Remote Sensing Department

About the department

The department offers remote sensing and GIS subject to undergraduate 4th year and post graduate students from Civil Engineering.  Its aim is to contribute the knowledge of Remote Sensing and GIS technology through capacity building, carry out the research and apply in practical needs of regional development.

 

Historical Background

Remote Sensing Department has been established in 15th February 2001 in Yangon as the first Myanmar-India Friendship Centre for Remote Sensing and Data Processing (RSDPC) with the Initiative of Ministry of Education (Formerly, Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)), Myanmar and Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), India.

 In 2007, Myanmar-India Friendship Centre for Remote Sensing and Data Processing (RSDPC) was renamed as Remote Sensing Department under the Mandalay Technological University (MTU), Ministry of Education. As human resources development, the first Post Graduate Diploma Course on Remote Sensing and GIS could be opened with thirteen trainees at Remote Sensing Department, MTU in 2007-2008.

 

Vision

  • To become an Excellent Remote Sensing and GIS Research Centre

 

Mission

  • To enhance research capacities in remote sensing and GIS
  • To carry out researches in remote sensing and GIS for regional developments
  • To support ,contribute and train the remote sensing and GIS technologies in country needs

 

Current Course Offered

Remote Sensing & GIS subject has been offered to Master & Ph.D Civil Engineering Students, and Photogrammetry and remote sensing Subject to undergraduate Fourth year students of Civil Engineering for one semester each.

List of Faculty Members

Dr.Zin Mar Lwin

Professor and Head

Remote Sensing Department

zinmarlwin@mtu.edu.mm; dr.zinmar80@gmail.com

  Degree: Ph.D (Electronics), P.G. Diploma in Remote Sensing and

   GIS (India)
 Research Interest: Remote Sensing and GIS applications, Disaster

                     Risk Management, Natural Resources

                     Management, Land Use/Land Cover Change

Sr.

Name

Degree

Position

Email

Research Field

1.

Daw Aye Mya Thein

M.Sc(Engg: Physics), M.A.Sc (Computer), P.G Diploma in (SATMET), India

Associate Professor

ayemyathein@mtu.edu.mm

Remote Sensing and GIS applications, Disaster Risk Management, Natural  Resources Management, Land Use/Land Cover Change Analysis

2.

U Kyaw San

M.S(Aqua-technology), P.G Dip in RS & GIS

Lecturer

kyawsan@mtu.edu.mm

3.

Daw Paing Nyo Nyo Thin

M.S(Aqua-technology), P.G Dip in RS & GIS (IIRS, India)

Lecturer

paingnyonyothin@mtu.edu.mm

4.

Daw Myint Myint Sein

M.S(Geography),

P.G Dip in RS & GIS

Lecturer

myintmyintsein@mtu.edu.mm

5.

Daw Swe Hnin Maung

M.Sc (Geology), P.G Dip in RS & GIS

Assistant Lecturer

swehninmaung@mtu.edu.mm

Research Activity

Areas of Research: Land use / Land cover change analysis and mapping, Disaster Risk Management, Agricultural applications etc.

 

 

Upgraded Remote Sensing and GIS Laboratory

The department has upgraded the existing remote sensing and GIS laboratory with the lab equipment purchased by the NEXUS project fund, which are Dell Desktop core i5 Computers, ENVI-IDL 10 users’ license software, DJI Phantom4 Pro+ Drone, projector, printer and laptop computers etc.  That lab will further be used in capacity building of remote sensing and GIS subject and researches at remote sensing department, MTU.

Remote Sensing and GIS Technology are very useful tools which can be used in a wide range of applications such as in food, industrial, environmental, natural resources management and agricultural sectors, etc.

 

Contact Info

Remote Sensing Department

Main Building
Department of Remote Sensing
Mandalay Technological University
Patheingyi Township
Mandalay, Myanmar

+95-9-896502603
+95-2-57361
RS_Dept@mtu.edu.mm

Mon – Fri 9:30 A.M. – 4:30P.M.