How do you access Bhuvan data?

Bhuvan is labeled “Public dashboard” on this guide. Open the access portal or documentation links on the record for the current host process—do not assume open download if registration or a DUA is required.

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Bhuvan · NRSC

Bhuvan Thematic Datasets

Name: Bhuvan Thematic Datasets
Creator: NRSC / ISRO

Bhuvan thematic layers are used for GIS work on land use, hydrology, hazards, and other spatial themes.

Public dashboardVery large

geospatial land hydrology

Host / institution

NRSC / ISRO · NRSC / ISRO

Geography

India

Time coverage

Multiple thematic product years

Update frequency

Product-dependent

What this is best for

India-wide thematic spatial layers for GIS workflows

Main limitations

Product-specific licenses and access steps

Quick answers

Short research-facing answers derived from this catalog record.

What is Bhuvan used for?: India-wide thematic spatial layers for GIS workflows
How do you access Bhuvan data?: Bhuvan is labeled “Public dashboard” on this guide. Open the access portal or documentation links on the record for the current host process—do not assume open download if registration or a DUA is required.
What geography and time does Bhuvan cover?: Geography: India. Time coverage: Multiple thematic product years.
What are the main limitations of Bhuvan?: Product-specific licenses and access steps

Guides for using this data

Official portals, user guides, codebooks, and tutorials for access and analysis.

2 links

Variables5

Live-fetched bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in (2026-07-09): Bhuvan-Indian Geoportal of ISRO. Representative fields for the page table — verify the full dictionary on the official site.

Sourced from live host documentation

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Name / code	Description	Group
LULC	Land use / land cover classes	Land
Urban land use	Urban thematic classes	Urban
Wasteland / water bodies	Degraded land and water layers	Environment
Flood / geomorphology	Hazard and terrain layers	Hazards
OGC services	WMS/WFS service endpoints	Access

Formats

GIS layers · OGC · clip-and-ship

Technical tags

geospatial vectorrasterOGC

Example uses

Land use change and hazard layers

Research and articles using this data

Verified examples that analyze, reuse, introduce, or visualize this dataset. Search matches without evidence are not published here.

3 verified sources

Scholarly works3

Journal articleAnalyzes data
Comprehensive Analysis of Land Use and Land Cover Change Detection Using Bhuvan Satellite Data: A Case Study of Karnataka State, India
R Shiva Kumar, K R Prasanna Kumar · Geographical analysis · 2023
Analyzes Bhuvan data in the context of: "Comprehensive Analysis of Land Use and Land Cover Change Detection Using Bhuvan Satellite Data: A Case Study of Karnataka State, India".
ReportAnalyzes data
Gangetic India
Bhuvan Vikrama, Umesh Chattopadhyaya · Encyclopedia of Prehistory · 2002
Analyzes Bhuvan data in the context of: "Gangetic India".
ReportAnalyzes data
India
Bhuvan Pande · Imprisonment Today and Tomorrow · 2001
Analyzes Bhuvan data in the context of: "India".

Scholarly checked:: 10 Sept 2026
Web checked:: Not checked yet

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Pairs well with

Many Indian data problems need survey + administrative combinations.