ISR, Boston College has established the SCINDA receiving station in the
Remote Sensing and GIS Field of Study at AIT. It comprises of high
precision GPS Base station and Very High Frequency(VHF) receivers.
SCINDA involves over 40 institutions and is a network of ground sensors
developed to generate real time communication outage maps and warnings
for satellite communication and GPS users. It ensures exchange of
ionospheric data recorded by each institution as a part of
collaborative research activities.
ISR, which was formed in
1954, is the largest sponsored research center at Boston College. ISR
is known for its expertise for theoretical and experimental studies
that include space physics, space chemistry, plasma chemistry,
solar-terrestrial research, atmospheric and ionospheric modeling and
space weather phenomena.
The delegation of ISR included Mr. Stephen Jimenez of Air Force
Research Lab (AFRL) and Mr. Dean
Anneser, Research Fellow. Dr. Rui Fernandes of University of Beira
Interior (UBI), Portugal,
and Dr. Durairaju Kumaran Raju of National University of Singapore (NUS)
represented the two partner organizations of SCINDA. Others who
participated in the event included Dr. Noppadol Phien-wej, Associate
Dean, School of Engineering and Technology (SET); Dr. Pritam Shrestha,
Head, External Relations and Communications Office (ERCO); Dr. Nitin
Kumar Triparthi, Coordinator of Remote Sensing and Geographical
Information Systems (RS/GIS) field of study at SET; Dr. Taravudh
Tipdecho, Research Specialist, SET; Mr. Tenzin Rabgyal, Senior Program
Officer, ERCO and Mr. Sanit Arunpold, Doctoral Student at RS/GIS.
