(a) whether National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) provides data for natural resource
and environment management;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether NRSC adequately coordinated with various agencies for effective implementation of Geographic
Information System (GIS) application projects;
(d) if so, the details thereof; and
(e) if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PG & PENSIONS
AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE (SHRI V. NARAYANASAMY)
(a) Yes, Sir.
(b) National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) provides data of varied spatial resolution (ranging from 360 meter
to 1 meter) acquired from Remote Sensing Satellites to various ministries, departments, academic and private
users for natural resources and environment management. NRSC also provides thematic maps derived from remotely
sensed data to the user departments for natural resources and environment management.
(c) Yes, Sir.
(d) NRSC works in close coordination with various ministries, agencies and partner institutions in
implementation of Geographic Information System (GIS) application projects, for monitoring and
management of natural resources and environment. Some of these projects include Biodiversity
characterization at landscape level for Department of Biotechnology; Wetland inventory for Ministry
of Environment & Forest; Water Resource Information System for Ministry of Water Resources; National
Urban Information System for Ministry of Urban Development; Tea Area Development and Management for
Ministry of Commerce; Groundwater prospect zones, Wasteland change analysis and Watershed Development
Programme for Ministry of Rural Development; Mining Information System for Ministry of Mines; Space
based Information Support for Decentralized Planning (SIS-DP) with respective State Governments. NRSC
also provides a variety of free web-GIS services through its BHUVAN website and significantly contributes
to NSDI (National Spatial Data Infrastructure) programme coordinated by Department of Science and Technology
(DST).
(e) Does not arise.