Sectoral Activities                                                                                                      

  • Agricultural research: 

    –Survey and monitor the agricultural crops.
    –Estimation of major crop yield : rice, wheat etc. particularly the winter crops
    –This forecast is used to plan the food situation in the country and helps attain food security. The role of SPARRSO in this regard has been commended by the Government. Vegetation indices are calculated for the entire country

  • Disaster monitoring: 

    wSatellite data on cloud formations in the region is received hourly and any impending disaster like depression, cyclone, floods etc are reported to the Govt. and also to BMD, BWDB, BAF and other relevant agencies. Cyclones of 1970,1985,1991 were monitored.   Floods of 1987, 1988, 1998 and 2004 were monitored.

  • Environment study:                                                                    Climate change, Global warning, EL-Nino, Monsoons and Ecology.

  • GIS applications:                                                                            Digital map productio on unser required themes.

    w Enumeration Area Mapping of 26 Districts.
     wKhulna Master Plan Area Mapping.
    w Landuse / Land cover Maps of different ecological zones.
    w Coastal Afforestation  Map.
    w Administrative Unit Map.
    w Accretion and Erosion Map.
    w Infrastructure Map of different Upazila.

  • Forestry:

    wPrepared forest cover map of Bangladesh.
    wCompleted monitoring of Coastal Mangrove Afforestation of the Department of Forest in two phases under World Bank assistance.
    wConducted survey of Modhupur Sal forest & other forests.
    wPerformed Timber Volume Inventory of Sundarban forest.

  • Fisheries:

    wSmall & large water bodies were mapped for Fisheries Resources Survey Project of the  Department of Fisheries.
    Updated Inventory of Inland Waters of three  Districts.
    wShrimp farming studied in Satkhira, Chokoria and in the coastal region.
    wModel on Suitable Site Selection of Shrimp farming using R/S and GIS in Coastal Areas.

  • Water resources:

    Prepared drainage pattern map of Bangladesh.
    wDetermined morphological changes of the Major rivers and Mapped small & large  water bodies of the country and provided support to NWMP & FCD projects.
    wDetected nature of fluvial Changes in the Jamuna :confluence movement, bank erosion, channel   movement and island characteristics.
    wKaptai Lake and Hail haor studied.

  • Oceanography, Coastal environment study and many others.