Important Links

Essential resources for geological surveys, GIS, environmental compliance, and related fields

Updated: September 23, 2025

Professional Resources

Curated official portals for data, regulations, downloads, and state/national departments relevant to geology, RS/GIS, hydrology, and mining in India (with a focus on Gujarat).

Geological Survey Organizations

Geological Survey of India (GSI)

Premier geoscientific organization (MoM, Govt. of India)

Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (GMDC)

State-owned mining & minerals company (Gujarat)

Commissionerate of Geology & Mining, Gujarat (CGM)

State department for surveys, regulation & e‑auctions

United States Geological Survey (USGS)

Global datasets and Earth observation resources

British Geological Survey (BGS)

National geoscience center (UK) – maps & reports

GIS & Remote Sensing

ISRO – Indian Space Research Organisation

Satellites, missions, data & applications

Bhuvan – ISRO Geoportal

WebGIS viewers, thematics, data hub

VEDAS (ISRO–SAC)

EO visualisation; NDVI/crop, air quality, renewable apps

Google Earth Engine

Cloud geospatial analysis platform

USGS EarthExplorer

Download Landsat/Sentinel, DEMs, aerials

Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem

Free Sentinel‑1/2/3/5P data & Copernicus services

Esri

ArcGIS platform – enterprise & SaaS GIS

QGIS

Open‑source desktop & server GIS

Environmental Clearances

PARIVESH – Single Window

EC/FC/Wildlife/CRZ clearances, guidelines, tracking

Environment Clearance – Search

Project proposals & documents

Forest Clearances – OMFC

Online monitoring for Forest (Conservation) Act proposals

MoEFCC

Acts, rules, circulars & national programmes

CPCB

Central Pollution Control Board – regulations & portals

GPCB (Gujarat)

State pollution control – consents & compliance

Green Credit Programme

Afforestation credits & registry

Forest Rules & Regulations

Forest Survey of India (FSI)

ISFR, forest fire alerts & national datasets

Gujarat Forest Department

State forest & wildlife regulations, notices

FC Act – Acts/Rules/Guidelines

Latest MoEFCC circulars and FC guidelines

ICFRE

Apex forestry research council

Hydrology & Water Resources

India‑WRIS

National Water Resources Information System WebGIS

Central Water Commission (CWC)

Hydrology/WRM projects, WRIS overview

Dept. of Water Resources (MoJS)

DoWR, RD & GR – policies, reports, dashboards

Central Ground Water Board (CGWB)

Aquifer mapping, GWRA reports & guidelines

NWRWS & Kalpsar, Gujarat

State water resources department

GWSSB (Gujarat)

Water supply & sewerage board

India Meteorological Department (IMD)

Forecasts, warnings & bulletins

Topographical Survey

Survey of India (SoI)

National Mapping Agency (DST)

SoI – Online Maps Portal

Buy/download OSM toposheets, guidelines

SOI GeoPortal (IndiaMaps)

SOI geospatial services & layers

NOAA National Geodetic Survey (NGS)

Global geodesy/transform references

OpenStreetMap

Community vector basemap

Mining & Minerals

Ministry of Mines

Policy, mineral blocks, critical minerals

Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM)

Regulatory info, returns, reporting

MSTC Ltd.

e‑Auctions for mineral/coal assets

Ministry of Coal

Auctions, blocks, policy circulars

Gujarat – CGM e‑Auctions

Identified blocks & auction updates

GMDC e‑Auction

GMDC disposals/sales

Research & Education

IIT Bombay – Earth Sciences

Academics & research in Earth systems

IIRS (ISRO)

EO/RS training programmes

NRSC

Remote sensing applications & services

CSIR

National R&D network

DST – Geospatial Policy/Guidelines

Geospatial policy, standards & self‑certification

NSDI – National Spatial Data Infrastructure

National data registry & geoportal

Data Sources & Portals

Open Government Data (data.gov.in)

Government datasets & APIs

India Water Portal

Community water/hydrology resources

IMD – NWP Model Guidance

Numerical model outputs (for experts)

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