MapMyIndia Partners With ISRO To Make Detailed 3D Maps Of India

Last Updated on June 13, 2022 by Anu Joy

MapmyIndia, the homegrown navigation firm, announced that it is teaming up with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to create improved 3D maps. The partnership will utilize MapmyIndia’s repository of digital maps along with ISRO’s catalogue of satellite imagery to provide an indigenous mapping portal.

MapmyIndia’s Executive Director and CEO Rohan Verma stated that it is joining hands with ISRO to offer geospatial mapping, satellite data, earth observation, and consumer-centric location-based services. Additionally, the collaboration between the two entities will make it an indigenous Public-Private Partnership. The company stated that an India-centric mapping solution will include India’s borders as per the Government of India.

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The company’s CEO explained how its portal allows users to view routes and geographic data in real time. Verma noted, “Using the Mappls portal or Mappls app of MapmyIndia, a common commuter can see the route and navigation from Leh to Manali as an example, and also see in real time, whether there’s snow cover and where all the snow cover is, which is coming from earth observation data from ISRO.”

Additionally, the CEO pointed out how the ISRO-MapmyIndia partnership will benefit the citizens of India. He said that they are working on a mapping technology that will provide a “fully three-dimensional” view of maps. This system makes use of MapmyIndia’s data obtained via drones and vehicles, along with ISRO’s satellite images.

“Finally, this RealView that we are bringing to market which is from the skies or space using satellite imagery from ISRO, from the drones and the road-based vehicles that MapmyIndia is flying and driving to create fully three-dimensional high definition and 360-degree data will create innumerable applications and benefits for citizens”, Verma concluded.