It highlighted how Geospatial Systems have become key to Future-Ready Governance.
- It also emphasised importance of global frameworks under UN Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM).
- UN-GGIM serves as the apex body for geospatial policymaking and operates as a committee of experts under UN Economic and Social Council.
About Geospatial Systems
- They are tools designed to capture, analyse, and visualize spatial data.
- They integrate various geospatial technologies like Satellite Imagery and Remote Sensing, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global Positioning Systems (GPS), Drones and LiDAR etc.
Role of Geospatial systems in Governance
- Evidence-Based Urban Planning: 3D city models can enable visualization of potential development projects, real-time monitoring of water distribution, asset management, etc.
- Infrastructure development: E.g., Drone based Geospatial survey enabled modernization of Trichy Airport, Tamil Nadu.
- Monitoring of assets: E.g., assets created under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) are geotagged using BHUVAN platform.
- Disaster Management: Geospatial insights can predict floods/cyclones and Drone led flood inundation modelling can assess damage.
- Internal Security: Border mapping using satellite imagery, mapping criminal hideouts using GIS.
Key Government Initiatives
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