This report summarizes the development of Panchayat Resources Information System (PRIS) using geo-informatics. The output of the project will act as supportive system for e-governance at micro level and basis for planning the development activities by various departments/ organizations. The PRIS is designed for the identification and mapping of the local resources spatially and understanding the problems and potentialities of each resource. The Indian Remote Sensing Satellite Cartosat - 1 images are the basic remote sensing data which has been used for mapping the panchayats. The spatial resolution is 2.5 m and thus amenable for 1:10,000 scale mapping. The collateral Data used was collected from panchayat asset registers and district census handbook. The location of various natural and manmade resources was collected with the help of maps and Global Positioning System. The mapping & creation of geo-database was done using Arc GIS software. The geo-visualization of geo-database has been done by developing desktop applications. The desktop applications were developed by cutomization of Map Window open source GIS Software.

Meher Kaushal is an Electronics and Communication Engineer and has undergone 1-year training programme on Application of Remote Sensing & GIS in the field of rural development and planning at Aryabhata Geo-informatics & Space Applications Centre (AGiSAC), India. She has 6 reports/papers to her credit.