Sibal unveils GIS tech to aid real time monitoring of Delhi

New Delhi, Oct 31 (UNI) Union Minister of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Kapil Sibal today said technology is a tool for good governance and it is time to use this tool.

He was addressing media following a demonstration in Chandni Chowk in old Delhi, where the ministry in a pioneering endeavour was seeking to apply advanced technologies to real time monitoring of diverse activities in the capital.

In the first phase, the pilot project was being monitored to integrate different state-of-the-art technologies that included the use of high resolution satellite imagery and spatial multi-media mapping to build a 3d geographical information system (GIS) with live cameras for zone 1 of Delhi covering approximately 20 sq km.

The use of satellite imagery and multi-media technologies allowed mapping of urban structures with emphasis on building elevation. By supplementing the conventional satellite imagery with video, photographs and field surveys, the system could be used for a number of applications, the minister said.

Satellite imagery formed one of the essential components, which combined with spatial multi-media technologies, made the system unique and usable for multiple applications. This pilot project was being monitored to evaluate the use of the advanced integrated technologies in the Indian context and to assess its use as a tool to help in management of a metropolis like Delhi.

In the project, multiple technologies such as high resolution satellite imagery, vehicle borne and static laser systems, global positioning system (GPS) and other attribute information collected from door-to-door surveys would be utilised for making a comprehensive 3-dimentional database to enable the modern tools such as GIS to be utilised for various applications.

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