Media Release
Mangaluru, Apr 17: ‘GIS’ (Geographic Information System) is a computer system for capturing, storing, checking and displaying data related to the earth’s surface, on one map such as streets, buildings, vegetation, etc.
This enables people to more easily see, analyze and understand patterns and relationships. People can derive top information/benefits through five main components of GIS.
Caritas India, the social development organization of the Catholic Church of India, is organizing a four-day workshop on GIS at CODP Mangaluru from April 17-20. As many as 22 participants from different states will benefit from the input sessions delivered by the resource person; Govinda Kutty, professor at Govinda Pai College, Manjeshwar.
The workshop is organized by Haridas and Robert D'Souza of Caritas India regional office at Bengaluru. The keynote address was given by Fr Vincent D'Souza, director of CODP.