Hi all, ISRO bhuvan is something similar to Google Earth. But I am developing a GIS software which gives all information about India. It does not use satellite data but uses static maps of the whole india. I had bought 25 maps from NATMO.
It will have a web version as well as desktop. It will be built using GRASS GIS and other FOSS tools. >From the 25 maps I have many layers Roads Rails Airways Postal & Telecommunication Colleges universities Ports soil geology medical institutions etc.. ...... and its a big list :) It will highlight India rather than World as in google earth.It will also have many layers which ISRO Bhuvan and Google Earth are missing!! On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 7:13 AM, Praseed Pai <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all , > Most probably ISRO will be relying on a Proprietory Engine from a > Canadian company like Arcview (etc) . Their Viewer on Windows will > be using DirectX ( They are forced to use DirectX 9 , because MS has > not deliberately implemented later versions of DirectX on XP. Still, > a critical mass is using XP ). The Google has got support for DX or OGL. > They can afford that because , their budget might be far bigger than > that of ISRO > > I think project is a quick hack , if it was otherwise using a FOSS Library > would have been better. But, the budgetory issues with FOSS on a project > might have forced them to use Proprietory stuff.(Buy vs Make -your are > essentially making a engine when you use open source stuff ) > > It is a complicated issue. > > Last , but not the least , let us see another view on the stuff > @ http://praseedp.blogspot.com/2009/09/chandrayan-chinese-angle.html > > regards > Praseed Pai > http://praseedp.blogspot.com > > --- On Fri, 9/10/10, sreekanth sasikanth <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: sreekanth sasikanth <[email protected]> > > Subject: [ILUG-Cochin.org] ISRO Goes Proprietary Way!!! :( > > To: "This List discusses GNU/Linux & GNU, GPL Software " < > [email protected]> > > Date: Friday, September 10, 2010, 2:04 PM > > Guys!!...i found this news on the net > > today. We should do something about this > > as soon as possible!!. ISRO has launched a project called > > BHUVAN; which will > > compete with Google Earth!!...and trust me, after reading > > the contents of the > > site, i was truly proud at what they are gonna achieve and > > i am sure you will > > also be. > > > > But > > all that faded away in a matter of minutes... First of all, > > the > > site is designed in ASP. Which made me unable to enter the > > main link (Dont know > > whether its mine or their issue, please check and let us > > all know). And then, i > > found that this thing is now available only on Windows and > > DirectX9 or > > higher!!!!! :( :(... all my expectations to try it out just > > vanished. I believe > > its a huge huge mistake on government side. I request u all > > to go thorough the > > site and please confirm my findings. Its a very ambitious > > project.. Just giving > > a quick comparison btw Google Earth and Bhuvan : > > > > Google Earth Bhuvan > > Zoom levels up to 200 mt Zoom levels up to 10 mt > > Single layer information Multi-layer information > > Images upgraded every 4 years Images upgraded every year > > No alternate viewing options Options of viewing on > > different dates > > Uses international satellites Uses Indian satellites > > > > The Links are as below : > > > > Bhuvan Official Site : http://bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in/index.asp > > > > News article that i found on Yahoo! > > : > http://in.news.yahoo.com/242/20090814/1334/tnl-bhuvan-isro-s-answer-to-google-earth.html > > > > > > > > > > > > Best Regards, > > S.Sreekanth > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Indian Libre User Group Cochin Mailing List > > http://www.ilug-cochin.org/mailing-list/ > > http://mail.ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org > > #[email protected] > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Indian Libre User Group Cochin Mailing List > http://www.ilug-cochin.org/mailing-list/ > http://mail.ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org > #[email protected] > -- Rashad
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