Geomatics in India - A
Proposed Agenda
 Prof P Misra
Consultant in Land
Information Technologies
misralit@hotmail.com
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Geographical Information System
(GIS) has taught us that all surveying
and mapping projects in the future have
to be dependent on multi-disciplinary
surveys with accurate ground control
points provided by the national surveying
organisations. This leads us to think that
an appropriate structure/interconnection
of the various organisations presently
entrusted with the surveys should be
brought together. Example, topographical
surveys, geological surveys, forest surveys,
soil and land use surveys etc. The present
attempt is to propose a concept of structure
which will provide the necessary linkages
along with some future objectives.
National Spatial Data Infrastructure
The Ministry looking after the NSDI
should be the overall in-charge of
ALL surveys, as mentioned above.
The chief coordinator will, in real
sense, be the Surveyor General of
India. The present Surveyor General
of India, the Head of Survey of India
should have a new designation.
The revamped NSDI will lay the
performance objectives of the
constituent organisations under it.
NSDI: Additional Duties/Charter
• Applications of Satellite Imagery
and Remote Sensing technology to
be made more intensive and should
form the basic inputs on laid out
production norms of surveying and
mapping. Department of Space should
enhance its program on applications
as compared to the Technology.
• Cadastral Surveys: There is a wide
gap in technological practices in
cadastral/revenue departments of the
various states. NSDI should have
a special Division exclusively for
assistance to the states for upgradation
of their standards. It should also
run and recognize Training, R&D,
Publications and Fellowships for
the benefi t of the state personnel.
Formulation of Policies
regarding Geomatics
NSDI should be the nodal organisation
to advise other Ministries - e.g.
Defense on the impact of the
policies like restriction etc.
Education and Training
Survey Training Institute, Hyderabad
and Indian Institute of Remote Sensing,
Dehradun are two premier education
and training organisations. These
should be merged and redesigned
towards becoming a Surveying
University. This university should also
be engaged in R&D, and Publications.
NSDI should provide the necessary
‘extension’ services to this University.
Chairs in Geomatics
Professorial ‘Chairs’ should be established
at IIT (Roorkee), Anna University,
Chennai, IIRS Dehradun and Survey
Training establishment at Hyderabad under
the budget of the Central Government.
Balance between Government and
Private Sector in Geomatics
NSDI should oversee that the private
sector is well represented in Geomatics
Sector in India. In Summary, stress in
the future should be on the applications
of technology, effi cient Geomatics
products and services with international
outlook and marketing practices.
My earlier paper should be seen
for further ideas on this subject.
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