BHUVAN Platform

Why in News?

Recently, access logs of Bhuvan portal show that Jharkhand have accessed the Land Use Land Cover (LULC) data that was hosted on Bhuvan Panchayat portal.

• It is the Indian Geo-portal of ISRO.
• Objectives – To provide a platform to visualize remote sensing data and to download satellite data free of cost.
• To allow government departments to host customized applications to enable effective governance.
• Working – It incorporates Natural Language Processing methods, facilitating searches through both audio and text inputs.
• It integrates location intelligence into their applications for mapping, visualization, analysis, and more.
• Role – It can store, process, manage, visualize, monitoring and generating data products originating from different data sources.

• Know Your Resources (KYR) – It provides for accessing detailed information about India's natural and man-made resources.
• Bhuvan Store – It serves as a vibrant catalouge for geospatial products, services, and applications, catering to diverse user needs and fostering innovation in the geospatial community.
• Application – Users can explore thematic data, such as 'waterbodies in Hyderabad,' 'builtup areas in Guntur,' 'forests in Pali,' and more.
• Significance – Planning and development, monitoring & evaluation, asset mapping and inventory creations, decision making, reporting & advisory, and resource management.

Reference

PIB| BHUVAN GIS Platform

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