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Application : May-June 1999
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E-governance software by Sun, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Oracle
Kerala Highwayss GIS Project
Khadakvasla Irrigation Canal Project
Bangalore-Mysore Express Corridor
Interactive GIS for Dutch Railway
Hi-Tech Atlas of Underground mess
Groundwater Modeling Interface
E-governance software by Sun, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Oracle
Key component is Statistical Information Systems software
The Sun Microsystems, Price Water house Coopers, and Oracle have joined hands to develop a Java-based standardized electronic governance solutions package for deployment over networks all over India. The proposed task embodies key applications like tax administration, motor vehicle registration, water resources management, rural electrification, public distribution system, and land record management. One of the basic components of the proposed package will be PwC’s recently developed Statistical Information Systems software.
Kerala Highways’ GIS project
Pentafour Communications bags order
Pentafour Communications has bagged the order from Highway Department, Government of Kerala for implementation of GIS. The implementation part will be done by the 3CRC division (CAD/CAM/CAE & GIS Resource Centre) of the company. According to the GM, 3CRC, Mr. Rameshan, there is a need for improvement in the management of highway infrastructures like national and state highways, major roads etc., which can be done only through better software systems.
Khadakvasla Irrigation Canal project
CMC to develop IT solutions
CMC, Department of Electronics, Department of Irrigation, Maharashtra Government and the Maharashtra Krishna Valley Development Corp. (MKVDC) have joined hands to implement a canal automation project at the Khadakvasla Irrigation Canal. CMC is the first company to provide software solutions in the field of canal automation.
The project will develop and implement technology for optimized scheduling and distribution of water along the canal network in the region. The focus will be on integrating the operations of the three reservoirs in the Khadakwasla region and installing an automated control system for them. It will help canal management body to take crucial decisions based on real time information.
Bangalore-Mysore Express Corridor
Genesys Technologies to carry out mapping
Photogrammetry is being used in the upcoming four lane Bangalore-Mysore express corridor, set up by the Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise. The Bangalore based Genesys Technologies, a photogrammetry and GIS solutions provider, is carrying out the mapping of the entire stretch of the corridor. Genesys Technologies has also developed a GIS software linking it up with the photogrammetry, thus making it easy for the promoters not only to acquire the land, but also in planning the construction of the corridor accurately. The photogrammetry maps are generated from the aerial photographs taken by the National Remote Sensing Agency. Genesys has already completed photogrammetric mapping of some 11 km out of 110-km expressway. The use of photogrammetry has not reduced the time which otherwise would have taken by traditional method in the entire exercise but also reduced the cost to an extent.
Interactive GIS for Dutch Railway
Accessible by ArcView GIS and web browsers
ESRI Netherlands is an important partner in developing Infra Atlas, an interactive digital information source guides to the Netherlands railroad infrastructure for NS Railinfrabeheer, the national railway. Infra Atlas is based on GIS software from ESRI. The atlas is scheduled to be released in the 2nd half of ’99. Infra Atlas database will be stored in ESRI’s Spatial Database Engine and accessible by ArcView GIS and Web browsers. The database is comprehensive in nature which makes Infra Atlas a valuable tool and information source for both users and managers of the railway network.
Hi-tech atlas of underground mess
A new threshold of trouble- shooting
A new Rs. four-crore project of the Urban Development Department of Delhi Government aims to map all underground utilities - water pipes, power lines, sewage lines and the like in the city. The main purpose of the project is to pinpoint the leakage of the pipes within minutes with the help of computer maps, without digging the entire area.
The method employed would depend on average density of a particular pipe. The sensors employed from the surface would help to trace the alignment and also to map the same. This will save money, time and effort. The information and maps would be fed in a computer and personnel trained in interpreting. The survey would be conducted by the National Informatics, and mapping would be done around the time of satellite survey for the unauthorized colonies, conducted by the NRSA. A similar exercise has already been done in Mahrauli. Beginning from this month the project is expected to be finished within three years.
Groundwater Modeling Interface
A new threshold of trouble- shooting
The scientists of US Geological Survey (USGS) in a recently published report describe a new version of a GIS-Model interface they have developed which links groundwater modeling and GIS. The report, USGS Open-File Report 99-184, describes features and capabilities available in the new version of the GIS interface for MODFLOW. MODFLOW is a numerical model developed by the USGS and is probably the most widely used groundwater model today. Argus ONE, the enabling technology used to develop this interface, is a dynamic GIS, specially designed for synthesis and analysis of geographically related data. For details of interface, visit:
http://water.usgs.gov/nrp/gwsoftware/modflow-gui/.
For report, visit: http://water.usgs.govnrp/gwsoftware/modflow-gui/mfgui_30.pdf
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