Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) took a leap into satellite imagery of geographical regions with the launch of `Bhuvan', India's mapping application website.
Similar to Google Earth or Wikimapia, Bhuvan goes a step ahead. The application allows users to zoom far closer than the aerial view from a chopper.
The application will allow users to have a closer look at any part of the subcontinent barring sensitive locations such as military and nuclear installations. The satellites can capture images of objects as small as a car on a road.
This would provide a user with images having resolution up to 10 m.
Unlike Google Earth, users will not be able to download images from Bhuvan and will be able to browse content like on any website.
Bhuvan will be able to take much closer pictures of the Indian Subcontinent as compared to the Google Earth. Bhuvan will feature a zoom level of upto 10 meters while the Google Earth features a zoom level of up to 200 meters.
Reports also reveal that Bhuvan will update map information every year, however, Google Earth reportedly updates its map information every 4 years.
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