HARSAC GIS Platform
India
HARSAC (Haryana Space Applications Centre) is a comprehensive geospatial platform that provides specialized GIS services and satellite imagery based solutions for the state of Haryana. Established in 1986, it integrates Remote Sensing (RS), Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) mapping, and Geographic Information System (GIS) applications to support citizen services, business planning, and government decision-making. The platform provides detailed mapping services, natural resource monitoring, and environmental management tools through multiple web-based GIS applications covering areas such as land records, crop monitoring, soil health, property taxation, and infrastructure planning.
Lead (category)
Government agency
Name of initiative lead (and partners)
Citizen Resources Information Department, Government of Haryana in partnership with ISRO, NRSC Hyderabad, IIRS Dehradun
Categories of Digital initiative deliverables
Agritech ecosystem regulatory and insitutional support
Specific ICT technology product and/or service delivery
ICT products/solutions and services by category
Digital Agriculture
Digital Rural Services
E-Government Services
Non ICT products and services (deliverables)
1. Technical consulting services 2. GIS database design & development 3. Training and education programs 4. Research and development support 5. M.Tech. Programme in Geo-informatics
Business and governance structure
Government funded and operated initiative under the Citizen Resources Information Department, Government of Haryana. Operates through institutional partnerships with academic and research organizations.
DI ICT-deliverables format
Satellite imagery
Web-based platform
Interactive data exchanges
Primary stakeholders (beneficiaries, actors, enablers)
Government
Farmers
Agribusiness / private organization
Size, scale or scope of primary stakeholders
- 206 completed projects - 31 ongoing projects - Multiple GIS applications serving entire state of Haryana
Digital Initiative development Stage
Fully operational - Growing and expanding stage
Measurable impacts on primary stakeholders and target beneficiaries
The platform has successfully developed and deployed multiple GIS applications supporting critical functions including land records management, crop monitoring, soil health assessment, property taxation, and infrastructure planning. It provides comprehensive geospatial data coverage for the entire state of Haryana, enabling evidence-based decision making and improved service delivery across sectors.
Initiative geographic scope (or coverage) (national, regional, sector specific, specific user co-horts etc)
Regional
Entire state of Haryana with detailed mapping down to cadastral level
On-line resource links (Web-page links, links to videos, links to reports, etc)
Link to Digital village
Link to Digital solution