According to DoS, the technology has been transferred by ISRO to five industries in India to facilitate manufacturing of receivers.
To benefit fishing community, the Fisheries department of various coastal states have been infirmed and made aware of the system.
Fisheries Department of Kerala and Tamil Nadu have been given 250 units each by ISRO for the use of fishermen.
Trials are being conducted for the fishermen of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh by ISRO.
In Tamil Nadu, the Fisheries Department has provided 200 NAVIC units to 80 clusters. Each of these clusters has 10 to 15 deep sea fishing boats of Tamil Nadu.
The implementation of NAVIC distribution is the responsibility of Fisheries Department of respective states.
The NAVIC stands for Navigation in Indian Constellation.
It is an Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System.
The constellation is composed of 8 satellites which covers India and a region extending 1,500 km around India.
To provide continuous surveillance of Indian sub-continent is the objective of IRNSS.
Currently IRNSS is involved in providing two services-
Standard Positioning Services- provided to all users.
Restricted Services- encrypted services provided to authorized users only (military and security agencies) .
Applications of IRNSS are-
Terrestrial, aerial and marine navigation
Disaster Management
Vehicle tracking and fleet management
Precise timing mapping
Terrestrial navigation aid to hikers and travellers