The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with BISAG-N to integrate remote sensing and GIS technologies into the audit process.

• The partnership aims to enhance audit capabilities using advanced technologies with a  focus on integrating Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing in auditing.

About BISAG-N

• National-Level Technical Agency: It provides space and geospatial solutions for governance, planning, and development.
  Historical Background: Originally founded in 1997 as the Remote Sensing and Communication Centre (RESECO).
  • Renamed as BISAG in 2003, after Bhaskaracharya, a 12th-century Indian mathematician.
    Headquarters:  Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
• Nodal Ministry:  Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).

Key Functions of BISAG-N

• Geo-Spatial Applications: Provides satellite-based services such as remote sensing, photogrammetry, terrain modeling, and disaster analytics.
• Integrated GIS Solutions: It offers data creation, migration, visualization tools, and map-based decision-making systems.

• Technology Development: Develops Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Management Information System (MIS), and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)-linked digital tools across multiple sectors, including land management, agriculture, education, and health.
• Innovation in Advanced Technologies: It leads research in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), and Blockchain.
  • Builds customized software for central and state government departments.