Editorial March 2018

We are thankful to GIS India readers, particularly the subscribers, for patiently waiting for the print copies of GIS India. We are planning a new name and our application is taking too much of processing/verification time. It has been almost six months we are unable to forward our application to Registrar of Newspapers India (RNI). “Ease of business” is not available in this sphere.

News item “Registrations to get easier” was published in Deccan Chronicle of 26 Feb. This is the first time such a bold decision has been announced.

The CM of Telangana has declared that registration and mutation should be done within 48 hours, with a penalty clause of Rs 1000 per day of delay. If this is really implemented, multiple registrations of same property will significantly reduce. Land related litigations will come down. Delays in development programmes will also be reduced resulting in huge savings. Thi new item is included in this issue.

In Nizamabad District, Cadastral Surveys were carried out using digital photogrammetry under Bhubharati. Results were published in 1998. It was agreed that other districts also will be surveyed by this method costing less than Rs 200 per acre. A copy of the letter dated 28 July 2011 was sent to Commissioner, Survey, Settlement & Land Records, Govt of AP, Hyderabad. No reply has been received !!

According to news item, WingtraOne PPK offers large area coverage using Drone, with high-quality making it possible to reach down to one centimeter absolute accuracy in aerial mapping. A Japanese Company also claims high accuracy for Drone based urveys. Please read these.

In a lighter vein: In a survey, it was found that 50% women favoured civil engineers as their husbands. GIS also favours civil engineers. ( see the graph)

Cartoons in this issue reflect the reality on ground.