Gagan Enabled Mariner’s Instrument for Navigation and Information (GEMINI) Device

  • Ministry of Earth Sciences launched ‘GEMINI’, a device to provide satellite based communication to deal with cyclones, high waves and tsunami.
  • Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) in collaboration with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) utilized the GAGAN (GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation) satellite while developing the GEMINI device.
  • Specifically, it will aid in seamless and effective dissemination of emergency information and communication on disaster warnings, Potential Fishing Zones (PFZ) and Ocean States Forecasts (OSF) to fishermen. While PFZ Advisories provide information on the probable locations on fish aggregation in the seas, OSF provide the accurate state of the ....
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