The India Space Research Organisation has done a lot for the advancements of Space Research & Administration in India. Now, ISRO is up with Bhuvan to compete with Google Earth. “Bhuvan” is a sanskrit word meaning “Earth”. Bhuvan will provide services similiar to Google Earth & Wikimapia, but it will be confined only within India.
Apart from the “geek” value of this service, ISRO plans to use it to enhance urban and forest planning and traffic management. Like Google Earth, a “special” version would be in the offering for professional and corporate users who might need higher resolution data. Of course, this would come at a price, though the base version would remain free.
| Feature Google Earth Bhuvan Max Zoom 200m 10m Layer Single Multi Update time 4 yrs 1 yr View Viewing from only one date. Options for viewing from different dates. Source (Satellite) Commercial/International Indian Imagery World World |
According to a article at TOI:
” Bhuvan allows you to zoom far closer than the aerial view from a chopper. If Google Earth shows details upto 200 meters distance and Wikimapia upto 50 meters, Bhuvan will show images upto 10 meters, which means you can easily see details upto a three floor high building and also add information. ”
Apart from Bhuvan, ISRO is also readying an information portal called “Bhu Sampada.” Though both of this services were expected to launch in March.
Due to some reason it is yet to be launched.
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