Appendix
Format
Feedback on External User Conference
(Between 200 to 300 words)
1. Name of Official who attended the event : Mukesh Kumar, ID: 1740
2. Topic : Geo-Enabling Digital India
3. Date(s)s and duration of the event : 10-11 Dec,2014
4. Venue : Kempinski Ambience Hotel, New Delhi
5. Brief profile of the faculty/panelists: Speakers of different sectors & profile were present from Govt. and private sectors.
6. Major topics covered: GIS platform for Digital India & Smart Cities, GIS Database Management, GIS in Decision support, availability of High Resolution Satellite Imagery in future from DigitalGlobe.
7. Lessons learnt: Geospatial Technology is being integrated into Planning a Management of natural resources, utilities, infrastructure, urban development, Watershed management, Disaster management and Transport sectors. Geospatial Technology including Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System and other related techniques, developed tools and Software have emerged as a powerful and imperative system in all disciplines of study along with research and planning in a short span of time. It covers satellite communication and satellite meteorology as well as satellite Remote Sensing. There is a great need to introduce the Geospatial Technology in education system at various levels in a designed way to provide wider understanding and acceptance of this technology.
8. Applicability /relevance of the lessons learnt in the context of ICT
ICT as a Consultant can be benefited in the program of Smart Cities announce by Govt. of India using Geospatial Technology in Urban Planning, Highways, Railways and Transportation Sector.
9. Remarks including suggestions, if any
ICT already has a GIS Cell which is helping in projects to all internal divisions but need to expend its capacity with latest updated Software and Technology such as ArcGIS 10.x, City Engine, Web GIS, ENVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index), MIS and training program to GIS personnel etc.