{"id":274915,"date":"2023-12-23T18:54:49","date_gmt":"2023-12-23T13:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=274915"},"modified":"2023-12-23T18:54:49","modified_gmt":"2023-12-23T13:24:49","slug":"national-geoscience-data-repository-ngdr-portal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/national-geoscience-data-repository-ngdr-portal\/","title":{"rendered":"National Geoscience Data Repository (NGDR) Portal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source:<\/b> The post is based on the article \u201c<\/span>National Geoscience Data Repository (NGDR) Portal<\/b>\u201d published in<\/span> \u201cPIB\u201d on 22nd December 2023<\/b><\/p>\n

Why in the News?<\/h2>\n

The Ministry of Mines has <\/span>launched the National Geoscience Data Repository Portal (NGDR).<\/span><\/p>\n

What is the National Geoscience Data Repository Portal (NGDR)?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Specifications<\/b><\/td>\nDetails<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
What is it<\/b><\/td>\nIt is a comprehensive online platform for accessing, sharing and analyzing geospatial information.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Developed by<\/b><\/td>\nGeological Survey of India (GSI) and Bhaskarachaya Institute of Space Applications and Geoinformatics (BISAG-N)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Conceptualized by<\/b><\/td>\nMinistry of Mines (MoM) as part of the National Mineral Exploration Policy (NMEP) 2016.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Key Features<\/b><\/td>\n1) <\/span>Centralized Access<\/b>: Provides a centralized repository of diverse geoscience datasets, including geological maps, mineral resources, seismic data and environmental information.
\n<\/span>2) <\/span>Open Access<\/b>: The data on the portal is available in a public domain.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Significance<\/b><\/td>\n1) The portal <\/span>is a significant step towards democratizing critical geoscience data in India.
\n<\/span>2) It has the potential to revolutionize mineral exploration, empower various stakeholders and drive innovation across diverse fields.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

What is the Geological Survey of India (GSI)?<\/h2>\n

Click Here to read<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

What is Bhaskarachaya Institute of Space Applications and Geoinformatics (BISAG-N)?<\/h2>\n

1) <\/span>\u00a0It is an autonomous scientific society under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY).<\/span><\/p>\n

2) <\/span>Purpose- <\/b>To <\/span>provide services and solutions in implementing map-based GeoSpatial Information Systems.<\/span><\/p>\n

3) <\/span>Main areas of focus-<\/b>\u00a0S<\/span>atellite Communication, Geo-informatics and Geo-spatial technology.<\/span><\/p>\n

4)<\/span> Located in-<\/b>\u00a0Gandhinagar, Gujarat<\/span><\/p>\n

UPSC Syllabus: Indian Economy\/ Science and Technology<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: The post is based on the article \u201cNational Geoscience Data Repository (NGDR) Portal\u201d published in \u201cPIB\u201d on 22nd December 2023 Why in the News? The Ministry of Mines has launched the National Geoscience Data Repository Portal (NGDR). What is the National Geoscience Data Repository Portal (NGDR)? Specifications Details What is it It is a… Continue reading National Geoscience Data Repository (NGDR) Portal<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10317,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,3127,1738],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-274915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-economy","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":19,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1703364386},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/274915","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=274915"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/274915\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=274915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=274915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=274915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}