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What is BISAG-N?

What is BISAG-N?

About BISAG-N

  • BISAG-N stands for Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics.
  • It is an Autonomous Scientific Society under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India.
  • It is registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.
  • Headquarters: Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
  • BISAG-N works primarily in Satellite Communication, Geo-informatics and Geo-spatial technology.

Key Areas of BISAG-N

  • Satellite Communication
  • Remote Sensing
  • Geo-informatics & GIS
  • Photogrammetry
  • Disaster Management

Applications in Governance

BISAG-N’s geo-spatial technologies support:

  • Urban and rural planning
  • Agriculture and natural-resource management
  • Infrastructure planning
  • Land and cadastral mapping
  • Disaster management
  • Environmental monitoring
  • E-Governance
  • Decision Support Systems (DSS)
This concept has been elaborately discussed in the –

INDIA-AFRICA WASH COOPERATION