Smart City Programme
Smart City Programme
ISRO is working with Minstry of Urban Development
for enabling preparation of large scale GIS database using satellite data for
500 towns under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT).
These 500 towns include 100 towns under Smart city Programme announced by the Government of India.
This information was provided by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh in a reply to an unstarred question in Lok Sabha today.
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IRNSS series to be in place by first half of 2016
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has
launched the fifth (IRNSS-1E) navigation satellite in the Indian Regional
Navigation Satellite system. IRNSS-1E, the fifth navigation satellite in IRNSS
constellation of 7 satellites, was successfully launched onboard Polar
Satellite Launch Vehicle ‘PSLV-C31’ on January 20, 2016 from Satish Dhawan
Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota.
The space segment comprising of 7 navigation satellites will be in place by first half of 2016. The discussions with Russia are underway to locate suitable Ground support system for enhancing the utility of navigation.
This information was provided by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh in a reply to an unstarred question in Lok Sabha today.
The space segment comprising of 7 navigation satellites will be in place by first half of 2016. The discussions with Russia are underway to locate suitable Ground support system for enhancing the utility of navigation.
This information was provided by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh in a reply to an unstarred question in Lok Sabha today.
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Satellite Centre in Vietnam
As part of Space Cooperation between
India and Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), Indian Space
Research Organization (ISRO), at the behest of Government of India, is working
towards the establishment of a Satellite Tracking & Data Reception Station
and Data Processing Facility in Vietnam for ASEAN Member countries. This
facility is intended to acquire and process Indian Remote Sensing Satellite
data pertaining to ASEAN region and disseminate to ASEAN Member countries.
Under this initiative, all ASEAN member countries, including Vietnam will be allowed to access processed remote sensing data pertaining to their country.
Ground facility is designed in such a way that it will not allow Indian data to be accessed and processed by the system.
This information was provided by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh in a reply to an unstarred question in Lok Sabha today.
Under this initiative, all ASEAN member countries, including Vietnam will be allowed to access processed remote sensing data pertaining to their country.
Ground facility is designed in such a way that it will not allow Indian data to be accessed and processed by the system.
This information was provided by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh in a reply to an unstarred question in Lok Sabha today.
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