{"id":167249,"date":"2024-09-12T12:22:58","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T06:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=167249"},"modified":"2024-09-12T12:22:59","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T06:52:59","slug":"mospi-signs-mou-with-isro-on-urban-frame-survey-using-bhuvan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/mospi-signs-mou-with-isro-on-urban-frame-survey-using-bhuvan\/","title":{"rendered":"MoSPI Signs MoU with ISRO on Urban Frame Survey using Bhuvan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In a significant move toward modernization, the&nbsp;<strong>National Sample Survey Office (NSSO)<\/strong>&nbsp;under the Ministry of&nbsp;<strong>Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI)<\/strong>&nbsp;has partnered with the&nbsp;<strong>National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC)<\/strong>&nbsp;under the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) to digitize the&nbsp;<strong>Urban Frame Survey (UFS)<\/strong>&nbsp;using advanced Geo ICT tools and techniques through the&nbsp;<strong>Bhuvan Platform.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Points of the MoU:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Objective<\/strong>: Facilitating the Urban Frame Survey (UFS) in a digital mode to enhance efficiency and accuracy in data collection and maintenance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Participants<\/strong>: Signed by Shri Subash Chandra Malik, Additional Director General, NSSO, MoSPI, and Dr. Srinivasa Rao S, Deputy Director, BGWSA, NRSC, in the presence of key officials.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Scope<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Development\/improvement of mobile application for Geo-tagging of NSSO Urban Frame Survey data.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Creation of a web portal for visualization, data scrutiny, editing, etc., of data submitted through the mobile application.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>QGIS plug-in development for accessing captured polygons.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fine-tuning of Block, IV-unit, Ward, and Town boundaries of UFS using High-Resolution Satellite Imagery.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Capacity building of NSSO officials by NRSC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Progress<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Digital UFS conducted for the first time during Phase 2017-22, covering more than 5300 towns.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the current phase\u00a0<strong>(2022 \u2013 2027),<\/strong>\u00a0survey works of around\u00a0<strong>8134 towns<\/strong>\u00a0are planned with improved digital solutions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Benefits<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Transformation of\u00a0<strong>UFS<\/strong>\u00a0from analogue to digital mode.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Timely updating of Urban Frame to meet\u00a0<strong>MoSPI\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0targets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a significant move toward modernization, the&nbsp;National Sample Survey Office (NSSO)&nbsp;under the Ministry of&nbsp;Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI)&nbsp;has partnered with the&nbsp;National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC)&nbsp;under the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) to digitize the&nbsp;Urban Frame Survey (UFS)&nbsp;using advanced Geo ICT tools and techniques through the&nbsp;Bhuvan Platform. 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