Comprehensive and Diverse Data

●ISRO offers a variety of Earth observation satellites catering to different applications, including land and water resource monitoring, environmental monitoring, disaster management, and high-resolution imaging.

●Cartosat-3, with a remarkable 0.3-meter spatial resolution, provides detailed and high-quality images, surpassing many other datasets in clarity.

●ISRO's pricing for high-resolution imagery is significantly lower than commercial pricing from private satellites, making it accessible to a wider range of users.

Open Access and Commercial Use

●Bhoonidhi provides free access to certain datasets, with plans to offer even higher-resolution (5-meter) data for free in the future.

●It also allows the distribution of commercial data, enabling businesses and startups to leverage Earth observation data for various applications.

Innovative Applications

●Earth observation data from Bhoonidhi is utilized across critical sectors, including climate change monitoring, disaster management, agriculture, defense, insurance, consumer insights, and asset monitoring.

●Bhoonidhi has facilitated innovative ideas in collaborations with major businesses, leading to enriching different areas of their operations using ISRO’s data.

User-Friendly Features

●Bhoonidhi offers user-friendly features such as simplified target area identification, event-driven input specifications, natural language text-based search options, and comparison tools for different satellite imagery.

●It provides real-time access to satellite data, eliminating the need for extensive downloads, and offers a real-time satellite tracker for Earth observation missions.

Future Expansion and Integration

●Bhoonidhi plans to offer a cloud computing environment, enabling users to perform data analysis and computations seamlessly.

●The integration of Bhoonidhi with 'Codelab,' a platform similar to Google Colab, allows users to leverage ISRO’s infrastructure directly on their browsers, providing scalable computing and storage solutions.

PRACTICE QUESTION

Q. What are the key milestones and achievements of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in the field of space exploration, and how have these advancements contributed to India's technological and scientific progress on the global stage?