Mobile GIS: For Collection of Socio-Economic Data and Water Resource Management Information (Case Study: Rural Maharashtra State, India)
S. B. Kishor, M.V.R.L. Murthy, Sudhir Jagtap, M. M. Bokare · 2012
Abstract - In India data collection sector, especially in rural areas of Maharashtra state of India at present, suffers from decelerating data collection rate & decision making based on the data collection of rural areas. It is essential to catalyze the data collection, increase the rural information access & analysis rate, and release the timely decision making policies. Serious challenges must be addressed in order to achieve faster data collection. These include infrastructure constraints, supply chain inefficiencies and significant problems in the diffusion of and access to information. The increasing penetration of mobile networks and handsets in India, therefore, presents an opportunity to make useful information more widely available. This could help policy & decision making more efficient and overcome some of the other challenges faced by this sector. It is therefore timely to take a fresh look at the impact of mobile data collection of rural area of Maharashtra state of India on the performance of policy making in India. Field of data collection plays a pivotal role in many enterprises and government agencies deriving important decisions that ultimately affect the bottom line of the society. Many current methods and technologies are inconvenient, error-prone, and time-consuming. There is a great demand for reliable systems that quickly bridge the realities of the field to