Better Bharat Map

Infrastructure Intelligence for a Better Bharat

Better Bharat Map is an infrastructure intelligence platform designed to visualize, analyze, and explore development data across India.

The long-term vision is to create an Earth-to-Village geographic intelligence system that helps citizens, researchers, planners, and organizations understand infrastructure conditions, development gaps, and future opportunities.

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Vision

Infrastructure influences every aspect of daily life:

• Roads and transportation
• Healthcare access
• Education
• Agriculture
• Electricity
• Water resources
• Disaster resilience
• Public safety

Better Bharat Map aims to bring these systems together into a unified, interactive intelligence platform.

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Navigation Hierarchy

Users will eventually be able to navigate:

Earth
→ India
→ State
→ District
→ Block
→ Panchayat
→ Village

Each level will expose relevant infrastructure, demographic, environmental, and development intelligence.

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Core Intelligence Layers

Connectivity Intelligence

• Roads
• Bridges
• Railways
• Public Transport
• Accessibility

Healthcare Intelligence

• Hospitals
• PHCs
• Emergency Reach
• Healthcare Coverage

Agriculture Intelligence

• Irrigation
• Crop Regions
• Storage Infrastructure
• Agricultural Risk

Flood & Disaster Intelligence

• Flood Risk
• Waterlogging
• Seasonal Isolation
• Evacuation Accessibility

Infrastructure Intelligence

• Electricity Networks
• Public Services
• Development Projects
• Connectivity Gaps

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Development Simulation

Future versions will support scenario-based planning and simulation.

Examples:

• Road investment impact
• Flood resilience improvements
• Healthcare expansion analysis
• Connectivity optimization
• Infrastructure prioritization

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Current Status

Active Phase

GIS Foundation & Geographic Intelligence Platform

Current Focus:

• Settlement hierarchy system
• Earth-to-Village navigation
• Administrative boundary framework
• MapLibre integration
• Infrastructure layer architecture
• Intelligence dashboard foundation

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Technology Stack

Frontend

• React
• TypeScript
• TanStack Start
• TanStack Router
• TanStack Query
• Zustand
• Zod
• Tailwind CSS
• Shadcn UI

Mapping

• MapLibre GL JS
• OpenStreetMap
• GeoJSON

Planned Backend

• Node.js / FastAPI
• PostgreSQL
• PostGIS

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Project Structure

src/
├── app/
├── features/
├── routes/
├── shared/
│   ├── components/
│   ├── hooks/
│   ├── lib/
│   ├── services/
│   ├── store/
│   ├── styles/
│   ├── types/
│   └── utils/
└── widgets/

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Getting Started

Install dependencies:

bun install

Start development server:

bun --bun run dev

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Build

bun --bun run build

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Testing

bun --bun run test

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Linting & Formatting

bun --bun run lint
bun --bun run format
bun --bun run check

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Roadmap

Phase 1

GIS Foundation

Phase 2

Geographic Intelligence

Phase 3

Infrastructure Intelligence Engine

Phase 4

District Digital Twin

Phase 5

Development Simulation Engine

Phase 6

3D Infrastructure Visualization

Phase 7

State-Level Expansion

Phase 8

India Infrastructure Network

Phase 9

AI-Assisted Planning

Phase 10

Better Bharat Earth

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Contributing

Future versions of Better Bharat Map will support contributions from:

• GIS Specialists
• Frontend Developers
• Data Engineers
• Researchers
• Infrastructure Analysts
• UI/UX Designers

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Philosophy

Better Bharat Map is built around:

• Evidence-driven analysis
• Open data where possible
• Transparent methodology
• Practical infrastructure intelligence
• Constructive development thinking

The goal is not merely to identify problems, but to better understand infrastructure systems and explore realistic paths toward improvement.

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Better Bharat Map

From data to understanding. From understanding to better development outcomes.