Chalo Taluke - Gujarat Information Bureau

October, 2011
anganwadis, local government
infrastructure etc. The geospatial
database of nagar-palikas includes
properties and amenities captured on
city and town planning maps with more
than 100 GIS layers. Similar work for
villages has been initiated as a pilot
project.
The applications of space
technology and Geo-informatics have
become operational in almost all the
developmental sectors of the State.
(ii) Gujarat SATCOM Network
(GUJSAT):
Gujarat SATCOM Network
provides a facility for interactive
distance education, training, awareness
and extension. It operates through
ISRO's Edusat and Training and
D e v e l o p m e n t C o m m u n i c a t i o n
channels (TDCC). The central facility
of modern studios, digital uplink
facility for extended C-band and Ku-
band TV broadcast and two way video
has been established and is operational
since a decade. The receiving network
for one way video and two way audio
has been established by user
departments. This includes educational
institutes, primary, secondary and
higher secondary schools, colleges of
higher education, medical and technical
colleges, ITIs and departmental
networks.
Augmentation in terms of studio,
channels, technology is done on regular
basis to meet with the increasing
demands of the user community.
Government departments, agencies,
organizations are being approached
proactively to enhance the utilization of
SATCOM network. During this period,
channels, out-reach, beneficiaries,
connectivities has increased manifold.
During the current year, there are plans
to take up virtual education up-to
homes through increase in number of
Direct to home Ku band channels.
This has enabled a link between
government and the people. for the
execution of education and extension
programmes which may not have been
conducted due to limited space, time
and money. Experts, Government
functionaries, specialists and
Government Initiatives
Control room : Engineers at work at one of the Labs at BISAG
professionals can conduct their guidance of eminent scientists. Various
programs from a central location and innovative methodologies/models
reach out to remote areas. With the developed through the research process
implementation of return audio channel have helped in development of various
the programme has become interactive applications. There are plans to enhance
and more useful.
(iii) Academy of Geo-informatics
these activities manifold during coming
years.
for Sustainable Development: (iv) Centre of Informatics &
Considering the requirement of Training:
high end research and development in Recognizing the importance and
the areas having relevance of geo- relevance of Institute's activity in IT
informatics technology for sustainable sector and its future potential, the
development, a separate infrastructure Government decided to initiate
has been established for this unit. In research and development in this area
collaboration with different institutes in through a focused research activity
the state as well as in the country, R&D along with simultaneous programme of
activities are being carried out in the human resources development. This
areas of climate change, environment, unit provides in-house developed ERP
disaster management, natural resources solutions on GIS platform by
m a n a g e m e n t , i n f r a s t r u c t u r e integrating various technologies such
development, resources planning, as remote sensing, GIS, MIS, Mobile,
coastal zone studies, etc. under the Web etc. As this product provides,
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