Integrated geospatial platform launched for better decisions in COVID-19 outbreak
Part of: GS Prelims and GS-II –Governance & GS-III – Science and Technology
In News:
The Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, has created an Integrated Geospatial Platform out of available geospatial datasets to help decision making during the current COVID-19 outbreak.
The platform shall aid in devising area-specific strategies to handle the socio-economic impact in the recovery phase.
Key takeaways:
The mobile application SAHYOG and the web portal have been launched for the same objective.
It is managed by the Survey of India (SoI).
It is customized to collect COVID-19 specific data through community engagement to augment the response activities by Government of India to the pandemic.
This mobile application will complement the “AAROGYA-SETU” .
This integrated geospatial platform will strengthen the Nation’s health emergency management due to the COVID-19 outbreak and support the socio-economic recovery process.
Important value additions:
AAROGYA-SETU
It is a mobile application launched by the Government of India for Contact tracing, Public awareness, and Self-assessment objectives amidst COVID-19 pandemic.
