Geomatics services in India The gradual boost India's IT Sector during the last decade is the result of the exceptional development of the IT infrastructure in India.
BigNews.Biz - Feb 19,2009 - India has a good institutional infrastructure for geographic data collection. There are a number of organizations that gather information on every possible socially and scientifically relevant subject. The Survey of India and the Indian Remote Sensing Satellites are the most important generators of this data.
India is blessed with a commendable IT infrastructure equipped with latest high-end machines which support most of the hardware and software, server, router, innovative software that is updated from time to time, expert professionals with apt training, dynamic manpower, efficient network and security policies.
Now we have leading-edge technologies that aid Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to generate maps and reports through web access that can be tailored to meet the explicit needs of our daily life, thus geospatially enabling each system.
The highly developed analysis and reporting functions of GIS systems facilitates researchers, epidemiologists and emergency response specialists to analyze, report and make solutions for perfect and efficient management of emergency response situations and food quality issues.
Geomatics inputs can be used to scrutinize deployment, ground surveillance activities, analysis and reporting of information related to the National Surveillance and Security Operations.
Geospatial services are used in marine responses like scheduling river and port patrols and modeling scenarios to assess the impending spread of various pests under various annihilation and control options.
What is the relevance of Geomatics in the Indian context?
Geomatics helps to visualize queries about database and statistical analysis. A geographical analysis with regard to Geomatics assists us in explaining events, foreseeing outcomes and planning strategies. India has an exploding population with inadequate resources. So successful planning of resource management and monitoring its deployment is absolutely necessary so that Geomatics can play a crucial role in government and private sectors.
Our government is the biggest initiator and consumer of GIS data and its applications. The areas where GIS information is utilized by the government are environment, water management, forestry, defense, urban development, agriculture etc.
The telecom segment has seen unbelievable growth in India and Geomatics has made inroads as a useful technology within this market. Now India is rich with enough growth opportunities with the power and utilities segment, insurance, financial services and consumer goods segments steadily gaining momentum in India with the aid of GIS technologies.
This link will give you an idea of the recent tenders for Geomatics services: http://geobids.geocomm.com/
The most widely used GIS software packages are ESRI, MapInfo, IDRISI, Manifold, InterGraph GeoMedia, SmallWorld, GRASS, MS MapPoint, and ERDAS Imagine.
GIS for emergency conditions
Disaster management is very much in the spotlight now-a- days. Disaster awareness is the only effective way in which one can bring about mass awareness in this area.
Spatial data becomes crucial in disasters and for the interpretation and analysis of this spatial data and for this, a Geographical Information System (GIS) becomes the most helpful choice. The usage of geospatial information helps you focus on the areas or locations which need attention.
Around 62% of the GIS capabilities are used efficiently in the disaster management
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