Operation Dronagiri

About Operation Dronagiri:

• It is a pilot project under National Geospatial Policy 2022 to demonstrate the potential applications of geospatial technologies and innovations in improving the quality of life of citizens and ease of doing business.
• It is part of the numerous efforts of DST in liberalising geospatial data, developing geospatial infrastructure, geospatial skill and knowledge as well as standards in implementing the policy.
• In the first phase it will be implemented in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Assam, Andhra Pradesh & Maharashtra.
• In the above-mentioned states it will be run and use cases will be demonstrated to showcase the potential applications of integration of geospatial data and technology in 3 sectors --Agriculture, Livelihoods, Logistics and Transport.
• Several Government departments, Industry, Corporate and Startups will be partnered with in the first phase. This will create the base for its Nationwide rollout.
• It gains a powerful backbone with support from the Integrated Geospatial Data Sharing Interface (GDI), which will make spatial data accessible and bring transformation.
• The activities under Operation Dranagiri will be overseen by IIT Tirupati Navavishkar I-Hub Foundation (IITTNiF).
• The Geospatial Innovation Accelerators (GIAs) at IIT Kanpur, IIT Bombay, IIM Calcutta and IIT Ropar will act as the operational arms of Operation Dronagiri.
• Implementing agency: The entire implementation process will be driven by the Geospatial Innovation Cell, Department of Science and Technology.