Symposium on

Survey and Re-Survey of Urban Land Records Digitization

Theme: Empowering Urban Citizens with Accurate and Up-to-date Land Records for Improved Urban Planning and Ease of Living

5th December 2024
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Agenda

0900 - 0930 Welcome Tea and Introductions
0930 - 1000 Opening Session - Theme: Transforming Urban Land Governance: Importance, Challenges, and Opportunities
Sanjay Kumar

Welcome Note

Sanjay Kumar

Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Geospatial World

Kunal Satyarthi IFS

Special Address

Kunal Satyarthi IFS

Joint Secretary (LR)
Department of Land Resources, Govt. of India

1000 - 1115 Panel Discussion 1 - Theme: Modern Surveying Techniques for Urban Land Records: Aerial Photogrammetry and Beyond

Session Highlight

  • Advanced Aerial Surveying: Leveraging drones, satellites, and aerial photogrammetry for generating high-resolution orthorectified imagery
  • Quality Control in Survey Data: Establishing frameworks for precision, accuracy, and compliance in urban contexts
  • Geodetic Infrastructure and Sensor Innovation: State-of-the-art platforms for real-time data capture and analysis
Lt Gen Girish Kumar (Rtd.)

Moderator

Lt Gen Girish Kumar (Rtd.)

Advisor
Government of Haryana, India

Pankaj Mishra

Pankaj Mishra

Deputy Surveyor General, NIGST
Survey of India

GV Sreeramam

GV Sreeramam

Founder and Chief Executive Officer
NeoGeoInfo Technologies

Col. Pankaj Fotedar, VSM

Col. Pankaj Fotedar, VSM

Chief Executive Officer
Geokno

Dr Ravi Kumar DVS

Dr Ravi Kumar DVS

Vice President, Government Solutions
IIC Technologies

Prashant S. Alatgi

Prashant S. Alatgi

Designated Partner
Prashant Advanced Survey LLP

1115 - 1145 Tea Break
1145 - 1300 Panel Discussion 2 - Theme: Data Integration and Harmonization: The Backbone of Urban Land Records Digitization

Session Highlight

  • Harmonizing Legacy Systems with Modern Formats: Ensuring seamless integration of cadastral and ownership records.
  • Real-time Data Management: Establishing dynamic and interoperable platforms for land records.
  • Spatial Integration at Multi-Governance Levels: Strategies for creating unified geospatial databases spanning local, state, and national levels.
  • Digital Security and Privacy: Safeguarding citizen data in integrated systems.
NK Sudhansu IAS

Chair

NK Sudhansu IAS

Settlement Commissioner
Government of Maharashtra & DG, YASHADA, Pune

Josh Coutts

Josh Coutts

Geography Division
US Census Bureau
USA

Chris Chambers

Chris Chambers

Deputy Director
Geospatial Commission, Department of Science, Innovation and Technology

V. Uday Kumar

V. Uday Kumar

Deputy Director General/ Scientist G
Geospatial Technology and Services, National Informatics Centre (NIC), GoI

Krishna Rao TVB

Krishna Rao TVB

General Manager - Presales
Esri India

Dr Sandeep Goyal

Dr Sandeep Goyal

Additional Project Director
Madhya Pradesh State Electronics Development Corporation Ltd, Department of Science Technology, Govt. of MP

Dr VSS Kiran

Dr VSS Kiran

Chief Executive Officer
Garudalytics

1300 - 1400 Lunch
1400 - 1515 Panel Discussion 3 - Theme: Field Survey Innovations and Best Practices

Session Highlight

Case Studies and Discussions:
  • Survey of India Innovations: National standards and cutting-edge methodologies for large-scale urban surveys and use of CORS in Urban Land Records.
  • Karnataka's Success Story: Modernizing urban land records using GNSS-enabled rovers and Continuous Operating Reference Stations (CORS).
  • Madhya Pradesh Experience: Challenges and solutions in digitizing urban land records.
  • Kerala Survey Experience
  • Assam Survey Experience
  • Haryana Survey Experience
Lt Gen Girish Kumar (Rtd.)

Chair

Lt Gen Girish Kumar (Rtd.)

Advisor
Government of Haryana, India

Amit Saxena

Amit Saxena

Regional Manager
Trimble

Laurent Gerardin

Laurent Gerardin

Sintegra-GEOFIT

Gangadhar Rao

Gangadhar Rao

Director
RSI SOFTECH

Dr Aniruddha Roy

Dr Aniruddha Roy

Chief Technical Officer
Genesys

Tanka Prasad Dahal

Tanka Prasad Dahal

Director
Ministry of Land Management, Nepal

1515 - 1530 Vote of Thanks: Representative of DoLR