George Joseph (born 4 August 1938) is an Indian space scientist, best known for his contributions to the development of remote sensing technology in India, especially Earth observation sensors.

[1] Based on his research work at the Tata Institute he was awarded a PhD degree by the Bombay University.

[2] In 1973, Joseph was invited to join the Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad-one of the centers of ISRO, and initiated the development of remote sensing technology particularly sensors of various types.

[3] He has been the guiding force in the design and development of all the earth observation cameras on board Indian Remote Sensing Satellite and INSAT.

[4][5] Joseph has served in a number of national and international committees/organizations including president of Technical Commission – I of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing[6] during 1996–2000 and director of the Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia and the Pacific (affiliated to the United Nations), with headquarters at Dehradun during 2006–2009.