CAREER
December 2003 to March 2005
Project Scientist in Karnataka State Remote Sensing Application Center, Cunningham road, Bangalore (Soil Division)
Projects: Sujala Watershed, Nethravathi Inter River Linking, State Natural Resource Information System (Soil), Assessment of Saline/Alkaline Soils of Karnataka
Nature of work:
Satellite Image Interpretation for Soil
Field Survey
Digitization and Attribute addition for soil map.
Final Map output with legends.
Collaborated with co-workers on GIS data issues (i.e. annotations rules, drawings, etc.)
Training local scientists and staff on Interpretation and database management.
April 2005 to October 2007
Research Associate in the Department of Soil Science And Agricultural Chemistry, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore.
Projects: State Natural Resource Information System (Soil), Nationwide Mapping of Land Degradation (Tamil Nadu)
Nature of work:
Visual Interpretation of multi spectral satellite data and onscreen digitization in ArcInfo 9.1
Integration of Digital Layers for mapping soil and Landuse
Soil and Landuse Survey.
Digital Map production in ArcMap 9.1
Update metadata and revise database criteria.
Handling practical sessions for doctoral scholars on Digitization and mapping techniques.
Land degradation map using multi temporal satellite data.
October 2007 to January 2010
Assistant Professor in Department of Soil Science And Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Chidambaram.
Projects: Fertility mapping through Spatial Variability in Rice growing soils of Cuddalore district, TamilNadu
Nature of work:
Handling Course for Undergraduate Agriculture students on Soil Fertility, Remote Sensing and GIS, Soil Pedology and Biochemistry.
Study the spatial variability of soil nutrients and physio-chemical properties in some arable lands of TamilNadu.
Explore how soil nutrients are controlled by natural environmental factors and anthropogenic land use in the agricultural soils.
Map soil fertility into manageable zones and formulate fertilizer recommendations to contribute to the efficiency of the fertilizer application and the reduction of the production cost.
Evaluate the efficacy of fertility zones over normal agronomical practices and farmers practice.
January 2010 to December 2021
Assistant Professor in Department of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore.
Projects:
Region based recommendation to improve coconut production in Tamilnadu through Remote Sensing and GIS,
Creating GIS database of soil nutrient status and generating nutrient maps with cadastral base in six selected blocks of Tamil Nadu,
Water Requirement Satisfaction Index (WRSI) as a tool to assess soil crop water balance in Tamilnadu using remotely sensed data,
Studies on the nutrient uptake and standardization of nutrient requirement in Hill banana under coffee based cropping system of Lower Pulney hills,
Integrated nutrient management in Mandarin Orange (Citrus reticulate) under coffee based cropping system of Lower Pulney hills,
Evaluation of Micronutrient mix for optimizing growth and yield of Mandarin orange (Citrus reticulate) under coffee based cropping system.
Nature of work:
Handling Course for Undergraduate and Master degree (Agriculture, Climatology and Geo-informatics) students on Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System.
Applied Research in Agriculture.
December 2021 to Till date
Associate Professor in Centre for Water and Geospatial Studies, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore.
Projects:
Developing Standard operating procedures (SOPs) for Drone Spraying in Vegetables and Plantation Crops for Smart Delivery of Inputs, Sponsored by MoA&FW – GoTN, With a budget outlay of Rs.138.0 lakhs
Building and Scaling up Climate Resilient Villages in Tamil Nadu (TNCRV), Sponsored by MoA&FW – GoTN, With a budget outlay of Rs.292.6 lakhs
Creating spatial database on mango growing areas with varietal information using remote sensing, drone and mobile mapping techniques, Sponsored by Coca-Cola, With a budget outlay of Rs.72.45 lakhs
Technology based yield estimation (YESTECH) under PMFBY in Tamil Nadu, Sponsored by MoA&FW, With a budget outlay of Rs.376.0 lakhs
Soil quality mapping across industrial areas of Tamil Nadu using geospatial tools, Sponsored by TNPCB, With a budget outlay of Rs.299.00 lakhs
Climate resilient rice farming system through innovative water management practices by Farmer Participatory Approach, Sponsored by CCX, Hyderabad, With a budget outlay of Rs.59.00 lakhs (each year)
Establishment of Multi-Utility Community Forest in Idayakottai Village Panchayat of Dindigul District, Sponsored by KVB, Karur, With a budget outlay of Rs.160 lakhs
Insights & Field validation of nano fertilizers in major crops under different agro ecosystems, Sponsored by IFFCO, Gujarat, With a budget outlay of Rs.253.7 lakhs
Invasive Alien Species Senna spectabilis DC:Analyzing Phytosociological Dynamics and Ecological Impacts on Flora and Fauna in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, Sponsored by MoA&FW – GoTN, With a budget outlay of Rs.9.80 lakhs
Mapping coconut plantations in Tamil Nadu using geospatial technologies and developing strategies for sustainable coconut farming, Sponsored by PKF, With a budget outlay of Rs.30.25 lakhs
Mapping of soil types in reserved forests of Coimbatore district using GIS techniques, Sponsored by TBGPCCR, With a budget outlay of Rs.10.47 lakhs
Establishment of field equipment for validation of Evapotranspiration and Soil Moisture products, Sponsored by ISRO-NRSC, Bengaluru, With a budget outlay of Rs.28.36 lakhs
Assessing crop loss during extreme weather events integrating satellite and Drone imageries with crop growth models, Sponsored by ICAR- NICRA, With a budget outlay of Rs.43.00 Lakhs
Nature of work:
Handling Course for Undergraduate, Master degree (Agriculture, Climatology and Geo-informatics) students and Ph.D of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System.
Applied Research in Agriculture.