ISRO to make software which rival’s Google Earth, MSN Virtual Earth

Nov 25th, 2008 | By Premnath Sah | Category: Applications, Imaging, Software

ISRO has announced that it will roll out a software called “Bhuvan”. Bhuvan means Earth in sanskrit. It is said that it can provide more zoom than Google Earth and will have more recent maps than Google Earth.

Bhuvan will allow users to zoom into areas as small as 10 metres wide, compared to the 200 metre wide zoom limit on Google Earth.

Bhuvan will use a network of satellites to create a high-resolution, bird’s-eye view of India – and later, possibly, the rest of the world – that will be accessible at no cost online and will compete with Google Earth. If a pilot version passes muster, Bhuvan will be fully operational by the spring. There are also plans to incorporate a global positioning system (GPS) into the online tool.

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