A well-planned Satellite Remote Sensing (SRS) data and Geographic Information System (GIS) for the agriculture will help farming community to know about the status and future prospects of crops that is need of the hour to ensure food security, said University of Agriculture Faisalabad Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan.
He was addressing at the inaugural session of World Space Week that is being celebrated across the globe. Like other part of the globe, the Space Week celebrations have been kicked off at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad. Director National Agriculture Information Suparco Ijaz Ahmad Bhutta was the guest of honour on the occasion.
The vice chancellor said that precision agriculture had gained popularity across the globe, enabling some countries to reduce cost of production through balanced inputs use of information technology, geographical information system and space technology.
Ijaz Ahmad Bhutta said that Suparco undertake research and conduct pilot studies based on the applications of Satellite Remote Sensing (SRS) data and Geographic Information System (GIS) technology to natural resources surveying, mapping and environmental monitoring.
He said the Suparco in collaboration with Ministry of Food Security had kicked off a project to monitor crops such as cotton, sugarcane, rice, maize, wheat, using remote sensing technology in different areas of Pakistan.