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Detailed explanation-1: -The collaboration with MapMyIndia will turn out to be a benefit for users because it will use digital maps of MapmyIndia and satellite imagery and earth observation data of ISRO.

Detailed explanation-2: -MapmyIndia ties up with ISRO to build an alternative to Google Maps | Technology News, The Indian Express.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bhuvan is an ISRO alternative to Google Maps that offers a lot more functionality. Even though the website lacks the fluidity that MapMyIndia offers, it holds a vast amount of data that not even Google Maps has access to, since it is supported by ISRO. MapMyIndia also uses data from ISRO.

Detailed explanation-4: -Homegrown navigation firm MapmyIndia on Friday said it has collaborated with India’s space agency ISRO which will enhance the quality of its 3D maps. The company is developing new maps as part of its foray into the metaverse.

Detailed explanation-5: -Bhuvan (means Earth in Sanskrit) is a Geoportal of ISRO, to evince the Indian Earth Observation capabilities from the Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) series of satellites.