IIT Hyderabad, ISRO, India Post create Digipin, a digital address system for India
DIGIPIN was developed by a sharp team from IIT Hyderabad's Department of Electrical Engineering. The project was led by Prof Soumya Jana, Dr Lakshmi Prasad Natarajan, and Dr Shashank Vatedka, with Tarandeep Singh, a former MTech (AI) student.Their aim? To create a system that works anywhere in India -- easy to use, machine-friendly, and readable by humans. They used a geohashing algorithm that compresses location data into short codes, which can be shared, stored, or even printed as QR codes.advertisementThe result is an open-source, privacy-safe, and offline-friendly tool that can generate digital addresses with just a smartphone — no internet or complex setup needed.HOW DIGIPIN WORKSDIGIPIN uses geohashing to convert exact coordinates into short, intuitive codes. These can be printed, stored in digital wallets, or shared easily. The system is built to:Cover all locations in India, including high-density zones and maritime areasBe generated on a basic smartphone using a map-enabled appWork offline with minimal effortAvoid storing any personal data'DIGIPIN will provide immense convenience it could be printed on consignments for machine-based routing,' said Dr Shashank Vatedka.In short, the IIT Hyderabad team has taken a national-scale logistics problem and turned it into a simple, powerful code -- shorter than a phone number, and way more useful.- Ends
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