With the prestigious Gagan project expected to be rolled out by the civil aviation ministry early this year, India plans to use it as a 'goodwill gift' by offering it to neighbouring countries, as a strategic move to counter China's influence.
Prime minister Narendra Modi recently held meetings with high-ranking officials from Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) and Airports Authority of India (AAI) to discuss the possibilities of taking the services across the border.
Gagan, which stands for GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation, is a satellite-based navigation system which provides autonomous, high precision geo-spatial location information of the user in terms of latitude, longitude and height along with velocity and time. It covers large areas of airspace formerly not served by other navigational aids and its benefits extend beyond aviation — to all modes of transport, including maritime, highways and railroads. Furthermore, it can also be used in surveying, precision farming, more robust localisation monitoring which is expected to provide better control and support to law enforcement agencies and enhanced town-planning management.
02/01/15 Shahkar Abidi/Daily News & Analysis
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Prime minister Narendra Modi recently held meetings with high-ranking officials from Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) and Airports Authority of India (AAI) to discuss the possibilities of taking the services across the border.
Gagan, which stands for GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation, is a satellite-based navigation system which provides autonomous, high precision geo-spatial location information of the user in terms of latitude, longitude and height along with velocity and time. It covers large areas of airspace formerly not served by other navigational aids and its benefits extend beyond aviation — to all modes of transport, including maritime, highways and railroads. Furthermore, it can also be used in surveying, precision farming, more robust localisation monitoring which is expected to provide better control and support to law enforcement agencies and enhanced town-planning management.
02/01/15 Shahkar Abidi/Daily News & Analysis
