Description
The emphasis of the thesis is to build an intuitive and robust GIS (Geographic Information systems) Tool which gives an outlook into Indian culture and heritage. The GIS tool also incorporates the latest Census Data of 2011 to help the user understand the diversity of India and its people. The census data includes some of the key statistics like literacy rate, sex ratio, population and religion. The user has the option to select these key statistics by clicking on any of the states on the Indian map. The Indian Map also incorporates key physical features of India like the vast mountain ranges, deserts and rivers. The user can know more about these features simply by clicking on each of them. The primary focus of the tool is to give the user a unique insight into India; for this the tool has several HTML (hypertext markup language) pages which the user can select. These HTML pages give information on various topics like the Indian government, Indian armed forces and judicial system. The tool has been developed in JAVA. For the Indian map MOJO (Map Objects Java Objects) is used. MOJO is developed by ESRI (Environmental Science Research Institute). The major features shown on the Indian map was designed using MOJO. MOJO made it easy to incorporate the statistical data with these features. The user interface was intentionally kept simple and easy to use. To keep the user engaged, key aspects are explained using videos and HTML pages. The idea is that pictures and videos will help the user garner interest in the rich heritage and diverse culture India has to offer. Being from this culture rich nation I hope this tool does justice in giving people an insight into India and its people.
