ISRO launched Bhuvan

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Friends,

ISRO , Indian space & research organization has launched Bhuvan, a satellite mapping tool similar to Google Earth and Wikimapia.
Bhuvan was launched on 12th August 2009.

Bhuvan offers resolution up to 5 metres and is said to be a competitor to Google Earth.
“Bhuvan will be able to give you an image from only 10 meters away”, isro spokesman said.

Check the Official site http://bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in

Bhuvan can take closer pictures of the Indian Subcontinent as compared to the Google Earth.
Bhuvan is capable of taking a zoom level of up to 10 meters, while Google Earth features a zoom level of up to 200 meters.

Opportunities this bring in are enormous and for sure a proud momemt for every Indian.