Who developed the Mining Surveillance System (MSS)?
Q. Mining Surveillance System (MSS) has been developed by
1) Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics
2) ISRO
3) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY)- Published on 24 Oct 16a. 2, 3
b. 1, 2
c. 1, 3
d. All of the above
ANSWER: 1, 3
- The Indian Bureau of Mines, on behalf of the mines ministry, has developed Mining Surveillance System (MSS), in co-ordination with the Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics (BISAG), Gandhinagar, and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY).
- It is a pan-India surveillance network using latest satellite technology, to check illegal mining.