Geographic information system
In a one-of-its-kind attempt, Indicus has effectively deciphered how ‘affluence’ in India can be gauged at the level of the pin code. For its attempt to decipher India’s most affluent pin codes, Indicus made use of statistics from a number of sources, including Census 2011, geographic information system (GIS) data, and satellite imagery. In addition, [...] Continue Reading »
With the completion of the survey for levying property tax on the basis of Geographic Information System (GIS), the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation is all set to issue special notices. The relocation to GIS is one of the developments under the Jawaharlal National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) on property tax. However, there has been a [...] Continue Reading »
There are many defaulters in Hyderabad who have been eluding property tax. For catching those people and to save crores of rupees lost as revenue in the form of property tax, GHMC Hyderabad has planned to install Geographic Information System (GIS). Two agencies, Vayum Technologies and Vensoft, will help the civic body with the endeavour [...] Continue Reading »
According to a recent survey conducted by the website council in Kochi, Information Technology has helped the Guruvayur municipality bring in transparency into its operations and also has improved much better functioning of the municipality. The Guruvayur Municipality website has favored both residents and devotees visiting Guruvayur Sri Krishna temple. The maintenance of Guruvayur is [...] Continue Reading »
There are 20 lakh households in Hyderabad as per the census data, whereas the assessed properties with the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is only 12.5 lakh. Of the total, 10.5 lakh properties are residential, while two lakh are commercial properties. There is confusion over the huge difference in the number of properties in the [...] Continue Reading »
