More than 1200 experts to attend “ map india 2006”

More than 1200 experts to attend “ map india 2006”

New Delhi – January 16, 2006 More than 1200 international and national experts, academicians, Information Technology and management experts, and scientists from India and abroad will attend a three day geographic information technology conference ‘Map India’ 2006 being jointly organized by the Survey of India and Centre for Spatial Database Management and Solutions (CSDMS) in the capital on January 30 to February 1, 2006

According to Dr M.P.Naraynan, president, CSDMS, with advancement in computer technology
world wide, mapping technology has increased its utilisation manifold. The delegates attending the conference will discuss latest uses of Geographical Information Services (GIS) and Geographical Positioning Systems (GPS) in the field of disaster management, defense, industrial planning, urban development, telecom, police, power, road transportation, mining, natural resource management, sales networking and tourism promotion.

The conference is being is supported by various central Ministries including Environment and Forests, Rural development, Chemicals and Fertilizers, power, agriculture and Ministry of Information Technology. The conference is getting wide support from GIS industry including, ESRI, NIIT, RMSI Hewlett Packard , Rolta and Bentley.

The main theme of MAP INDIA 2006 is ‘Finding mainstream, High resolution imaging’ as India is passing through a phase of unprecedented economic boom. This is in not only its traditional economic backbone of agriculture; but also in many allied and tertiary sectors. In current times, focus in areas of land reforms, infrastructure and utility services are finding significance with government, drawing major investments and enhancing participation of the private. The use of geographic information and maps are also finding more rationale for speeding reforms .

Presently mapping is not limited to traditional flat representation of the earth surface, it is related to technologies like Geographic Information System (GIS), Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Remote sensing, which are new subjects for the business and technology schools in India, they have immense potential and their application is not limited to environment and forests as in the earlier days. It is being used for various utility managements including telecom, business application, infrastructure management, defense, natural resource and disaster management, forestry conservation, power and financial services.

These new technologies are also being currently used for mapping areas for selection of putting up hazardous industries and wastes, for locating mining areas, for monitoring epidemic areas and vector borne diseases including malaria. The other applications include leprosy control, family planning, marketing of new products, Ambulance service management , creating of health atlas and road construction. An exhibition on mapping technologies will be major highlight of the conference .

Map India 2006 Secretariat
GIS Development Pvt Ltd., G-4, Sector-39, Noida (U.P), INDIA
Tel+91 120 2502180 to 87 Telefax +91 – 120- 2500811
Email info {at} mapindia(.)org