Fig. 17: NATMO Home

Objectives

y To set up an enterprise geo-portal that provides uninterrupted access to the current and heritage Geospatial data generated by NATMO. y To provide a platform for all organizational ventures to align with the Digital India concept and vision. y To disseminate heritage Geospatial data in the form of thematic maps and atlases in various digital formats - (WMS, WFS, WCS, pdf and e-atlas).

Stakeholders Involved

(Primary) Central and state governments from whom NATMO gathered data and re-engineered it to showcase on their digital platform. (Secondary) Planners, Administrators, Researchers, Academicians, Students, and the general public.

Solution and Implementation

A primarily outsourced systematic and coherent pilot plan was adopted by NATMO with the guidance and advice of administrative authorities for establishing an enterprise geoportal. After multiple engagements and thorough checks and balances as detailed below, the plan was mooted to meet the broad objectives and eventually defined a specific course of action. The timeline for each activity, such as building data centre infrastructure, non-IT infrastructure, installation of hardware and software, digitisation, application development, data migration, implementation, go-live, and upkeeping was clearly sketched.

Fig. 17: NATMO Home Page

Finally, NATMO set up the Data Centre at the Rashtriya Atlas Bhavan (RAB) equipped with state-of-the-art technologies and map services encompassing all essential features in compliance with the OGC standards and the National Geospatial Policy. The web map services are completely interoperable and can be consumed as WFS and WMS services. The portal currently hosts a large variety of thematic maps and atlases floated by NATMO on various themes to cater the broader requirements of users.