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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bhuvan > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bhuvan.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhuvan > Source revision: 1334288719 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Indian web-based geoportal developed by ISRO}} {{About|the software|the Indian film character|Lagaan}} {{Redirect|Bhoo|the Indian village|Bhoo, India}} {{Infobox software | name = Bhuvan | logo = Bhuvanlogo.jpg | logo size = 300px | screenshot = | caption = Screenshot of Bhuvan showing Blue Marble | developer = [ISRO](/source/ISRO) | released = August 12, 2009 | latest_release_version = Beta | latest_release_date = {{release date and age|2015|08|12}} | programming language = | size = | operating system = [cross platform](/source/cross_platform) | language = [Hindi](/source/Hindi), English, [Tamil](/source/Tamil_language), [Telugu](/source/Telugu_language) | genre = [Geographic information system](/source/Geographic_information_system), [Virtual globe](/source/Virtual_globe) | licence = [Freeware](/source/Freeware) / [Public domain](/source/Public_domain) | website = http://bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in/ }} '''Bhuvan''' (lit: Earth) is an Indian web-based utility which allows users to explore a set of geographic content prepared by the [Indian Space Research Organisation](/source/Indian_Space_Research_Organisation). The content which the utility serves is mostly restricted to within Indian boundaries and is offered in four regional languages. The content includes thematic maps related to disasters, agriculture, water resources, land cover, and processed satellite data generated by ISRO.{{cite web |url=http://bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in/ |title=Welcome to Bhuvan | ISRO's Geoportal | Gateway to Indian Earth Observation |publisher=Bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in |date=2013-04-25 |access-date=2013-05-20 |archive-date=2011-06-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615011504/http://www.bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in/ |url-status=dead }} Bhuvan is known for its association with various sections of the [Government of India](/source/Government_of_India) to enable the use of geospatial technology. Since its inception, Bhuvan has enabled the Indian government to host public geospatial data as information layers for visualisation and public consumption. Examples of the types of geospatial layers include the Toll Information System for the [National Highways Authority of India](/source/National_Highways_Authority_of_India), the Islands information System for MHA, cultural heritage sites for the [Ministry of Culture](/source/Ministry_of_Culture_(India)), etc. The information for the platform is obtained from government sources or through [crowdsourcing](/source/crowdsourcing).{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=124916|title=Dr Jitendra Singh releases New Application services of 'Bhuvan' on the occasion of National Remote Sensing Day}} == Overview == [ISRO](/source/ISRO) launched the [beta version](/source/beta_version) of its web-based [GIS](/source/GIS) tool, Bhuvan, on August 12, 2009. Bhuvan offers detailed imagery of Indian locations compared to other [Virtual Globe](/source/Virtual_Globe) Software, with spatial resolutions ranging up to 1 metre.{{cite web|url=http://www.gisresources.com/bhuvan-updates-gateway-indian-earth-observation/|title=Bhuvan Updates: Gateway to Indian Earth Observation - GIS Resources|date=14 February 2014}} At present 177 cities high-resolution datasets are available,{{cite web|url=http://bhuvan3.nrsc.gov.in/applications/bhuvanstore.php |title=ISRO's Geoportal | Gateway to Indian Earth Observation | 2D Viewer |access-date=2014-08-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715224517/http://bhuvan3.nrsc.gov.in/applications/bhuvanstore.php |archive-date=2014-07-15 }} while the rest of the country is covered by 2.5m resolution imagery. The images available do not include any military installations in India, due to security concerns.{{cite web|url=http://www.merinews.com/article/isros-bhuvan-stands-up-to-google-earth/15781365.shtml |title=ISRO's Bhuvan stands up to Google Earth |publisher=Merinews.com |date=2009-08-13 |access-date=2013-05-20}} The [National Remote Sensing Agency](/source/National_Remote_Sensing_Agency) played an important role in the development of this product. ISRO has used data provided by satellites including [Resourcesat-1](/source/RESOURCESAT-1), [Cartosat-1](/source/CARTOSAT-1) and [Cartosat-2](/source/CARTOSAT-2) to get the best possible imagery of India. == Improvement == Since the launch of Bhuvan, users have experienced various difficulties. One problem is that the Bhuvan site has, at various times, been either inaccessible or very slow (due to less bandwidth and servers). Updates to the website later made the Bhuvan portal faster and more responsive. Also, the NSRC created [https://bhuvanlite.nrsc.gov.in/ BhuvanLite] for a faster experience and also launched [https://bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in/wiki/index.php/Home Bhuvan Wiki]. Bhuvan Wiki is a web application designed for publishing information and engaging Bhuvan users in sharing and contributing their knowledge to other users. It is useful to all Bhuvan users in finding topics of their interest to explore. It provides information on user interests and helps to better connect with the users. Bhuvan does not require login to visualize the maps.{{cite web|url=http://bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in/map/|title=ISRO's Geoportal - Gateway to Indian Earth Observation - 2D Viewer|access-date=2014-08-12|archive-date=2014-08-12|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140812082211/http://bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in/map/|url-status=dead}} Users need to register only when they wish to download satellite data (up to 25m resolution LISS-III data) and products (like [NDVI](/source/NDVI), OHC datasets, [Cartosat](/source/Cartosat) [Digital Elevation Model](/source/Digital_Elevation_Model), etc.) To overcome the plug-in restrictions and platform dependency for 3D visualization, Bhuvan comes with a [WebGL](/source/WebGL)-based open-source [virtual globe](/source/virtual_globe). It only requires WebGL-enabled browsers. Since the initial, buggy beta release, a more stable version has been released, with which users have reported fewer problems. A discussion forum has also been started for users experiencing difficulties.{{cite web |url=http://bhuvan-forum.nrsc.gov.in/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120701164059/http://bhuvan-forum.nrsc.gov.in/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 1, 2012 |title=Bhuvan Discussion Forum • Index page |publisher=Bhuvan-forum.nrsc.gov.in |access-date=2013-05-20 }} ==See also== * [Collaborative mapping](/source/Collaborative_mapping) * [WikiMapia](/source/WikiMapia) * [Google Map Maker](/source/Google_Map_Maker) * [Geo-wiki](/source/Geo-wiki) * [OpenStreetMap](/source/OpenStreetMap) == References == {{Reflist|30em}} == External links == * [http://bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in Bhuvan website ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615011504/http://www.bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in/ |date=2011-06-15 }} * [http://bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in/data NRSC Open Data Archive] * [http://bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in/gis Bhuvan's Thematic Services]{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }} * [https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20130916233947/http://bhuvan-noeda.nrsc.gov.in/disaster/disaster/disaster.php Disaster Support Through Bhuvan] * [http://bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in/globe Bhuvan Virtual Globe] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812221559/http://bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in/globe/ |date=2014-08-12 }} * [http://bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in/map/ Bhuvan's Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20140812082211/http://bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in/map/ |date=2014-08-12 }} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090826225837/http://isrobhuvan.org/ More Information About Bhuvan] * [http://www.opengeospatial.org/pressroom/newsletters/201012/#C4 Bhuvan: OGC website of the month, December 2010] * [http://www.narendramodi.in/text-speech-of-pm-narendra-modi-at-pslv-c23-launch-at-sriharikota/ Prime Minister's message] {{Indian space programme}} {{OpenStreetMap}} Category:Virtual globes Category:Remote sensing software Category:Virtual reality Category:Space programme of India Category:Public-domain software Category:Satellite imagery Category:Web mapping --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Bhuvan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhuvan) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhuvan?action=history)). 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