Bhuvan Portal
India Space Research Organization and MapmyIndia have partnered together to develop an indigenous geospatial portal known as Bhuvan. This partnership is in line with the new guidelines for the Geo-Spatial Sector in India.
Geospatial Portal
A type of web portal used for finding and accessing geographic information along with associated geographic services such as display, editing, analysis, etc. via the internet.
Portal Significance
- The true borders of the country would be reflected by the services based on the availability from the Govt. of India.
- Ensures better protection of privacy.
- This portal is well aligned with the government՚s Mission of Atma Nirbhar Bharat.
Partnership
- Connecting MapmyIndia՚s database with ISRO՚s high-end satellite catalogue and earth observation data being generated using a constellation of its satellites.
- Identifying and building a holistic geospatial portal utilizing earth observation dataset, Navigation in Indian Constellation (NavIC) , Web Services including the APIs available in MapmyIndia.
API
- A software intermediary which allows two applications to talk to each other.
- It is a computing interface defining interactions between multiple software intermediaries.
MapmyIndia
- An Indian technology company and an alternative to Google Map.
- Builds digital map data, telematics services, Global Information System as well as Artificial Intelligence Services.
- It covers nearly 7.5 lakh Indian villages and 7,500 cities.
- The database consists of a road network connected by 63 lakh km.
- MapmyIndia is being used by almost all the vehicle manufacturers in India coming up with built-in navigation systems.
Other Products
Real-time traffic updates and navigation are provided by an app called Move.
Navigation in Indian Constellation (NavIC)
- It is an Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) .
- Developed by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) .
- IRNSS consists of eight satellites:
- Three satellites in geostationary orbit.
- Five satellites in geosynchronous orbit.
- It further works just like the established and popular U. S. Global Positioning System (GPS) but limited to a 1,500-km radius over the sub-continent.
- Certification has been done by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3 GPP) , a global body for the coordination of mobile technology standards.
- Main aim is to provide reliable position, navigation and timing services over India and its neighbourhood.
Potential Uses
- Disaster management.
- Integration with mobile phones.
- Terrestrial, aerial, and marine navigation.
- Mapping and geodetic data capture.
Some Other Global Navigational Systems
- Galileo (Europe)
- BeiDou ⟋ BDS (China)
- GLONASS (Russia)
- Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) (Japan)
✍Examrace Team at Oct 1, 2021