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- Union Minister for Earth Sciences launched the Gagan Enabled Mariner’s Instrument for Navigation and Information (GEMINI) device.
- GEMINI device will disseminate seamless and effective dissemination of emergency information and communication on
- Disaster warnings
- Potential Fishing Zones (PFZ)
- Ocean States Forecasts (OSF) to fishermen
- It will provide information related to disaster warnings when fishermen move away from the coast beyond 10 to 12 kilometres.
Satellite
- The GEMINI device receives and transfers the data received from GAGAN satellite/s to a mobile through Bluetooth communication.
- Gagan (GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation) satellite system consists of three communication satellites- GSAT-8, GSAT-10 and GSAT-15.
- A mobile application developed by INCOIS decodes and displays the information in nine regional languages.
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