The drone images are being used to update decades-old land records, check encroachments and resolve disputes over land and property. So we can verify and rectify the land records before they are digitised,” he told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. These images were then checked against existing land records and verified with village councils in rural areas before being updated, said R.S. “Drones are cheaper now compared to some years ago, as they are being made in India, and the images are far superior to satellite images,” he said. We can do so much more in land-related matters with drones,” Hooda said.

Source: Hindustan Times November 29, 2016 13:30 UTC