According to Subbarao, India is heading towards the imagery of 1:10,000 (size/resolution) which will have extreme clarity in the maps of India.
“As of now, we are looking at a three-year time frame to have the 1:10,000 resolution images uploaded for public use,” he said.
Currently, the SGI is ready to upload on their website 1:50,000 image resolution maps of the country for general public usage by June 30 this year.
“We have already uploaded the topographical image of Andhra Pradesh (1:50,000 resolution) and soon the images of the entire nation will be uploaded,” he hoped.
Bhuvan project
The geospatial data will be made available through ISRO’s Bhuvan project.
Subbarao said the Forest Survey of India and the Geological Survey of India will soon join hands with the SGI to provide a comprehensive image of the country.
Speaking on the sidelines of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI-2011) conference, he said, notwithstanding the objections raised by the Ministry of Home Affairs, a relaxation in the availability of the high-resolution images to the general public will happen soon.
Liberal policy
“There is a more liberal policy towards providing high-resolution maps for the public use,” he said.
The revised policy on the high-resolution availability of maps is likely to come forth in the next 15 days.
Meanwhile, the Department of e-Governance, Government of Karnataka, released the karnatakageoportal.in, a geo spatial website of all the 30 districts in the State.
Log on for info
M N Vidyashankar, Principal Secretary, e-Governance department, said: “The website will provide the basic information of each village, taluk, district or ward. We will have to update the rest of the information, including infrastructure and developmental projects, as the next step.”
He pointed out that the State will move from being e-Governance to g-Governance (read Geo Spatial Governance) in the future. “...we have already set up a two-member committee of former ISRO officials to look into g-Governance and recommend what is viable.
Elaborating on the e-Governance department’s plan to bring out a mobile policy, he said the department will look at 39 different applications, including land use, BMTC bus timings and BWSSB water bill payment.
Support sought for Sir M V Chair
At the inaugural session of the NSDI 2011, the first Sir M Visvesvaraya Chair for Geo Spatial Science was officially sanctioned by the Central government at the IISc.
On receiving the official sanction letter from the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India (GoI), towards the setting up of the Sir M V Chair, Prof B N Raghunandan hoped that the State government will also provide constant support towards the Chair.
“As per the policy of IISc, the Sir M V Chair will be conferred on only the deserving. We will try to ensure that those occupying this chair, true to the genius, will be eminent and noted scholars who have contributed to the field of science and technology,” he said.
Ironically, Raghunandan reminded the audience that this was the first time that IISc, despite its long association with Karnataka and Bangalore, will have anything in the name of Sir M Visvesvaraya on its campus.
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Quelle/Source: Deccan Herald, 12.01.2012
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