data validation is planned prior to NISAR launch through collaboration with other research institutions.<\/li><li>The Centre for Water Resources Development and Management (CWRDM) is also involved with this programme.<\/li><li>KUFOS will establish long-term plots and its inventory in Shimoga (Karnataka) and Nilambur (Kerala).<\/li><li>These are being established under the programme for validation of NISAR forest biomass products.<\/li><li>The project will be headed by Girish Gopinath, Associate Professor of Remote Sensing and GIS at KUFOS and U. Surendran, senior scientist at CWRDM.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By -Rajesh Tripathi<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Links:-<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/cities\/Kochi\/kufos-chosen-as-partner-in-nasa-isro-research-programme\/article38000379.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/cities\/Kochi\/kufos-chosen-as-partner-in-nasa-isro-research-programme\/article38000379.ece<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: In which of the following state KUFOS is located, a University related to fisheries and Ocean studies?a) Keralab) Karnatakac) Maharashtrad) Tamil NaduAnswer: (a)Related Facts:- KUFOS has been chosen to join a research project backed by the Space Application Centre of Indian Space Research Organisation ISRO. 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