Cartosat-2A is an Indian remote sensing satellite that was used for cartographic applications such as mapping, urban and rural infrastructure development and management, land information (LIS) and geographical information system (GIS). It was launched by ISRO on 28 April 2008 at SHAR Centre, Sriharikota, India and has a mission life of 5 years. This mission was carried out PSLV-C9 launch vehicle and has a mass of 690 Kg. It is a sophisticated and rugged remote sensing satellite that can provide scene specific spot imagery. This satellite has a Panchromatic Camera (PAN) that has a spatial resolution of this camera is better than 1 m and swath of 9.6 Km. Imageries from this satellite were used for cartographic applications like mapping, urban and rural infrastructure development and management, as well as application in Land Information (LIS) and Geographical Information System (GIS).