India plans to prepare digital maps of all its 6,00,000 villages and pan-India 3D maps will be prepared for 100 cities to mark a year of the updated geospatial policy guidelines under the SVAMITVA Scheme.

What is SVAMITVA Scheme?

• SVAMITVA stands for Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas.
• Under the scheme, the latest surveying technology such as drones will be used for measuring the inhabited land in villages and rural areas.
• The mapping and survey will be conducted in collaboration with the Survey of India, State Revenue Department and State Panchayati Raj Department under the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.
• The drones will draw the digital map of every property falling in the geographical limit of each Indian village.
• Property Cards will be prepared and given to the respective owners.

Broad Objectives

1. Leveraging property as a financial asset by the citizens of rural India
2. Creation of accurate land records for rural planning
3. Provide an integrated property validation solution for rural India
4. Serve as a means of reduction in property-related disputes. Facilitate with the determination of property tax
5. Creation of survey infrastructure and GIS (Geographic Information System) maps that can be used by any department or agency

Features of the Scheme

• Accurate survey: SVAMITVA Scheme uses the combination of Survey Grade Drones and CORS network (Continuously Operated Reference Stations) to accurately survey large areas in a very short span of time.
• High resolution: The 1:500 scale maps generated through the drone survey are of very high accuracy i.e., 3-5 cms, which the conventional methodology does not provide.
• Geo-tagging: Moreover, editable and geo-tagged maps are produced at a fraction of the cost without the need for line-of-sight.
• Permanent records: These maps facilitate the creation of the most durable record of property holdings in areas with no legacy revenue records.

What are the updated guidelines?

• The updated guidelines help private companies to prepare a variety of maps without needing approvals from a host of ministries.
• They aim to make it easier to use drones and develop applications via location mapping.
• It encompasses the trinity of geospatial Systems, Drone Policy, and unlocked Space Sector will be the hallmark of India’s future economic progress.

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