22 GPS-enabled observatories made operational by GSI

Twenty two GPS-enabled observatories across the country were made operational by the Geological Survey of India (GSI) on Monday to facilitate surveying related to geological and geo-physical mapping.

GSI Director General Dr Dinesh Gupta told a press meet here "this move (operational of 22 GPS observatories) would enable the country to delineate high seismic hazard zones as well as produce themaicm maps with high positional accuracy."

The 22 GPS-enabled centres were set up in GSI facilities in south, central, northen and eastern India.

He said while the 22 'GPS-Geodetic observatories' were operational from today (Monday), the 169th Foundation Day of GSI, another 13 observatories will be operational from March 2020.

Geodetic pertains to Geodesy, the science of measurement of the earth.

The GPS infrastructure consists of highly sensitive receivers installed in a dense network, operating continuously and monitored centrally, he said.

"These stations (observatories) will help .