Leveraging
NaviC ?
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{ Source : Times of India / 29 May 2017 }
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Navic = Navigation with Indian
Constellation
That is the “ Operational Name “ for :
The Indian Regional Navigation Satellite
System ( IRNSS ) , currently being
tested for accuracy and likely to be available in market “ for public “ , early
next year , as per Tapan Misra , the
director of Ahmedabad-based Space Application
Centre
IRNSS is our very own GPS system , with a
position accuracy of 5 METRE , as compared to the American GPS (
which we currently use ) with an accuracy of 20-30 METRE !
Adds Tapan Misra
:
“ We have developed digital chips to
miniaturize technology ( for use in mobiles and handsets ) and experiments are
on them . The system is being tested all across the country
This indigenous navigation system ,
which cost ISRO, Rs 1420 crore,
will aid terrestrial , aerial and marine navigation , VEHICLE TRACKING and FLEET
MANAGEMENT , disaster management , mapping and geodetic data capture , VISUAL and VOICE NAVIGATION for drivers “
CONTEXT :
A news report ,two days back said that
Mumbai Municipality collected Rs 40 crore
in April 2017 , under its new PARKING POLICY
, from operation of 18 Parking Plots in south Mumbai
This compares with Rs 21 crore collected in March 2017 ( a 90 %
increase )
I presume , each of this parking plot
could accommodate , 100 cars
So , for 18 plots , that would work out
to 1,800 cars ( round of to 2,000 )
But ,city of Mumbai boasts of 30 LAKH vehicles , of which , close to 20 LAKH are parked on the streets ( outside
the compound walls of buildings )
That means , 1000 TIMES more vehicles are still to be covered ( needing
18,000 Parking Plots ? )
And , if some magical way can be found (
to collect Rs 2,000 per month from each vehicle which gets parked in those
parking plots – and that too , only for parking at night ! ) , that could
yield MCGM , a neat sum of Rs 400 CRORE per month !
PROBLEM :
There is no way , MCGM can find those 18,000 Parking Lots anywhere in the city !
SOLUTION :
Just ask Shri Tapan Misra :
“ Sir , can you get NaviC to track all the vehicles in Mumbai ( to
begin with – and to extend to all the cities of India , by 2020 ) , as
recommended in :
Where , I have said :
WHY DO WE NEED TO DECIDE , WHO WILL / CAN , PARK WHERE
AND WHEN AND FOR HOW LONG ?
Let
vehicle owners park any number of vehicles , anywhere and at any time and for
any period – if they manage to find a parking slot !
As
long as vehicles are installed with pre-paid RFID chips , our Geo Satellite will keep collecting parking charges and transfer to
the bank account of Mumbai Municipal Corporation !
NO
HUMAN INTERVENTION !
NO
ARBITRARY DECISIONS !
NO
NEED FOR MILLIONS OF APPLICATIONS TO BE PROCESSED !
NO
NEED FOR COLLECTION MACHINERY !
NO
ARMY OF TRAFFIC POLICE TO CHECK PARKING VIOLATIONS !
NO
SCOPE FOR HAFTAS !
Dear Shri Gadkariji :
What
I have suggested can become a reality , only through your celebrated “ Out – of – the – Box “ , thinking !
31 May 2017
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