The Aryabhatta Geo Informatics and Space Application Centre.

• Recently, The Cabinet gave approval for declaring the Aryabhatta Geo Informatics and Space Application Centre as the nodal agency for the use of spatial and geo spatial technology in planning and development activities by various departments.

Establishment:

• Government of Himachal Pradesh established the Aryabhatta Geo-informatics & Space Application Centre (AGiSAC) under aegis of the HP Council for Science Technology & Environment (HIMCOSTE) in the year
• The centre has been set up in technological collaboration with Gujarat-based Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geo-Informatics (BISAG).

The following objectives were envisaged for the State Centre:

• To facilitate decentralized planning and decision making.
• To facilitate Monitoring and Evaluation of Government Schemes & Programmes.
• To set up integrated natural resources data management system.
• To provide services/consultancy based on specific user needs in the field of Remote Sensing and GIS.
• To provide wider usage of geo-spatial applications through simultaneous support systems/ software.