ISRO's centre in Hyderabad that receives, processes and shares Earth-observation satellite data, and supports disaster management with it.
NRSC receives data from remote-sensing satellites, processes it into data products, and sends them to users. It also flies aerial surveys and supports disaster management.
Its ground station at Shadnagar, near Hyderabad, receives data from Indian remote-sensing satellites and from several foreign ones.
NRSC's aerial services team does aerial photography, digital mapping and surveys for large projects. Regional Remote Sensing Centres carry out projects on natural resources and train users in GIS and image processing.
In 2025, NRSC researchers combined infrared data from the INSAT-3D weather satellite with land temperature and wind. The result predicted lightning about 2.5 hours ahead.
NRSC runs training courses for students and professionals, including Bhuvan training at its Shadnagar campus.