Trai asks telcos to publish coverage maps on websitesThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has directed mobile carriers to publicly display their network coverage maps on their webs...
22 Nov, 2024, 04.48 PM IST
Location wars: How a newly liberalised sector in India is hotting upThe liberalised geospatial policy in India has spurred intense competition in the mapping industry, with local firms like Ola and MapMyIndi...
02 Aug, 2024, 03.27 PM IST
Geospatial policy will transform various sectors just like UPI did: Crayon Data Co-founder Srikant SastriSastri said that the geospatial policy has liberalised the sector and enabled access and usage of geospatial data across industries and ent...
04 Apr, 2024, 12.57 PM IST
Genesys, Survey of India in pact for digital mapping of citiesThe partnership will introduce the India Map Stack initiative, using high-precision 3D data, Digital Terrain Models (DTM), Digital Surface ...
22 Nov, 2023, 07.46 PM IST
National Geospatial Policy: The road to geo-mapping IndiaThe National Geospatial Policy, 2022, unveiled late December, has encouraged several companies to move into a seemingly insular sector that...
30 Jul, 2023, 09.47 AM IST
MapmyIndia and other home grown geospatial players are taking on GoogleMapmyIndia, Genesys International and RMSI - to name a few - are taking on Google, aided in part by robust guidelines that give Indian comp...
10 Jul, 2022, 06.00 AM IST
Terrestrial mobile mapping survey, street view survey only by Indian entities: Govt"Terrestrial mobile mapping survey, street view survey and surveying in Indian territorial waters shall be permitted only for Indian entiti...
06 Apr, 2022, 03.39 PM IST
The opportunities that geospatial technology presents for India Inc.Geographical information systems promise to improve the lives of citizens in various ways and the government’s liberalised policies are cer...
12 Dec, 2021, 09.56 AM IST
TomTom working on mapping platform for emerging marketsA large part of the development is happening out of India, which has about a quarter of its total employee base.
29 Nov, 2021, 06.00 AM IST
View: By providing entrepreneurs access to geospatial data, India is sitting on data — and economic — richesThis policy change is not just about killing red tape. Instead, it is about the imminent convergence between the physical and digital world...
05 Mar, 2021, 12.00 AM IST
ISRO, MapmyIndia join hands to take on Google Maps, Google Earth in IndiaThe joint platform brings together MapmyIndia's digital maps and ISRO's catalogue of satellite imagery and earth data, according to MapmyIn...
12 Feb, 2021, 04.33 PM IST
India woos global geospatial industry with human capital, seeks investmentA thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem, increasing use of geospatial technologies in public projects, and the smart cities project make India...
03 Apr, 2019, 01.52 PM IST
Pakistan writes to United Nations on India’s Geospatial BillThe Pakistani ministry has asked the United Nations to "uphold the UNSC resolutions and urge India to stop such acts which are in violation...
13 Jul, 2018, 11.46 AM IST
Parliamentary panel chief backs draft Geospatial BillSpeaking at a FICCI conference, Bhattacharya pointed out that inaccurate depiction of maps was not acceptable and the country's security an...
03 Jun, 2016, 08.09 PM IST
Geospatial bill will impact tech giants like Google, Uber as well as Indians using GPS-enabled smartphonesThis could end up becoming a nightmare not just for tech giants like Google but also for millions of Indians who use maps to order pizza or...
11 May, 2016, 03.23 PM IST
Rs 100 crore fine for faulty maps? Bizarre, say expertsInternet experts have criticized the proposed legislation for its vague wording and harsh penalties, and feel it could adversely affect doi...
07 May, 2016, 10.41 AM IST
- Aircraft likely to be used for mapping the Ganga
Fitted with powerful cameras, Special Purpose Aircraft may soon fly over the Ganga to survey the river as it courses through five states fo...
16 Aug, 2015, 10.22 AM IST