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Friday, August 28, 2009

Bhuvan - Indian Version of Google Earth

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Are you used to Google Earth for tracking for find out places or location you want to go or just to view the place.

Google Earth has been the market leader, though we have Microsoft maps and many other software. India has taken a great step in the section Maps using the latest technology
of its Satellite and making the most input of it, for member to make it access.


ISRO is well known amongst space faring nations for its world-leading reputation in developing new, indigenous and innovative service oriented applications using remote sensing technology. Multi-resolution images from multi-sensor IRS satellites of India is seamlessly depicted through the Bhuvan web portal by enabling a common man to zoom into specific area of interest at high resolution.

Some of the features of Bhuvan are:

  • Access, explore and visualise 2D and 3D image data
  • Complete multi-resolution, multi-sensor, multi-temporal image data
  • Go to locations
  • Heads-Up Display (Tilt slider, north indicator, opacity, compass ring, zoom slider)
  • Navigation using the 3D view Pop-up menu (Fly-in, Fly out, jump in, jump around, view point)

    And Many more

    Particular interest of ISRO/DOS would be to provide such functionalities to common man so that he/she adopts participatory approach with scientists to solve simple problems easily and interactively.

    Now to register yourself and see the India Earth, which give more clear picture than Google Earth

    Click here Register
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