Development of Uttar Pradesh cold storage information system using remote sensing and GIS technology

Abstract

The study presents the GIS based Uttar Pradesh Cold Storage Information System for optimally utilizing GIS, web and mobile technology by the growers of Uttar Pradesh which has been developed using android mobile application. Cold Storage Information System has been generated to facilitate the proper allocation of cold storages, whereas the android mobile app facilitates the citizens with authentic & correct Geo information about the cold storages along with relevant details. This user-friendly application has been named as “Sheetgrah” by which user can get the information about all the Cold Storages, located in various districts of Uttar Pradesh state. Sheetgrah application is free of cost for every user and it can be downloaded from the Google Play Store. This study has proven that the techniques of Remote sensing, Geographical Information System (GIS) & Global Positing System (GPS)can provide amicable solution up to the grass root level and the developed App can be used as a valuable & helping tool for viewing, analyzing, characterizing and making decisions about the cold storages by decision makers, planner and scientific communities as well.