Odisha has been awarded as leading geospatial State for 2014 for marked achievements in the field of geospatial technology in the entire country. Odisha Space Applications Centre (ORSAC) Chief Executive Dr Sandeep Tripathi received the award in India Geospatial Forum-2015 ceremony held recently at Hyderabad. Presently, Odisha is a leading State in the country in use of geospatial technologies like remote sensing, geographic information system (GIS) and global positioning system (GPS).
The State has successfully applied these techniques in projects like Odisha Sampad, NlRMP, JNNURM, NRDMS, NRIS and OSDI etc. It may be worth mentioning that these technologies are being applied through ORSAC in the State.
Besides, following the advices of Chief Secretary Gokul Chandra Pati, geospatial technology is being applied in sectors like forestry, water resource augmentation and management, mining, land record modernization, kendu leaf procurement and micro level planning. These have set examples for other States in the country.
Dr Tripathii said research activities undertaken by the scientists of ORSAC and various universities coupled with the projects supported by different departments of the State Government have brought the distinction to the State. The intelligentsia has complimented the scientists of ORSAC for the achievement.