bhuvan isro
‘Bhuvan’, meaning ‘earth’, is the addition to the numerous scientific innovations by SAC and is a satellite mapping tool, just like Google Earth or Wikimapia, but allows you to zoom far closer than the aerial view from a chopper. [1]
An official said this software will be a freeware and it needs a license for usage to check if the users are Indian nationals. [2]
It was developed by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). [3]
Bhuvan, meaning earth, is the addition to the numerous scientific innovations by SAC and is a satellite mapping tool, just like Google Earth or Wikimapia, but allows you to zoom far closer than the aerial view from a chopper. [4]
Recently, news paper articles were flooded with the term “ISRO Bhuvan” and it was quite annoying for me to see the same term everywhere in my feed reader as well. [...] I came to know that Bhuvan is a competitor for Google Earth and would provide services similar to Google Earth and Wikimapia but it will be confined only within India. [5]
The Indian Space Research Organization (Isro) is planning to launch a similar Web-based service that will allow users to check everything from the exact location of the new restaurant where they have booked a table for the evening to the state of flood-ravaged villages in Bihar. [6]
Bhuvan will feature a zoom level of up to 10 meters while the Google Earth features a zoom level of up to 200 meters. [...] It offers resolution up to 5 metres and is considered as a rival to Google Earth and Wikimapia. [...] Tata Consultancy Services has a 3 crore (Rs3,00,00,000) deal with ISRO to make advanced moon map which is taken by Chandrayaan. [2]
)}}, is a satellite mapping tool similar to Google Earth and Wikimapia. [3]
Bhuvan will have a greater zooming efficiency that will help you recognize details upto a 3 storey building and all its data will be updated every year, unlike Google and Wikimapia which updates in every 4 years. [...] Finally I would feel proud to say that Bhuvan is going to use Indian satellites. [5]
Report reveals that even the Group D employees are laughing but our poor media seems keeping selective deafness presumably due to the ISRO Chairman’s post flight treat! [6]
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 2.5 India License. [5]
Sources:
[1] ‘Bhuvan is ISRO’s new eye in the sky - India - NEWS - The Times of India
[2] Bhuvan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[3] Bhuvan: Information from Answers.com
[4] Bhuvan, ISRO’s new eye in the sky - Ahmedabad - City - NEWS - The Times …
[5] ISRO Bhuvan: To be Google Earth’s competitor
[6] Bhuvan: Isro’s answer to Google Earth - Technology - livemint.com