TITLE “Innovative solutions to solve real world problems” Dr. Ashok Kaushal, Senior Divisional Director, Enterprise Geospatial and Defense Solutions

ABSTRACT for “Innovative solutions to solve real world problems”
Earth Observation (EO) data from high resolution sensors has become the backbone of map updation and large scale mapping. Survey of India has initiated a daunted task of mapping whole of India at 1:10K in next three years. EO data from Cartosat and associated satellites is playing the crucial role. Dissemination of cartographic quality topographic maps over Web has been perceived as preferred media to serve the end-users across vast territory of the country. The presentation with cover state of the art integrated and high-performance COTS tools and easy to use innovatively designed geospatial solutions from Rolta for processing EO data and its conversion to cartographic quality maps for dissemination over Web

TITLE “GIS based eGovernance” by Mr. Milin D’silva, Group Manager – Rolta GIS Business Development

ABSTRACT for “GIS based eGovernance”
Municipalities and other administrative organizations worldwide are compelled by geographical coverage, complex utilities networks and related operational and maintenance challenges, hence it is required to have a Geographical information system in their working environment to effectively manage their business processes and eGovernance. If you consider a municipal corporation, each department has specific requirements for spatial and non-spatial data.

Electronic Governance is closely viewed as associated with themes like service delivery, citizen satisfaction, and access to basic quality services to citizens. An eGovernance solution having integration with Geographical Information System has the capability of providing efficient and easy access to the geographical assets or features. The enterprise user can retrieve information and do analysis using information from GIS and MIS systems for their decision making. GIS allows the user to visualize information spread across the geographical area without having to go through the tedious process of data analysis for efficient delivery of services like property tax assessment, building plan approvals, grievance redressal, monitoring of project works, utility network management, etc.

Rolta Geospatial Fusion solution for e-governance brings to the table an enterprise approach with specialized suite of solutions, specifically designed for distributed data sharing, analysis and smooth coordination across various departments of municipal organizations as well as a user friendly graphical interface for the citizens, allowing them to keep track of their requests online. Rolta Geospatial Fusion provides integration with operational data across Tax Assessment, Project Management, Property Registration, Transportation, Solid Waste, Water and Sanitation Management helps to identify root causes for revenue loss and track the services by account and geography. This enterprise approach of GIS based solutions for e-governance act as a crucial ingredient in accomplishing the critical mission of bringing the benefits of information and communication technology to ensure transparent, timely and hassle free delivery of citizen services at affordable cost.

TITLE “An integrated Situational Awareness Framework for Homeland Security Solutions” by Commodore Anil Kumar Sharma (Retd) - Associate Director, Rolta HLS and Maritime Security Solutions, & Mr. Umesh Kumar, Divisional Director – Rolta HLS/ Maritime Security and GIS

ABSTRACT for
In the aftermath of 9/11, the governments world over have become more sensitive to upgrade homeland security measures, as it has become amply clear that no nation is immune to acts of terror. A consensus has quickly emerged that terrorism is the most potent threat in comparison to other acts of crime against innocent citizens. Nations across the world are struggling to find a long lasting solution to tackle this menace. It is well known now that lack of timely assessment of available intelligence, intelligence sharing and synergy amongst various security agencies are the key ingredients due to which terrorists succeed in executing their nefarious plans. Need for deployment of electronic surveillance means, which support collaborative and coordinated approach for timely detection and containment of threats, limiting their impact and synergizing the efforts of multiple law enforcement agencies, is gaining ground. These advanced electronic aids assist in collation and correlation of data from multiple sources; fuse it for extraction of actionable information and generation of a common operational picture for visualization by the decision makers besides. In addition, several advanced tools are made available to the users for analyzing the data collected from diverse sources. These systems also provide necessary means for disseminating the information not only across the organizational lines but also to other agencies for holistic management of threats.

Rolta has been a dominant player in the field of Information Technology in the country and has initiated pioneering efforts in IT Sector to develop Homeland Security Solutions by leveraging its rich pool of IPRs. With its deep domain expertise in Defense and Geo-spatial technologies and keeping in view of the above requirement, Rolta has developed a highly configurable, situational awareness Command and Control software platform with built-in modern geospatial technologies. This web-based technology lets watch standers, analysts, and others dissect information and make actionable recommendations rather than merely collect and display data. The system can be configured by the users to develop automated rules based situation management with geo-spatial and temporal visualization having intelligent work flow based response tools. The solution also provides information sharing and dissemination across organization lines. With anomaly detection, configurable rules, tailored alerts, role based workflow, and situation collaboration, the solution provides true actionable situational awareness for enhanced assessment of the security environment. The gamut of these solutions addresses various aspects of Homeland security viz. the Critical Infrastructure Protection, Safe City, Border Security, Coastal Security, Maritime Security...