Indian space agency will share high resolution geospatial data it generates from its remote sensing satellites to help in planning across rural parts of the country ranging from e-government services to optimization of schools in the country.
Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) and Ministry of Panchayati Raj have are working on creating an ecosystem for using high resolution thematic data for better planning, said Uday Raj, Chief General Manager, Regional Centres and Project Director, Space-based Information Support for Decentralised Planning (SISDP).
“We are generating geospatial products and services unlike in the first phase wherein we created a database. These services can be directly assimilated into planning process at grassroot levels and some services related to e-governance,” said Raj.
Isro said for the first time thematic database (on 1:10,000 scale) for the entire country is available with integrated high resolution satellite data for planning. The space agency’s will use its geoportal – Bhuvan Panchayat V-3.0 – for database visualisation, data analytics, generation of automatic reports, model based products and services for the benefit of gram panchayat members and other stakeholders.
These initiatives are part of the advanced Space-based Information Support for Decentralised Planning (SISDP) project. The first phase of SISDP was completed in 2016-17.
The space agency said 28 states are “part of this exercise” of planning using high-resolution satellite data. National Informatics Centre will provide data on assets across different parts of the country for this project.
“Ministry of Panchayat Raj is steering this planning exercise at the grassroot level. We have 2-3 years time to build this ecosystem of planning along with the ministry,” said Raj.
Source: Economic Times
