Thursday, October 29th, 2015
ISRO’s Bhuvan geospatial data portal provides visualisation services and Earth observation data and remote sensing applications. Bhuvan made a modest beginning in 2009 with simple display of satellite data and basic GIS functionality with many thematic maps on display, and has...
Monday, September 28th, 2015
India Monday successfully launched ASTROSAT, its maiden dedicated space observatory aimed at undertaking a detailed understanding of the universe, and six foreign satellites, including four from the US, onboard PSLV-C30 from the spaceport here. Read more via...
Thursday, September 10th, 2015
In order to help policy makers address the growing scarcity of cattle-fodder in the country, Anand-based National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) along with Space Applications Centre — an Ahmedabad-based arm of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) —...
Thursday, September 10th, 2015
India is seeking Japanese technology to upgrade its railways as part of a $140bn five-year action plan. Last week, the railways has announced its intention to collaborate with the Indian Space Research Organisation to improve track efficiency through...
Monday, September 7th, 2015
Faced with complaints about violation of safeguards by quarries that have been granted environmental clearance, the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) is gearing up to introduce a monitoring mechanism to ensure compliance with the clearance norms....
Monday, September 7th, 2015
The western regional committee (WRC) of National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) has given a week's time to all teacher education institutes to provide their latitude and longitude so that they can be entered into a geographic...
Thursday, September 3rd, 2015
The Indian government unveiled a new online geographic information system (GIS) tool that displays the wind energy potential of different locations across India. The Atlas is aimed at policy makers to improve the country's use of this...
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2015
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today said for using geospatial technology and satellite technology for various operations of Railways, a Memorandum of Understanding will soon be signed between the Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) (the IT arm...
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2015
The Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) survey proposed by the Government of Telangana for re-designing of several ongoing and new irrigation projects in the Godavari basin in the State would begin on Wednesday, provided the weather conditions...
Monday, August 31st, 2015
In a major land records reform process which will do away with instances ofproperty buyers being cheated, ease property transactions and reduce litigations, the state government is planning to undertake geo-mapping and geo-referencing of urban properties. This will...
