1

Precise geodetic techniques for polar motion studies and in the determination of Earth rotation parameters

2

Estimation of essential climate variables using geodetic sensors

3

Determination of precise gravity field using satellite gravity missions such as GRACE, GOCE, CHAMP, etc., and hence to

realize precise gravimetric Geoid in combination with Airborne and terrestrial gravity data

4

Recovery of temporal variations of the gravity field from GRACE and GRACE-FO

5

Simulation studies for future satellite gravity field missions

6

Characterizing catchments with terrestrial gravimetry

7

Development of regional precise gravimetric Geoid for the Indian subcontinent and establish Indian vertical datum.

8

Use of precise geodetic techniques for crustal deformation and plate motion studies and in the determination of earthquake

precursors

9

Satellite altimeter for sea-level variation studies and climate modeling

10

Disaster management studies such as flood modeling, Tsunami warning, and landslides using satellite images and satellite/

ground-based geodetic measurement techniques

11

Development of Indian grid reference system on GPS along with subroutines for coordinates data computation

12

Error analysis in map projection and transformation

13

Positioning algorithms for GNSS satellite systems- GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, COMPASS, IRNASS, etc.

14

GNSS reflectometry of soil moisture and sea-level studies

15

Crustal deformation studies using GNSS

16

Application of the IGS Station at IIT Kanpur for studies on the realization of ITRF and ICRF

17

Monitoring the hydrological load using GNSS

18

Development of low-cost GNSS permanent stations

19

Hydrological modeling using GRACE data

20

Use of machine learning techniques with massive data from various geodetic sensors

21

SAR interferometry for deformation studies

22

Airborne and terrestrial laser scanning for various applications

23

Integration of various sensors for navigation and mapping

24

Camera calibration for photogrammetric applications

25

Mobile mapping systems

26

GIS applications in open source environment

27

Applications for Earth observation and geosciences