Haryana Space Application Centre (HARSAC) will soon initiate a project for creation of Haryana Spatial Data Infrastructure (HSDI), a SWAN based system as per which geo-spatial data of various departments will be created and placed as inter-operable layers on the portal.
A spokesman of Science and Technology Department said that this data could be utilized by all line departments for their planning needs. He said that HARSAC is planning to execute this ambitious project in collaboration with Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geo-Informatics (BISAG) Gandhinagar. He said that HARSAC would also procure the satellite data of entire State and would provide the data for projects to different user departments or organizations free of cost from the current year.
HARSAC is using remote sensing technology to provide necessary inputs for developing viable plans for different departments in the State. So far, it has completed 140 projects and at present working on 25 similar projects. HARSAC has completed 10 projects of different user departments or organizations from October 2014 to till date.
One of the major ongoing projects is Modernization of land Records of all districts of the state. The project includes digitization of cadastral maps, linking of cadastral maps with Records of Rights (ROR), old revenue documents and improving management and capacity building in the Revenue Department.
The spokesman said the department has also planned to set up a Science City in Murthal. The proposed Science City would be developed adjacent to the campus of Deen Bandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology, Murthal. Chief Minister Manohar lal had already made an announcement to this effect, he added.
He said that a new scheme---‘Setting up of Science Clubs’ in the Government Model Senior Secondary Sanskriti Schools has already been launched in the state to inculcate scientific temper and generate awareness amongst the young students. These clubs would also provide an opportunity to experience science related activities in an interactive, informative and informal way.