Bhuvan which means Earth in English language is an Indian satellite mapping tool which is a virtual globe, map and geographical information program. The Indian satellite mapping tool Bhuvan acts similar to Google Earth and Wikimapia. This satellite mapping tool was developed by ISRO in the year of 2009. This satellite mapping tool which offers resolution up to 5.8 meters works only for the Indian Region. Bhuvan is a web-based 3-D satellite imagery tool available in beta version.
Salient Features, Facts file and Stats of Bhuvan Satellite mapping tool
* Bhuvan Satellite mapping tool was developed by ISRO.
* Bhuvan Satellite mapping tool was released in the Aug month of 2009.
* Bhuvan Satellite mapping tool is supported by the Windows 2000, XP and vista operating systems.
* Bhuvan Satellite mapping tool is available in English language only.
* Bhuvan Satellite mapping tool is only available in Indian region.
* In Bhuvan Satellite mapping tool resolution works up to 5.8 meters.
* The official website of Bhuvan Satellite mapping tool is bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in.
* Bhuvan Satellite mapping tool is free to use.
* Bhuvan is based on TerraExplorer software, a product of Skyline Software Systems.
* In Bhuvan user can see the 2D and 3D image data along with rich thematic information.
* Bhuvan is best suited for the weather information.
* Snapshot facility is available in Bhuvan.
Drawbacks of Bhuvan Satellite mapping tool
* Lack of connectivity.
* Slowness.
* Registration required.
* Need to download additional plug-in.
* Only supported by Internet Explorer web browser.
* Fails to provide multiple results.
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