Geodesy scientific backbone of expanding geospatial ecosystem: Jitendra Singh

NEW DELHI: March 13 Geodesy formed the scientific backbone of the expanding geospatial ecosystem, enabling accurate positioning, satellite navigation, infrastructure planning, climate monitoring, and disaster response, Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Thursday.

Speaking at the inaugural session of GeodCon-26, the first national conference on geodesy, Singh said that while mapping represents the visible layer of development, geodesy remains the invisible but essential scientific foundation that makes it possible.

Geodesy is the science of measuring and understanding the Earth's geometric shape, orientation in space, and gravity field.