Bhubaneswar, October 30, 2008
The Economic Times
Frequently hit by natural calamities like flood, cyclone and heatwaves, Orissa government on Wednesday launched a pilot project on mobile-based technology for generation of geo-spatial data system as part of it's preparedness to meet the challenges.
While paying homage to the victims of Supercyclone and others in different calamities in the state and launching the service, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said the instrument used in the generation of geo-spatial data system was designed by ISRO was a combination of a medium resolution camera, a GPS (Geographical Positioning System), a palmtop computer and a mobile phone set.
By these instruments, information from the field with photographs and geographic coordinates can be collected and sent to the central server through the avaibalble mobile phone network which could be used for an online decision support system, Patnaik said.
The pilot project was launched in Puri district for the first time in the country for creating a data base of relief shelters, hospitals and supply godowns.
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