MRSAC

What MRSAC does

MRSAC (Maharashtra Remote Sensing Application Centre) is a state-level autonomous body under the Planning Department, Government of Maharashtra, established in 1988 and registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. It is the designated Nodal Agency for Geospatial Activities of Maharashtra State (since 28 April 2016) and serves 26 line departments by operationalizing space-based and aerial technologies—remote sensing, GIS, GPS, photogrammetry, UAV/drone (3cm GSD), and LiDAR—for natural resource management, urban development monitoring, and departmental decision support. Its technical footprint includes a 500TB central data storage system, a dedicated photogrammetry lab, a 60-person GIS/production lab, a UAV/drone lab, and a software development lab with 19 systems, anchored at the VNIT Campus in Nagpur with branch offices in Mumbai (2013) and Pune (2014).

The core product stack is anchored by MahaBHUMI, the nodal geospatial platform providing core datasets, map services, analytics, and APIs, and the MRSAC Geo-Portal. Layered on top are 13+ themed web applications and mobile applications spanning health (Health GIS), education (School GIS), agriculture (MahaAgritech), maritime (Maha Maritime Info), and water resources (Jalyukt Shivar), with predictive analytics deployed under the FASAL program for crop forecasting and drought prediction.

The business model is project-based professional services to government clients, with charges determined per project based on the quantum of work, satellite data requirements, software usage, and technical expertise. Customer segments are almost entirely government line departments of Maharashtra, supplemented by limited training and capacity-building programs; the organization has no external private equity, venture capital, or commercial shareholders, and revenue is sourced through state budgetary grants and project reimbursements rather than commercial sales.

Name

MRSAC

Legal name

Maharashtra Remote Sensing Application Centre

Website

https://mrsac.gov.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

MRSAC is a Government of Maharashtra autonomous body, established in 1988 and designated as the state's Nodal Geospatial Agency, serving 26 line departments with remote sensing, GIS, UAV/drone, and LiDAR-based decision support through its flagship MahaBHUMI platform and a portfolio of themed web and mobile applications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Geospatial Services

NAICS

Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (541370), Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (54137), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Satellite Imagery & Remote Sensing Geospatial Platforms (BPAMANAM)

Keywords

• Geospatial data services
• Remote sensing analytics
• GIS mapping solutions
• Government spatial planning
• Satellite imagery processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Nagpur

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Project Consulting: MRSAC provides geospatial consulting services to government departments. Project charges are worked out on project-to-project basis depending on quantum of work, satellite data requirements, software usage, and technical expertise needed. Projects are executed for State Government, Central Government, and NGOs.
2. Training Services: Customized training programs on RS/GIS for user departments, designed and conducted on payment basis. Training includes capacity building for government officials, university faculty, and students.
3. Capacity Building: Training programs for various line departments on RS/GIS technology, DPR preparation for watersheds, and use of MRSAC-generated maps for field work.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Maharashtra Remote Sensing Application Centre (MRSAC) is a state-government autonomous body that provides geospatial data, GIS-based decision support systems, remote sensing analytics, UAV/Drone-based 3D mapping, and Web-GIS applications to 26 line departments of the Government of Maharashtra. Its central offering is MahaBHUMI, the Maharashtra Geo-spatial Database System, built on 30-50 cm satellite data and complemented by department-specific portals (Health GIS, School GIS, MahaAgritech, Drought Portal, Weather Geoportal, MIDC) and citizen-facing mobile apps (Maha Maritime Info, Jalyukt Shivar).

Product overview

MRSAC operates as a geospatial technology center providing an integrated platform of web portals, mobile applications, and specialized services. The core offering is the MahaBHUMI platform—a comprehensive Maharashtra Geo-spatial Database System—supported by multiple themed geoportals (Health GIS, School GIS, Weather Geoportal, MIDC Geoportal, MahaAgritech, Drought Portal) and mobile applications (MahaMaritime Info, Jalyukt Shivar). The organization delivers specialized services including 3D mapping, UAV/drone surveys, Geo-referencing of Village Maps, and large-scale database creation, all built upon specialized laboratory infrastructure (Photogrammetry, GIS, UAV/Drone, Software Development) with 500TB central data storage capacity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MahaBHUMI - Maharashtra Geo-spatial Database System Comprehensive Maharashtra state geospatial database platform created using very high-resolution satellite data (30 cm urban, 50 cm rural), incorporating remote sensing, GIS, GPS, photogrammetry, RADAR, and LiDAR technologies for e-governance applications across 26 line departments.
• MRSAC Geoportal Central web-based geospatial data portal serving as the primary interface for accessing Maharashtra's geospatial databases; provides web services for queries, analysis, and data updates to government line departments with authenticated access.
• MRSAC SmartVillage

Quantifiable outcome

• Serves 26 line departments of Government of Maharashtra
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature8 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Genesys International Corporation: Indian geospatial company specializing in 3D mapping, LiDAR, and digital twin solutions for urban infrastructure. Comparable to MRSAC's UAV/drone and LiDAR capability on the private side; competing for the same state-level 3D city mapping mandates.
• Esri India: Indian distributor and implementation partner for Esri's ArcGIS platform. While MRSAC uses Erdas Imagine, Esri India provides the most widely adopted commercial GIS ecosystem to Indian government departments — representing the alternative technology stack MRSAC's clients could migrate toward.
• CE Info Systems (MapmyIndia): India's leading private geospatial and digital-mapping company providing maps, navigation, GIS, IoT, and AI-driven location intelligence to enterprises and governments. Represents the private-sector counterpart increasingly winning state-level smart city and e-governance GIS contracts that historically went to bodies like MRSAC.

Broad incumbents

• National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) / ISRO: Central government counterpart under ISRO/Department of Space that provides satellite data, aerial surveys, and geospatial decision support nationally. MRSAC's founder came from NRSC; NRSC sets the technical standards MRSAC follows. Direct functional analogue at the central level.
• Survey of India: India's national survey and mapping organization responsible for geodetic control, topographical maps, and cadastral surveying. Sets the GCP framework MRSAC builds on; both compete for state government surveying mandates though with different specialty (cadastral vs. remote sensing).
• National Informatics Centre (NIC): Central government ICT organization under MeitY providing GIS hosting, web services, and decision support to central and state ministries. Competes for the same state-government IT/geospatial budgets, particularly for centralized platforms and State Data Centre integration.

Direct peers

• Karnataka State Remote Sensing Applications Centre (KSRSAC): Karnataka's state remote sensing centre performing identical functions — natural resource mapping, urban planning, agricultural monitoring, and disaster management — under the state's planning department. Direct state-level peer in a comparable geography.
• Tamil Nadu State Remote Sensing Applications Centre (TNRSAC): Tamil Nadu's equivalent state remote sensing agency with similar mandate across agricultural, water resource, urban, and disaster applications. Direct functional peer operating in another major Indian state with comparable infrastructure.
• Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geo-Informatics (BISAG): Gujarat's state nodal agency for geospatial applications, satellite communication, and broadcasting. Closest functional peer to MRSAC — same state-level nodal-agency role, similar portfolio (G2G/G2C geospatial portals, decision support systems) but for Gujarat.
• National Remote Sensing Applications Centre (NRSAC) — various state centres: Network of state remote sensing centres supported under ISRO's National Natural Resources Management System (NNRMS); collectively form MRSAC's peer ecosystem. Comparable mandate, technology stack, and funding model across multiple Indian states.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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