Software for Estimation of Coal Resources | 06 Sep 2021

Why in News

• Recently Coal India Limited (CIL) has launched a software named 'Spectral Enhancement' (SPE).
  
  • It will help to identify thin coal layers beneath the earth's crust and improve the estimation of coal resources using seismic surveys during the coal exploration process.

Key Points

• The CIL's Research and Development (R&D) arm Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI) in collaboration with Gujarat Energy Research and Management Institute (GERMI) has developed this first of its kind software.
• This 'Made in India' software will also help in saving the time and cost of coal exploration, thereby giving a boost to the mission of 'Self-reliant India' in coal production.
• It is noteworthy that CIL accounts for 80 per cent of India's total coal production.