Process Improvements to Streamline Geological Data Delivery

Overview

The Geological Survey of India (GSI) developed an integrated web-centric interactive platform, Online Core Business Integrated System (OCBIS) incorporating state-of-the-art technologies like GIS, Enterprise Portal, Document Management System (DMS), Business Process Management (BPM), Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) etc. to streamline data flow, automate and manage processes of the organisation.

The key objective was to holistically integrate and underpin the business processes and workflow mechanism of GSI cutting across its core activities such as Field Season Project Management, Geo-Informatics Data Management, Material and Inventory Management, HR Management, Budget and Expenditure Management, Document & Content Management Services, Spatial Data Solution and Services, and e-Governance. Stakeholders Involved

A number of partners work with and support GSI in data acquisition and management including academia (Amrita University, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian School of Mining (ISM), Dhanbad, IIT Kharagpur, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology), government (Border Roads Organization, CSIR-CBRI, Department of Science and Technology, Directorate of Geology & Mining, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh, Disaster Mitigation & Management Centre, Mizoram Remote Sensing Application Centre, National Remote Sensing Centre, NHPC Limited), etc.