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Time of India
28-04-2025
- Science
- Time of India
Develop geospatial technology roadmap, departments urged
Bengaluru: Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology (KSCST) has urged govt departments to create a roadmap on how they will utilise geospatial technology. Addressing district officials from various departments Monday, KSCST executive secretary (Bengaluru) UT Vijay said: "Create a geospatial action plan on how you will use GPS, GIS and remote-sensing technology to implement schemes. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Over the past three decades, Natural Resources Data Management System (NRDMS) centres in 31 districts captured data from geospatial technology, and simplified reports in the form of maps were given to departments." Explaining the role of simplified reports, he said: "GIS (geographic information system) has been useful in security planning during elections. Districts have been helped to prioritise lake-revival projects based on the percentage of water-storage reduction, water spread area, catchment areas and acres it will serve — and these reports are in pictorial/map formats.. ." In the health sector, Vijay explained, infrastructure is mapped in PHCs and CHCs, and intervention during endemics can be better planned with data that can easily be comprehended. Geospatial data also tracks/optimises milk collection and distribution for Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF). It aids in responding to disasters more effectively, he added. Isro scientist Sunil S Kulkarni said pictorial data can be more impactful in making governance-related decisions than a bulky file of written reports.
The Hindu
28-04-2025
- Science
- The Hindu
Create geospatial action plan: KSCST
The Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology (KSCST) has called upon the State government to create a Geospatial Action Plan for better utilisation of the Global Positioning System (GPS) and Geographical Information System (GIS). Participating in a State-level GIS workshop on Geospatial Applications for District Level Planning on Monday, U.T. Vijay, Executive Secretary, KSCST, called on the government to create a Geospatial Action Plan. Praveen Ramamurthy, Secretary, KSCST, said that as everything is interdisciplinary, there should be better collaboration between departments for better implementation of government schemes. 'Everything is interdisciplinary now, departments can no longer function individually. Collaboration is a must. GIS requires departments to collaborate with each other,' he said. In her inaugural address Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh, said that GIS is one of the best technologies to have been developed, however maximum use of it has not been made. Mapping technology Ms. Rajneesh further gave examples of how she employed the mapping technology for efficient water distribution and evaluating roadworks while she was Deputy Commissioner. She also called for people's participation-based planning, a process in which locals actively participate in identifying problems and implementing solutions.
