New Delhi: Authorised defence labs have realised NavIC enabled receiver modules for strategic functions, Union minister Jitendra Singh mentioned on Wednesday. The minister mentioned there’s additionally a rise within the variety of NavIC enabled good cell phone fashions within the Indian market.
NavIC is an indigenous satellite tv for pc based mostly navigation system.
In a written response to a query within the Lok Sabha, Singh, who’s in-charge of the Division of House, mentioned NavIC efficiency is at par with different non-Indian International Positioning Methods and it is a robust various to the non-Indian GPS throughout the protection space.
Singh mentioned the utilization of NavIC providers has elevated since its launch within the sectors like transportation and private mobility. The Ministry of Street Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has mandated becoming NavIC-based AIS-140 compliant car trackers in all public and industrial automobiles, he mentioned.
“There’s additionally a rise within the variety of NavIC enabled good cell phone fashions within the Indian market. The authorised defence labs have realised NavIC enabled receiver modules for strategic functions,” he mentioned.
Singh mentioned Google Maps is an utility which makes use of location knowledge from International Navigation Satellite tv for pc System (GNSS). Like some other GNSS, NavIC gives the placement knowledge to map functions like Google Maps, he mentioned.
“NavIC civilian indicators are free-to-air. At present, the federal government has not taken any measure to incentivise using NavIC by civilians,” the minister mentioned.
In a written response to a different query, he mentioned 4 launches have been deliberate within the third and fourth quarter of 2021.
He mentioned GSLV F10 is scheduled to launch EOS-03, an earth remark satellite tv for pc, within the third quarter of 2021. PSLV-C52 is scheduled to launch EOS-04, an earth remark satellite tv for pc, within the third quarter of 2021, he mentioned.
The primary developmental flight of the Small Satellite tv for pc Launch Automobile, SSLV-D1, is scheduled to launch EOS-02, an earth remark satellite tv for pc within the fourth quarter of 2021. PSLV-C53 is scheduled to launch EOS-06, an earth remark satellite tv for pc within the fourth quarter of 2021, Singh mentioned.
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