Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology Dr Jitendra Singh launched state-of-art latest National Survey Network.
- The nationwide “Continuously Operating Reference Stations” (CORS) Network will be operated by the Survey of India.
Key points
- The Survey of India has set up more than 1,000 CORS stations across India.
- In addition to the Geospatial sector, CORS based precision services will also boost auto navigation and machine control-based solution in Agriculture, Mining, Construction, Transport and Civil Aviation sector.
- CORS data will also aid in various scientific studies like Upper Atmosphere and Space weather studies, Meteorology and weather forecast, Plate motion and Tectonic studies, Seismology and Hydrology etc.
