Advance Mineral Resources Information System (M.R.I.S v 2.0) Using Remote sensing and GIS Inputs Information content Though the information requirements may vary with change in deposits and information need. But the most common of all are: spatial, non-spatial and contextual. MRIS v 2.0 consists of spatial information like remotely sensed data (Satellite images) and thematic information layers. The satellite data may be raw or processed data product from various sensors such as IRS-LISS-II, Landsat 5-TM, and ERS-1-SAR, IRS 1D Wifs (Figure 1). The thematic information layers comprises of lithology, lineaments, mine location, road network, drainage network, DEM, slope, aspect and location map. Some raster, analysis and editing operations is done by M.R.I.S v 2.0 itself. The non-spatial database is stored in MS Access file and the contextual information is stored in hyper linked MS Word file. The non-spatial database consists of basic information on deposits, year wise, grade wise production, chemical analysis and mining environment (Figure 2). The non-spatial and contextual data can be edited and updated, however the most critical non-spatial database can only be updated with password permission.  Figure. 1 Contents of Spatial Data Layers - Raipur, Chhattisgarh & Keonjhar, Orrisa  Figure. 2 Contents of Non-Spatial Data Layers - Raipur, Chhattisgarh & Keonjhar, Orrisa Software design and implementation The MRIS is designed in such a way that its concept can be used for other related fields, where input data is spatial or non spatial or both. In the present context, data related to Keonjhar & Raipur region has been used for demonstrating capabilities and applications of MRIS v 2.0 In the software, the spatial data is displayed in the back ground and non-spatial data is displayed in the fore ground. The information regarding a mine can be obtained through graphics by clicking on the appropriate location using different type of grids, user define coordinates or selecting from the adjacent scroll bar, where all mine names are kept in order. Following are the information content and salient features of the prototype MRIS v 2.0 (Figure 3, 4, 5, 6, 7).  Figure. 3  Figure. 4 Different types of menu option in MRIS v 2.0  Figure. 5 Point Data with pass ward option & Grids with zoom tool in MRIS v 2.0  Figure.6 Core Data Base with Different options in MRIS v 2.0
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