Survey of India

Survey of India

The Survey of India is India's central engineering agency in charge of mapping and surveying. Set up in 1767 to help consolidate the territories of the British East India Company, it is one of the oldest Engineering Departments of the Government of India. The Survey of India's distinguished history includes the handling of the mammoth Great Trigonometric Survey under William Lambton and George Everest.

Maps

Survey of India publishes maps and the unrestricted category maps can be obtained at very reasonable prices from its several Geo-spacial data centers. Restricted category maps require due approval from government authorities. Many other rules govern the sale and use of Survey of India maps. Only an Indian citizen may purchase topographic maps and these may not be exported from India for any reason. Indian mapping and map distribution policies are currently under review and may be changed.

Organization

The Survey of India, headquartered at Dehra Dun, has 18 Civil Engineering Divisions ranging from the prediction of tides to aerial survey. It has 23 Geo-spatial Data Centers spread across India, each catering to the respective administrative area.Appointments to Group 'A' Civil Engineering posts in the Junior Time Scale in Survey of India are made on the basis of competitive Indian Engineering Services Examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission. All important Civil Engineering Posts and Electronice and Telecommunication Engineering Posts in Survey of India Service SIS(Civil) and S.I.S.(EC & TE) are as below:

#Deputy Superintending Surveyor
#Superintending Surveyor
#Deputy Director
#Director
#Additional Surveyor General
#Surveyor General of India

ee also

* Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)
* Geological Survey of India (GSI)
* Botanical Survey of India (BSI)
* Zoological Survey of India (ZSI)
* Geological Survey of India (GSI) - maintains 2 fossil parks currently
* Cartography of India

Resources

* Reginald Henry Phillimore, "Historical Records of the Survey of India," 5 vols. Dehra Dun, Survey of India (1945-1968)

External links

* [http://www.surveyofindia.gov.in Official website of the Survey of India]
* [http://goidirectory.nic.in Directory of Indian Government websites]


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