Vikas Khitha, Sanjay Govil
GIS & Digital Cartography ,Eicher Goodearth Limited, Eicher House, 12 Commercial Complex, Greater Kailash II, New Delhi 110048, India
Ph: 91 (11) 2644 5521; Fax: 91 (11) 2621 2283
E-Mail : gis@eicher.co.in
Introduction
Eicher Goodearth Limited is the holding company of the Eicher Group of companies with interests in the manufacture of Commercial Vehicles, Motorcycles, Tractors, Automotive Components, International Trading and Management Consulting Services.
With the release of the highly acclaimed Eicher City Map of Delhi in Dec ?5, Eicher Goodearth Limited re-defined Indian standards in map making by including details such as house numbers, locations of taxi stands, public utility offices such as electricity and water complaint offices. Details such as building names, roads, localities and landmark points, are also included.
Encouraged by the response to the Eicher City Map of Delhi, the group conducted similar digital mapping using state-of-the-art techniques and ground verification to publish map books for the other Indian metros, with due approvals from the Ministry of Defence.
The group formalised its GIS & Digital Cartography business in 2001 with approval from the Ministry of Defence to commercially licence the Eicher digital map data of Delhi.
Background
The Transport Department of the Government of NCT of Delhi had contracted Eicher to set up a GIS system in order to:
- Enable planning of public transportation on a GIS base.
- Provide an information base to users.
The execution of the project was divided into phases:
- Information consolidation onto a GIS base
- Customisation of planning tools
- Applications of the GIS base for commuter benefit
