GAGAN ENABLED MARINER’S INSTRUMENT FOR NAVIGATION AND INFORMATION (GEMINI)

About: 

• GEMINI device will disseminate seamless and effective dissemination of emergency information and communication on disaster warnings, Potential Fishing Zones (PFZ) and Ocean States Forecasts (OSF) to fishermen. 
  
  
• The device will help to provide information related to disaster warnings when fishermen move away from the coast beyond 10 to 12 kilometres. 
  
  
• The GEMINI device receives and transfers the data received from GAGAN satellite/s to a mobile through Bluetooth communication. A mobile application developed by INCOIS decodes and displays the information in nine regional languages. 
  
  
• It has been developed by Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), and Airports Authority of India (AAI). It is electronically designed and manufactured by a private industry M/S Acord, Bangalore under Make in India Program.