The Uttarakhand Space Application Centre (USAC) will in the future train officials of various departments, engineers, scientists, faculty and researchers of various universities in remote sensing, GIS and GPS. The USAC director Vijay Kumar Dhaundiyal said this while speaking at a programme held to mark the ninth foundation day of the centre. Uttarakhand State Council of Science and Technology (UCOST) director general Dr Rajendra Dobhal spoke on the importance of space technology in the present era. He stressed on the need for training in various aspects of space technology for officials of various departments. Doon University assistant professor Dr Sunita Naithani said that with considering the multi faceted future of space technology, using it will become vital for various tasks. USAC scientist Dr Sushma Gairola informed the gathering about the various works undertaken by the centre so far.