Redefining Governance Through Geo-AI: The PM GatiShakti NMP transformationIndia is integrating Artificial Intelligence with geospatial technology to drive intelligent governance, moving beyond traditional administ...
15 Feb, 2026, 01.28 PM IST
Union Budget 2025: FM allocates Rs 100 crore for geospatial mission; space startups see opportunityThe mission will help modernise land records, urban planning, and design of infrastructure projects. Precise geospatial mapping for infrast...
01 Feb, 2025, 05.53 PM IST
India-USA Space and Geospatial Business Summit focus on tech & advanced manufacturingThe 4th India-USA Space and Geospatial Business Summit in Hyderabad focused on technology, policy alignment, and advanced manufacturing, ai...
03 Dec, 2024, 09.46 AM 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
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
View: GoI, push for geospatial investmentsBig expenditure numbers in a budget always attract eyeballs as it leads to capacity generation, public asset creation, opportunities for th...
06 Feb, 2023, 02.48 PM IST
Budget 2023 wishlist: Skilled workforce, clean energy, geo-spatial mappingWhile skill development needs a lot of attention, climate change is not far behind. Industry is looking up to the Union Budget on steps to ...
28 Jan, 2023, 04.57 PM IST
- Private sector gets a leg up in National Geospatial Policy
The policy was approved by the Union Cabinet at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 16.
30 Dec, 2022, 06.18 PM IST
Geospatial policy gets Union Cabinet nodThe policy also seeks to promote the use of geospatial products and services, generate useful insights from geospatial data and strengthen ...
17 Dec, 2022, 01.31 AM IST
How an analytics firm is using ‘eyes in the sky’ to tackle property tax evasionA Pune-based analytics firm is using GIS data and AI to identify illegal properties and dumping grounds. It also uses satellite imagery to ...
06 Nov, 2022, 09.44 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
View: The opportunities from India improving its geospatial data policies are endlessAccurate and widely accessible geospatial data can set off a wave of service delivery rationalisation and resource optimisation through the...
23 Apr, 2021, 11.37 PM IST
ISRO facilities to open for startups, private firms; new geospatial policy soonIndia will allow private firms and startups to use facilities of ISRO to build satellites and rockets.
16 May, 2020, 09.18 PM IST
Geospatial industry leaders seek integrated geospatial policy under PMO-led agencyAt present, India has as many as 17 national-level geospatial policies and rules (four in draft stage) under six ministries/departments. Th...
03 Dec, 2019, 09.01 PM IST
In a first, US appoints Indian to geospatial advisory committeeDelhi-based Sanjay Kumar, CEO of Geospatial Media and Communications and Secretary General of World Geospatial Industry Council, is the fir...
15 Apr, 2019, 09.03 PM IST
- Sibal for rational policy for geospatial data sharing
Kapil Sibal voiced concern over the lack of enthusiasm shown by many govt departments on sharing of geospatial data for dissemination.
23 Dec, 2010, 02.47 PM IST