INRAT case studies
INRAT · Put your knowledge to work in context.
INRAT is a professional credential examination delivered in a multiple-choice format, according to the draft profile used for this page. It is intended for candidates who need to demonstrate the knowledge, applied judgment, and professional readiness associated with the INRAT credential in its field. The INRAT case studies are 5 cases and about 3,693 words.
1Thirty-Hour Flood Extent for a Breached Embankment District
A district administration needs a flood-extent map within 30 hours for a 2,400 km2 area hit by a monsoon depression. Field teams report embankment breaches near three towns, but roads are cut and only four ground observers are available.
710 words, about 4 min2Wheat Acreage Under a Two-Acquisition Budget and Fragmented Holdings
A state agriculture department wants wheat acreage for a 6,000 km2 command area before a 1 May deadline tied to subsidy release. Holdings average 0.8 ha and are heavily fragmented; the wheat season runs about 120 days and overlaps with mustard, berseem and standing sugarcane.
728 words, about 4 min3Defending a Twenty-Year Urban Heat Island Claim
A municipal corporation wants to demonstrate that its urban heat island intensified between 2003 and 2023 and to attribute the change to loss of green cover. Available data are Landsat 5 TM (2003) and Landsat 8 OLI/TIRS (2023), both single dry-season scenes with about 15% cloud, same path and row.
718 words, about 4 min4Auditing an 88 Percent Land Cover Accuracy Claim
A district forest department has produced a seven-class land cover map at 30 m for 8,900 km2 from a 2022 Landsat composite. Map proportions are: dense forest 6%, open forest 9%, scrub 14%, agriculture 52%, built-up 8%, water 4%, barren 7%.
768 words, about 4 min5Landslide Susceptibility for a Hill Road Alignment
A hill district of 1,150 km2 needs a landslide susceptibility map to guide a new road alignment. The inventory contains 212 landslides from 2015 to 2022, mostly smaller than 0.5 ha, and many were triggered by a single extreme rainfall event in 2018.
769 words, about 4 min