The State is the first in the country to embark on an ambitious Karnataka Geographical Information System (K-GIS) initiative that will catalyse seamless planning across departments, S.R. Patil, Minister for Information Technology, Biotechnology, and Science and Technology, said here on Thursday.
Mr. Patil earlier inaugurated the new campus of the Karnataka State Remote Sensing Applications Centre (KSRSAC) at Doddabettahalli, near Yelahanka, and also the K-GIS prototype portal. The Cabinet recently sanctioned Rs. 150 crore to implement it.
The State centre has provided images from remote sensing satellites and GIS data for over 100 development programmes in the State.
The K-GIS, when in place, will enable public to access details of government works. The portal provides 54 parameters.
