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India's Digital Mapping and Governance
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Three articles regarding India and geospatial technologies. GeoPlace linked to a OWSA article named India's Knowledge Commission recommend setting up web portals, GIS mapping for e-governance. All Points Blog links to an Hindustan article on the consolidation and closure of the MP Geo-spatial Data Center and to a CNN-IBN article on a possible Indian Google Earth to curb crime. From this last article: "The project promises to open up new avenues for the prosecution in criminal cases. Cameras mounted on cars will soon be keeping a close watch on arson and riot-like situations and all the photographs recorded this way will later be used as evidence against the miscreants."
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dct writes "GeoPlace points to an Indian Newspaper story about the planning of land use based on extensive mapping of land. This project seems different than most of the local development initiative in that the mapping covers a very large portion of land and will be used for integrated developement. From the article: "“We will conduct a physical verification on the basis of findings from the satellite images and then prepare the final map. In the final version, specific locations will be identified saying what kind of industry would suit them. Similarly, it can also be found out which plots are suitable for building townships without disturbing agricultural land,’ Sircar said.""
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All Points Blog links to a short Deccan Herald article about GIS-trained manpower woefully short in India. From the article: "“Though the GIS technology was evolved over 40 years ago, its presence in India is still in a nascent stage,” Mr Gowda said during the inauguration of a two-day State level seminar on ‘GIS and its applications’ at Government Arts College here recently." Meanwhile, Very Spatial links to a The Times of India article about the use of GIS and GPS for police operations in India.
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All Points Blog links to a Moneycontrol India article where open source geospatial software is mentioned. From the article: "There are opportunities for open source Geographic Information System (GIS) software. There has been some work with Geographic Resources Analysis Support System or GRASS, which is being used for geospatial data management and analysis, image processing commonly used for urban planning and other land issues in India."
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All Points Blog links to a The Hindu article on the Indian president on cartography and law in India. From the related press release: "President A P J Abdul Kalam today suggested enactment of a law to govern the use of outer space and regulate the use of data acquired from remote sensing satellites, particularly of sensitive installations. [...] He said stereo satellite images, which are available for 90 per cent of the country, could also be used for better urban planning, cadastral level information of land and water resources. Suggesting six missions for cartographers, Kalam said a network of organisations and persons working in the field of mapping should provide inputs for the development of modern cartographic products required by national mission."
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