India to be mapped in 3-D: Kapil Sibal
10 Sep 2008
Chennai: The union minister for science and technology and Earth Sciences, Kapil Sibal, has said that a new project that will endeavour to map all areas of the country with the use of three-dimensional satellite imagery is on the anvil.
The minister said that a law would be enacted in Parliament to initiate the project.Speaking on the sidelines of the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, Sibal said that given the expansive scope of the project, it would be rolled out using the public-private partnership (PPP) model.
Citing two examples of benefits of three-dimensional mapping, Sibal said that the system would allow tax payment without the need of physical verifications by inspectors, and the agricultural sector would be able to measure field and soil.
The minister said that scientists had been working on the project since the past three and half years, and the project has seen some traction since the embargo in mapping India was removed in 2006.
