ISRO, MapmyIndia team up to take on Google Maps/Earth
3 years, 10 months ago

ISRO, MapmyIndia team up to take on Google Maps/Earth

India TV News  

In a bid to take on Google Maps, the Indian Space Research Organisation and digital mapping and location-based deep-tech company MapmyIndia on Friday announced a new initiative to offer a fully indigenous, mapping portal and geospatial services. Through the combined partnership with ISRO, MapmyIndia's end-user maps, apps, and services would be a much better, more detailed, and comprehensive, as well as privacy-centric, hyper-local, and indigenous mapping solution for Indians, compared to foreign map apps and solutions, the company said. "This partnership with ISRO heralds a new dawn of Aatmanirbhar Bharat in the strategic area of maps and geospatial technologies," Rohan Verma, CEO & Executive Director, MapmyIndia, said in a statement. It will empower Indian scientists, academia, researchers, and government organisations with the best of India's satellite imagery, earth observation data, and digital map data, and advanced geospatial technologies, all combined together in a fully indigenous ISRO-MapmyIndia platform, the company added.

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ISRO shares satellite image of Ram Temple
11 months ago

ISRO shares satellite image of Ram Temple

The Hindu  

Ahead of the Ram Temple’s consecration ceremony in Ayodhya, the Indian Space Research Organisation has shared a glimpse of how the temple looks from space. The space agency’s Hyderabad-based National Remote Sensing Centre has processed an image taken on December 16, 2023 from Cartosat, an Indian remote sensing satellite, which was shared by ISRO. Apart from the temple, the image …

ISRO-NASA satellite NISAR to map Himalayas’ seismic zones
1 year, 8 months ago

ISRO-NASA satellite NISAR to map Himalayas’ seismic zones

The Hindu  

A forthcoming satellite, NISAR, jointly developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the U.S. will map the most earthquake-prone regions in the Himalayas with unprecedented regularity. The NISAR satellite, expected to cost approximately $900 million will use two frequency bands: the L-band and S-band to image the seismically active Himalayan region that …

ISRO swinging back to full action; plans to launch geo imaging satellite on August 12
3 years, 5 months ago

ISRO swinging back to full action; plans to launch geo imaging satellite on August 12

India TV News  

The Indian Space Research Organisation is getting back into launch activity fully at Sriharikota spaceport with the planned orbiting of geo imaging satellite GISAT-1 on board GSLV-F10 rocket on August 12. ISRO successfully launched PSLV-C51 mission on February 28 with Brazil's earth observation satellite Amazonia-1 and 18 co-passengers, including some built by students, on board. The earth observation satellite will …

ISRO swinging back to full action; plans to launch geo imaging satellite on August 12
3 years, 5 months ago

ISRO swinging back to full action; plans to launch geo imaging satellite on August 12

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: The Indian Space Research Organisation is getting back into launch activity fully at Sriharikota spaceport with the planned orbiting of geo imaging satellite GISAT-1 on board GSLV-F10 rocket on August 12. ISRO successfully launched PSLV-C51 mission on February 28 with Brazil's earth observation satellite Amazonia-1 and 18 co-passengers, including some built by students, on board. The earth observation satellite …

ISRO plans to launch geo imaging satellite on August 12
3 years, 5 months ago

ISRO plans to launch geo imaging satellite on August 12

The Hindu  

The Indian Space Research Organisation is getting back into launch activity fully at Sriharikota spaceport with the planned orbiting of geo imaging satellite GISAT-1 on board GSLV-F10 rocket on August 12. ISRO successfully launched PSLV-C51 mission on February 28 with Brazil's earth observation satellite Amazonia-1 and 18 co-passengers, including some built by students, on board. The earth observation satellite will …

Govt announces sweeping changes in mapping policy, opens access to its geospatial data and services
3 years, 10 months ago

Govt announces sweeping changes in mapping policy, opens access to its geospatial data and services

India TV News  

In sweeping changes in the country's mapping policy, the government on Monday announced liberalisation of norms governing the acquisition and production of geospatial data, a move that will help in boosting innovation in the sector and create a level-playing field for public and private entities. For Indian entities, there will be complete deregulation with no prior approvals, security clearances, licenses, …

India is putting out its mapping, geospatial data available for general use
3 years, 10 months ago

India is putting out its mapping, geospatial data available for general use

The Hindu  

India’s Department of Science and Technology on Monday opened access to its geospatial data and services, including maps, for all Indian entities by saying, “what is readily available globally does not need to be regulated.” The move is said to release a lot of data that is currently restricted and not available for free. The update represents a major change …

ISRO is Trying to Create a Desi Version of Google Maps, Twitter Has Already Mapped Out the Memes
3 years, 10 months ago

ISRO is Trying to Create a Desi Version of Google Maps, Twitter Has Already Mapped Out the Memes

News 18  

Indians started a meme fest as soon as Indian Space Research Organisation and MapMyIndia announced their collaboration to create an alternative version of Google Maps on Saturday. For some, it was Bigg Boss season 13’s Shehnaaz Gills’ this iconic dialogue that captured Google Maps and Sundar Pichai’s reaction: Isro and MapmyIndia joined hand to replace Google maps in India. K@n!$hk …

ISRO, MapMyIndia Join Hands to Take on Google Maps/Earth With Made-in-India Alternative
3 years, 10 months ago

ISRO, MapMyIndia Join Hands to Take on Google Maps/Earth With Made-in-India Alternative

News 18  

Indian Space Research Organisation and location and navigation technology solutions provider MapmyIndia announced an initiative to partner together to offer India’s best, and fully indigenous, mapping portal and geospatial services. It combines the power of MapmyIndia’s digital maps and technologies with ISRO’s catalogue of satellite imagery and earth observation data, according to MapmyIndia’s CEO and Excutive Director, Rohan Verma. Verma …

ISRO, MapmyIndia join hands to take on Google Maps/Earth
3 years, 10 months ago

ISRO, MapmyIndia join hands to take on Google Maps/Earth

The Hindu  

Indian Space Research Organisation and location and navigation technology solutions provider MapmyIndia announced an initiative to partner together to offer India’s best, and fully indigenous, mapping portal and geospatial services. He termed it a path-breaking milestone in India’s journey towards ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’, wherein Indian users would not be dependent on foreign organisations for maps, navigation and geospatial services, and leverage …

ISRO and MapmyIndia collaborate to bring India made rival to Google Maps
3 years, 10 months ago

ISRO and MapmyIndia collaborate to bring India made rival to Google Maps

India Today  

Indian Space Research Organisation and MapmyIndia, the navigation solutions provider, have joined hands to offer an indigenous mapping solution to take on Google Maps. Elaborating about the partnership, ISRO in a statement said, "The collaboration will enable them to jointly identify and build holistic geospatial solutions utilising the earth observation datasets, "NavIC", Web Services and APIs available in MapmyIndia, "Bhuvan", …

Uttarakhand disaster: ISRO satellite images show epicenter of glacier burst
3 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand disaster: ISRO satellite images show epicenter of glacier burst

India TV News  

As experts and scientists continue to discuss the reasons behind the Uttarakhand natural disaster that has so far claimed 35 lives and over 200 are still missing, the Indian Space Research Organisation has released photos of the epicenter of the glacier burst. The images released by the ISRO show the actual site of the snow avalanche which later triggered catastrophic …

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