Survey of India (SoI) inks five-year MoU with Digital University of Kerala (DUK) for geospatial and AI research

Key facts

• Survey of India (SoI), the national nodal agency for geospatial data under the Department of Science and Technology, signed a five-year MoU with Digital University of Kerala (DUK).
• The MoU focuses on academic and research collaboration in geo-informatics, AI, machine learning for automated feature extraction, geodesy, astronomy and related engineering disciplines.
• SoI officials can pursue postgraduate and doctoral programmes at DUK with joint supervision of research.
• The partnership includes customised training programmes, expert lectures, collaborative research projects, co-authored publications and joint participation in national and international initiatives.
• DUK students will gain internships, capstone projects and dissertation opportunities at SoI under joint mentorship.
• Both institutions will share research infrastructure, geospatial datasets, laboratories and library resources.