INDIAN NATIONAL CARTOGRAPHIC ASSOCIATION (INCA)
XXVIII INCA INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS 2008
ORGANISING COMMITTEE

SAC REPRESENTATIVES

   

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Mr. Yashesh P. Rana
Mr. Shashikant A. Sharma
Dr. Arvind Kumar Singh
Mr. C.P.Singh
Ms. Sunanda Trivedi
Mr. Jayaprasad P.
Mr. Nitin Bhavsar

SAC
SAC
SAC
SAC
SAC
SAC
SAC / DECU

Chairman
Secretary
Treasurer
Member
Member
Member
Member


GUJARAT GOVT. REPRESENTATIVE
       

8.
9.

Mr. Paritosh Shukla
AUDA / AMC representative

BISAG
AUDA / AMC

Member
Member

ACADEMIC / UNIVERSITY REPRESENTATIVES

       

10.
11.

Dr. M. E. James
Ms. Darshana R. Rawal

GUJ. UNI.
CEPT UNI

Member
Member

INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES

12.
13.
14.

Mr. Rajbir Singh
Mr. Chirag Soni
Mr. Hetal Shah

NIIT GIS LTD.
SCANPOINT GEOMATICS LTD.
YOU TELECOM (I) Pvt. Ltd.

Member
Member
Member

NGO REPRESENTATIVES

15.
16.

Mr. Vijay Kaushal
Ms. Arpita Chhatrapati

VIKSAT
AIDMI

Member
Member

SURVEY OF INDIA REPRESENTATIVE

17.

SOI representative SURVEY OF INDIA

Member

Details of INCA OC team

NAME :-


 

Yashesh P Rana
Scientist , Space Applications Centre
(ISRO)

 


Chairman

OFFICE ADDRESS:-

47-27 /SPDCG / SIPA
Scientist , Satellite Photogrammetry & Digital Cartography Group
Signal & image Processing Area
Space Applications Centre (ISRO)
Ahmedabad - 380015. GUJARAT , INDIA

 

PHONE NO:-

(O) 079- 2691 4727
(R) 079- 26748071
(M) 94274 00891

 

FAX :

E-MAIL :-

079 - 26915827

yprana@sac.isro.gov.in ,
ranayp@rediffmail.com

 

NAME :-


 

Shashikant A. Sharma
Scientist , Space Applications Centre

 


Secretary

OFFICE ADDRESS:-

4335/ Geo-Informatics and Databases Division
GTDG / RESIPA
Space Applications Centre (ISRO)
Ahmedabad – 380015 GUJARAT , INDIA

PHONE NO:-

(O) 079-2691 4335
(R) 079-23296044
(M) 9427010568

FAX :

E-MAIL :-

079 - 26915846

sasharma@sac.isro.gov.in

skant_65@yahoo.com

Professional Experience Scientist in Space Applications Centre (SAC / ISRO). Twenty three years of experience in SAC. Software Project Management, Design & Management of IT infrastructure, Design, & development of Image exploitation & target extraction system. Software outsourcing project management. Global Positioning System & its data processing, mapping applications.

NAME :-


 

Dr. Arvind Kumar Singh
Scientist, Space Applications Centre (ISRO)


Treasurer

OFFICE ADDRESS:-

47-10 / SPDCG/SIPA
Space Applications Centre (ISRO)
Department of Space, Govt. of India
Ambawadi Vistar P.O.
Ahmedabad – 380015, GUJARAT , INDIA

 

PHONE NO:-

(O) 079 - 26914741/10

 

FAX :

E-MAIL :-

079 - 26915827

aksingh@sac.isro.gov.in ,

aks5371@gmail.com

 
Professional Experience

Scientist in SAC/ISRO, working in Satellite photogrammetry & Image processing Area. Design and development of Simulation system for earth observing satellite data. Project Manager for Moon Imaging system flying with Moon Impact Probe n Chandrayan -1 .Interest in Atmospheric Science & Spectroscopy.

     

NAME :-


 

Ms . Arpita J. Chhatrapati
Trustee -
All India Disaster Mitigation Institute


Member

OFFICE ADDRESS:-

411. Sakar - Five, Near Natraj Cinema,
Ashram Road, Ahmedabad -380009,
GUJARAT , INDIA

PHONE NO:-

0091-79-26586234/26583607

FAX :

E-MAIL :-
0091-79-26582962

dmi@icenet.co.in

Professional Experience

Overall organisational management and institutional building in AIDMI . Experienced in GIS technology for its disaster recovery and urban risk reduction work doing at community level. Coordinating GIS work and developed it for 152 slums and total 37740 HHs of Bhuj, Ahmedabad, Kheda, Surat and Vadodara over a period of time.

     

NAME :-


 

C.P.Singh
Scientist , Space Applications Centre
(ISRO)


Member

OFFICE ADDRESS:-

Scientist, #4308,
Environment and Forest-Ecosystem Division
(EFD)/Agriculture, Forestry and Environment G
Ahmedabad, PIN-380015, GUJARAT , INDIA

PHONE NO:-

( O) 79-26914308

(M) 9426353641

FAX :

E-MAIL :-

 

cpsingh@sac.isro.gov.in

cp_singh@rediffmail.com

Professional Experience

I was "hooked" on remote sensing, GIS, cartography and allied technologies since 1998. Currently, working with SAC (ISRO) on applications of remote sensing and allied technologies mainly geared towards natural resource mapping & management specially forestry application.

     

NAME :-


 

Chirag Soni
Director (R&D)
Scanpoint Geomatics Ltd.
Ahmedabad


Member

OFFICE ADDRESS:-

Scanpoint Geomatics Ltd.
Scan House, B/h. Town Hall,
Ashram Road, Ahmedabad : 380 006
Gujarat, INDIA

PHONE NO:-

( O) +91 79 26575371
(R) +91 79 26303512
(M) +91 93270 70603

FAX :

E-MAIL :-



chirag@scanpointindia.com

chirag19@yahoo.com

Professional Experience

More then 10 years IT experience in software development. Extensive experience on Computer graphics programming includes front-end development, Hardware interfacing, implementation of 2D/3D pure geometrical concepts in software. core GIS, Image processing and GPS software development. study of GIS/IP and Graphics Open Source software

     

NAME :-


 

Ms Darshana R Rawal
Research Associate, CEPT University


Member

OFFICE ADDRESS:-

CEPT University , Navrangpura,
Ahmedabad – 380 009, GUJARAT , INDIA

PHONE NO:-

(R) 079-27454326
(M) 09898078806

FAX :

E-MAIL :-


rawalnet@hotmail.com

rawalnet@yahoo.com

Professional Experience

Worked as a System Manager and Software Developer. Experience of teaching to local Government staff in Gujarat. Team member in development of project Geospatial Integrated Municipal Management System (GIMMS) for Geographical Information System(GIS) Scheme. Presently working at CEPT University as Research Associate in GIS department .

     

NAME :-


 

Jayaprasad. P
Scientist , Space Applications Centre (ISRO )


Member

OFFICE ADDRESS:-

GIDD / GTDG / RESA,
Space Applications Centre (ISRO),
Ahmedabad, PIN 380 015,
GUJARAT, INDIA

PHONE NO:-

(O) 79 26914360
(M) 09427006877

FAX :

E-MAIL :-

 

jayaprasadp@sac.isro.gov.in

Professional Experience

Scientist in Space Applications Centre (ISRO). Involved in the R&D and application studies of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Interferometry, Satellite Photogrammetry and GPS. Planning and execution of various applications projects have been carried out for Base Map generation from high resolution satellite data; Generation, Validation and Extraction of Terrain Parameters from Satellite

     

NAME :-


 

Dr. M.E. James
Reader, Gujarat University


Member

OFFICE ADDRESS:-

Dr. M.E. James,
Reader, Dept. of Physics, Electronics space sciences,
Gujarat university,
Navrangpura, Ahmedabad 380009
Gujarat, India.

PHONE NO:-

(O) (079) 2630 3041
(R) (079) 2630 1191
(M) 9727172824

FAX :

E-MAIL :-



jameslekha@yahoo.com

Professional Experience

M.Sc - Meteorology - Cochin University PhD - Meteorology - Cochin University. Presently in GujaratUniversity , Ahmedabad as a Reader & coordinator of Space science post graduate diploma course.

     

NAME :-


 

Paritosh L Shukla
Scientist , Bhaskaracharya Institute for
Space Applications and Geo-informatics (BISAG)


Member

OFFICE ADDRESS:-

Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space
Applications and Geo-informatics,
Gandhinagar, GUJARAT , INDIA

PHONE NO:-

(M) 9909945035
(Pers. Mob) 9427610529
( Perm Res) 2692 233707

FAX :

E-MAIL :-

 

shilparitoshukla@yahoo.com

shilparitoshukla@gmail.com

Professional Experience

Scientist, Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics(BISAG), Gandhinagar, INDIA. Civil Engineer deputed to BISAG ( www.bisag.gujarat.gov.in) from Govt. of Gujarat, having worked at  Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd, WALMI as a Civil Engineer.  Worked in areas ranging from Geomatics Engineering,   Land and Water Management & Applications Softwares.

     

NAME :-


 

Rajbir Singh
Regional Sales Manager, ESRI India


Member

OFFICE ADDRESS:-

406, 4th Floor Abhishilp
Judges Bunglow Road,
Opp Keshavbaug wadi
Vastrapur, Ahmedabad -380 016
GUJARAT , INDIA

 

PHONE NO:-

( M) 9374073600
(R) 079- 40037118

 

FAX :

E-MAIL :-

079- 40037100

Rajbir.singh@niit-tech.com,

Web: www.esriindia.com ,
 
Professional Experience

11 years of total experience in GIS industry. Having core competence to provide GIS based solutions starting from data creation, data modeling to enterprise wide GIS technology implementation in Industries, Utilities and Government.

     

NAME :-


 

Sunanda Trivedi
Scientist , Space Applications Centre (ISRO)


Member

OFFICE ADDRESS:-

47-35 /SPDCG / SIPA
Scientist ,Satellite Photogrammetry & Digital Cartography Group
Signal & image Processing Area
Space Applications Centre (ISRO)
Ahmedabad - 380015. GUJARAT , INDIA

PHONE NO:-

(O) 079- 2691 4735 / 4763

FAX :

E-MAIL :-

 

sunanda@sac.isro.gov.in

Professional Experience

"Working since last 24 years on remote sensing data products, satellite photogrammetry and digital mapping. It incudes GCP (ground control point) generation, Base Map and Large Scale Map generation using satellite images. "

     

NAME :-


 

Mr. Vijaykumar Kaushal
Programme Coordinator, VIKSAT
VIKSAT, Nehru Foundation for Development,


Member

OFFICE ADDRESS:-

VIKSAT, Nehru Foundation for Development,
Thaltej Tekra, Ahmedabad – 380 054
GUJARAT , INDIA

PHONE NO:-

079-2685 6220

FAX :

E-MAIL :-

 

079-2685 2360

Professional Experience

Since last twenty years working in VIKSAT, Nehru Foundation for Development as the Programme Coordinator. During Project/Programme Development and implementation various resource and treatment mapping through GIS have been used. Having wide experience of Community Development, Community Organizing, Community Capacity building, Planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the project/ programme through participatory method

     

NAME :-


 

Mr. Nitin Bhavsar
Head, Video Production Group & Deputy Project Director,
Content Generation, Edusat


Member

OFFICE ADDRESS:-

31-64,Development Education Communication Unit ,
Space Applications Centre (SAC/ISRO),
Jodhpur Tekra, Ahmedabad – 380 015
GUJARAT , INDIA

PHONE NO:-

(O) 079-26913164, 26913162

FAX :

E-MAIL :-

079-26915814

nitinbhavsar@sac.isro.gov.in

njb5358@indiatimes.com

Professional Experience

32 years of experience of Television Programme Production Directed 2000 + programmes in Fiction and Non-fiction format covering the subjects/areas like Development, Education, Health, Socio-economic Awareness and ISRO related etc.

     

NAME :-


 

Mr. Hetal Shah
Head , Enterprise Solution Group (ESG)

Member

OFFICE ADDRESS:-

YOUTELECOM (I ) Pvt. Ltd. / Ice.Net.Net Limited
905, Silicon Tower, Off C.G.Road
Ahmedabad – 380 006
GUJARAT , INDIA

PHONE NO:-

+91-79-26467700

FAX :

E-MAIL :-

+91-79-26462200

shahhr@icenet.net

Professional Experience

Management of IT Company. Providing Internet based solutions, high end servers and storage solutions.

     

NAME :-


 

SOI Representative Member

OFFICE ADDRESS:-

S urvey Of India, Ahmedabad GUJARAT , INDIA

PHONE NO:-

FAX :

E-MAIL :-

Professional Experience
     

NAME :-


 

AUDA / AMC Representative Member

OFFICE ADDRESS:-

AUDA / AMC , S urvey Of India,
Ahmedabad GUJARAT , INDIA

PHONE NO:-

   

FAX :

E-MAIL :-

   
Professional Experience