A little known GPS device is helping civic officials in Thane to map illegal buildings. The tiny Trimble Juno SB scans interiors and external contours of a structure within minutes by just a hand-held tour of any edifice. The corporation has so far scanned and mapped 160 structures with the help from this device. Once the scanning is completed by the device, the data is uploaded onto a central server, which could be accessed by anyone at the ward level. Read More
