To make train operation system more efficient, Indian Railways has undertaken a massive exercise of creating a database of its assets including track, station and signals through geographic information system (GIS) at an estimated cost of Rs 40 crore.
Tag: Geographic Information System
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A multi-tasking tool
For a multi-sector company, an integrating mapping, warning and decision-making system enables safety and cost reduction. Prashun K Dutta describes how his infra company takes advantage of GIS.
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Following the wrong map?
Exploration companies have frequently found that governments in mineral-rich countries and states promise much higher yields than are actually available, writes A Shivkamal, and explains how GIS mapping can help with accuracy and also stem illegal mining.
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Divining intervention
Nearly a fifth of the country’s land is rich in commercially viable mineral deposits, but without proper prospecting policies, mining has not always been scientific. The government is now wooing foreign players into prospecting and mining in India,