DEVELOPMENT OF REMOTE SENSING AND GIS AND EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN

VIETNAMESE UNIVERSITIES

Ph¹m V¨n Cù, NguyÔn ThÞ Thóy H»ng

Centre for Remote Sensing and GIS CARGIS

Hanoi Univesity of Sciences

pvchanoi@vnn.vn

Content

• Development of Technology Overview• Output Quality Requirement for Remote

Sensing and GIS Training• Current Situation of the Teaching in

Universities• Discussion on the reason• How to overcome the short coming

MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT

• Technology Push to rapid for daily requirements in developing countries

• Multispectral come to Hyperspectral• High Spatial Resolution come to Very

Hight Resolution• Small Satellite Concept become an

operational reality• Constellation of Small and Micro Satellites

and Chart signed between Space Power Countries

• Increased Integration of RS, GIS, GPS in Application

• Multiscaling Approach• Multi and International Alliance in Space

Application

80m (MSS)

15-30 m ETM2.5-20 m spot2-51-4m ikonos0.6m quickbird

MICRO-CLIMATE

TERRITORIAL MANAGEMENTLANDSCAPES

MESO-CLIMATE

MOISTURE VARIATION

EROSION

RELIEF

GLACIER

GREEN HOUSEEFFECTATMOSPHERIC

CIRCULATIONOCEAN

CURRENT

SOIL

VOLCANOPHYSIOLOGY OG VEGETATION

SPECIES, INDIVIUDUAL

MILITARY SATELLITES

SPOT

AERIAL PHOTOS

LANDSAT, ASTERRADARSAT

NOAA, MODIS

GOESMETEOSAT

FIELDSURVEY

TIME SCALE

SPATIAL SCALE

GLOBAL

10 000 km

1000 km

100 km

10 km

1 km

1 dam

1 hm

1 mMINIUTE HOUR DAY MONTH YEAR CENTURY

IKONOS,QUICKBIRD

INTEGRATION OF RS, GIS, GPS•POSITIONING,•OBSERVATION

DECISION MAKING

DATABASE

USERS

•ANALYSIS •MODELLING

KNOWLEDGE BASE

ROLE OF RS AND GIS IN DECISION SUPPORT MAKING

DATA Information Knowledge Action

KnowledgeBase

Data BasePolicy

Hardware, Software SOCIAL

SITUATION

WHO PARTICIPATES IN KNOWLEDGE BASE SETTING?

KnowledgeBase

Managers

Thematicians Engineers

What is role of education and What is role of education and training?training?

To translate data into knowledge we To translate data into knowledge we needs good sciencesneeds good sciencesTo obtain good knowledge we need To obtain good knowledge we need good universitygood universityTo have good university we needTo have good university we need::– Good Teacher and ProfessorGood Teacher and Professor– Good InfrastructureGood Infrastructure– Good SyllabusGood Syllabus– Good Teaching MethodsGood Teaching Methods

OUTPUT REQUIREMENTOUTPUT REQUIREMENT

Solid Knowledge in Remote Sensing:Solid Knowledge in Remote Sensing:– Physics of Remote SensingPhysics of Remote Sensing – Image Processing Image Processing – Integration and Remotely Sensed Data Integration and Remotely Sensed Data

ModellingModelling

Solid Knowledge in GIS:Solid Knowledge in GIS:– Data ModelsData Models– Data Base DesigningData Base Designing

– Data Analyis and ModellingData Analyis and Modelling

DECISIVE FACTORS

TEACHINGMETHODS

Student output quality

SYLLABUS INFRASTRUCTUREDATA

CURRENT STATUS

SYLLABUS

INFRASTRUCTURE(DATA, LIBRARY, INTERNET ETC.)

CAPACITIES OF RS, GIS

CURRENT CAPACITY OFUNIVERSITY

POTENTIAL TO COVER DEVELOPMENT NEEDS

TEACHING METHODSSTUDENT INPUT QUALITY

REQUESTEDQUALITY

NEED OF DEVELOPMENT

OBJECTIVE REASONS?OBJECTIVE REASONS?

Rapid technology push?Rapid technology push?

Misunderstanding on the role and Misunderstanding on the role and capcacities of the technology?capcacities of the technology?

« Poor family » approach in techno « Poor family » approach in techno development?development?

Lack of appropriate policy for RS,GIS Lack of appropriate policy for RS,GIS infrastructures investment?infrastructures investment?

Absence of the coherence between Absence of the coherence between teaching and reseach?teaching and reseach?

Lack of overall country coordination?Lack of overall country coordination?

Subjective reasons?Subjective reasons?

Lack of high standard syllabus?Lack of high standard syllabus?

Lack of demo dataLack of demo data??

Absence of good library (internet access to Absence of good library (internet access to electronic reviews)?electronic reviews)?

Lack of good teaching methods?Lack of good teaching methods?

Lack of time for students?Lack of time for students?

RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS (1) (1)

To concentrate to Bachelor DegreeTo concentrate to Bachelor Degree– To ameliorate teaching methods To ameliorate teaching methods – To build up syllabus at international To build up syllabus at international

standardsstandards– To teach methodology To teach methodology – To set up common use laboratory at the To set up common use laboratory at the

big universitiesbig universities– To set up long term applied research To set up long term applied research

program and fundamental research in program and fundamental research in futurefuture

– Vocational Activities and alliance with Vocational Activities and alliance with private sectorprivate sector

RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS (2) (2)

To involve student in research activitiesTo involve student in research activities

To extend RS and GIS teaching to other To extend RS and GIS teaching to other disciplines other thandisciplines other than geo-sciences geo-sciences (Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Sociology)(Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Sociology)

To issue the national coordination To issue the national coordination mechanismmechanism

To reinforce internation cooperationTo reinforce internation cooperation

Thank you for your attention!!!Thank you for your attention!!!