Friday, May 22nd, 2015
The April 25 Nepal earthquake, the first major temblor after the establishment of the Indian Seismic and GNSS Network (ISGN) in 2013, proved the effectiveness of the system, that provides real-time data to 100 standalone seismic stations...
Friday, May 15th, 2015
Kozhikode, a city on the Malabar Coast in India's Kerala state, is undertaking a comprehensive mapping effort. The data will be added to a geographic information system (GIS) that will include roads, government offices,...
Thursday, April 30th, 2015
To create a digital map of the city, Corporation of Chennai has roped in a private consultant to record properties, street lights, roads and storm water drains in two areas in the city on a pilot basis. The...
Tuesday, April 21st, 2015
While the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has put the country in global limelight because of its low-cost mission to Mars, its commercial wing, Antrix, has started witnessing a robust growth with more countries approaching it with...
Thursday, April 16th, 2015
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has approved a project to start three-dimensional mapping as a precursor to planning for their smart city initiative. The work will include the mapping of buildings, streets, trees and water and...
Monday, April 13th, 2015
India and France today signed 17 agreements, including on the stalled nuclear project in Jaitapur in Maharashtra, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held wide-ranging talks with French President Francois Hollande. After the two leaders held extensive talks, MoU...
Thursday, April 9th, 2015
Frowning at the laughable differences between its cartography and the corresponding satellite images, the Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation is planning to appoint a private agency to spot and bridge the gap between the land-use maps for the Draft...
Tuesday, April 7th, 2015
New Delhi, April 7, 2015—India’s changing urban landscape will be the next engine of growth for the Indian economy. According to the Ministry of Urban Development, and the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), more than 50...
Tuesday, April 7th, 2015
BURNABY, Canada, April 6, 2015—Increasing demand for safety solutions coupled with growing sales of consumer electronics to drive sensor demand in India through 2020.
