With ISRO aid, Don Bosco engg students develop tool to survey land online

Panaji: A team from Don Bosco College of Engineering, Fatorda, in a project sponsored by ISRO, has developed an algorithm that enables accurate identification of land features like forests, waterbodies, etc, using satellite images. Unlike applications like Google Earth, the machine-learning algorithm even helps identify details like the type of crops being cultivated in a field. The tool is expected to be immensely helpful in town and country planning, and in carrying out environmental studies, among other uses. Rahul Kotru, Musab Shaikh and Satyaswarup Banerjee of the electronics and telecommunication (ETC) branch have developed the deep learning algorithm, under the guidance of lead scientist, Varsha Turkar, who heads the department, and Shreyas Simu. This data can be captured during day and night independent of weather and climatic conditions.