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According to the Department of Mines and Geology, the main objective of the project is to delineate the mineral belts on various potential zones in the state by adopting remote sensing techniques marking the free hold areas for the benefit of all stakeholders involved.

The Task Force, headed by renowned GIS expert Mukund Rao, has been given three months’ time to develop a roadmap for GIS-based governance, citizen participation and business innovation.

GIS applications can serve as a powerful planning and decision making tool as it incorporates geographical features with data in order to map, analyse and assess real problems.

In his remarks, the Minister said that with the KSDI geo-portal launch, Kerala is moving ahead of other States in terms of IT implementation for e-governance. “Through this venture, spatial data information for different domains such as infrastructure, traffic planning, resource availability, demographic status, socio-economic status, health and culture-related information etc., even up to cadastral scale will be within a mouse click away”, he added.

To improve efficiency, transparency and accountability in the functioning of Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and enhance the quality of services offered to citizens, the Aurangabad Smart City Development Corporation Limited (ASCDCL) has invited tenders from competent and experienced agencies to implement and execute E-Governance System and Geographic Information System (GIS) in the city, today. The projects will help transform AMC into a citizens-friendly organisation, it is hoped.

As reported earlier, the AMC administrator A K Pandey worked on these projects for their implementations for a long time. These systems will increase the AMC revenue and help civic officials make necessary changes (correct the wrong information uploaded in the past) regarding properties, levy correct property tax and recover it accordingly.

A Geographic Information System (GIS) project has been successfully implemented through Pimpri-Chinchwad Smart City Limited, as part of the Smart City Mission initiated by the Government of India. This innovative project introduces a state-of-the-art GIS system to enhance the day-to-day operations of 20 different departments within the municipal structure. Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer Shekhar Singh shared insights into the project, emphasizing that it marks a pioneering initiative undertaken by the municipality in the country.

The GIS system empowers various departments of the Municipal Corporation to streamline their operations seamlessly. According to Commissioner Shekhar Singh, the project offers a view of over 300 data layers, encompassing essential details such as the locations of municipal facilities, including roads, water tanks, utility poles, footpaths, parks, ward-wise areas, playgrounds, municipal properties, and more. Officers and employees in each department can access this information according to their respective areas of operation, which will be instrumental in facilitating data editing and report generation.

The Act has been notified by the office of the lieutenant-governor, Tejendra Khanna, and is aimed at ensuring effective e-governance. The database provides a ground-based actual information system that details infrastructure and utilities above ground, on the ground and below the ground up to 12 feet with maps. It spans 1500 square kilometres of the capital.

Geospatial Delhi Limited, with the chief secretary of Delhi as its chairman, will be in charge of maintaining and updating the database. Constituted about two years ago, the company has now sought applications from experts trained in handling the specialized database. It proposes to hire 30 to 40 geo-spatial advisers on contract for one year. Each adviser will be paid Rs 70,000 per month.

The database, an interconnected 3D global information system, captures the demographics of the capital and utilities like stormwater drains, sewer lines, roads, infrastructure and urban planning projects through secured communication networks.

In a bid to give access to the people on covid-19-related facilities available in the state, the IT department has linked the complete covid-19 healthcare infrastructure to GIS mapping. The mapping of the entire infrastructure will enable people to know about quarantine centres, covid hospitals and testing facilities in the state.

“The IT department has linked the complete covid-19 healthcare infrastructure, including covid-19 hospital and testing facilities, quarantine facilities, and positive cases with the GIS-based information system for the proper management of covid-19," Odisha IT secretary Manoj Mishra told ETGovernment.

Collation of spatial (longitudinal and latitudinal) data and remote sensing would play a key role in development of mineral-rich and agriculture-based States. Resources such as minerals, land and water bodies can be identified at ease through global information system (GIS) mapping, said Chief Executive of Odisha Space Application Centre (OSRAC) Sandeep Tripathy.

Speaking on the significance of Odisha State Data Policy here on Monday, Tripathy said GIS-based information will speed up planning and decision making process. It would also prevent duplication of assets on records. After implementation of the policy, the State would have digitised information on its wastelands, forests, water bodies and mineral bearing areas, he added.

The State Government has decided to open Revenue Circles in each gram panchayat in the schedule areas to accelerate the process of disposal of land related disputes. This was decided at a review meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here on Wednesday.

Patnaik who was reviewing the progress of the e-governance in the Revenue Department on Wednesday asked the department authorities to take steps for functioning of Registration and Tehsil offices under one roof. The Registration Offices should be shifted to the premises of Tehsils to help the people to solve the land related problem at one go.

In Maharashtra, a township that is spread over 10,000 acres is being developed with the objective of striking a balance between cosmopolitan architecture and environmentally friendly surroundings. The master plan has already won the Award for Excellence 2005, given by the Congress for New Urbanism (USA) and the American Society of Landscape Architects Award, 2005. One of the salient features of this city is the use of GIS technology at the earliest possible stages of design, planning, and construction.

The Indian government, in its 10 point agenda, has emphasised on infrastructure development. Providing excellent infrastructure—modern, clean and sustainable cities; a cutting-edge railway network; new age ports; good roads, 24×7 electricity and water is a top priority for the government. Owing to rapid urbanisation and the growing population, our metros and tier 1 cities are already under significant ‘resource’ pressure. However, this is also a tremendous opportunity for cities like Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Visakhapatnam, Surat, Pune, Ludhiana, who have emerged as destinations for doing business.

The command centre was being used for municipal services, traffic management and water supply among others till now

In Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency of Varanasi, CCTV cameras and GIS technology accessed through a command and control centre set up under the Smart Cities Mission are being used keeping a tight vigil on people's movement during the lockdown period.

Till now, the command centre was being used for municipal services, traffic management and water supply among others. But following the imposition of the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, it has been turned into a 'COVID-19 War Room'.

The BWSSB has been working on the GIS for the last seven years. So far, the board has updated all details covering the 229 sq km of the core city and is in process of dovetailing the GIS with revenue billing, employee database and other details. According to the BWSSB officials, the data related to the newly added areas of the city would be updated in the GIS by 2011. GIS performs four kinds of operations — data integration, data storage, data processing and data outputs. Data processing includes data viewing, data querying, data crossover and spatial analysis.

The Rs 120 crore Delhi State Spatial Data Infrastructure Project (DSSDI) was inaugurated at the Delhi Pavilion in the India International Trade Fair today by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.

In short, a GIS makes it possible to know what's going on where, or what the physical state and other properties of a particular location are at a given point in time.

Announcing the launch here on Saturday, K.R. Srivathsan, Director of the institute, said publication and distribution of spatial data were becoming increasingly important for scientific and business organisations to make smart decisions.

The state government is the single largest service provider to the citizens, a map based e-governance which is the most effective technology includes spatially referenced data base, Himachal Pradesh chief secretary Asha Swaroop said while presiding over the inaugural session of the one-day workshop on 'GIS', an official release said.