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Pradeep Kumar

16/02/21 10:50 AM IST

India Maps the 21st Century

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Maps and accurate geospatial data are crucial for national infrastructure projects such as linkages of rivers, creation of industrial corridors and deploying smart power systems

Issue
  • The existing regime imposed significant restrictions on the mapping industry - from creation to dissemination of maps, requiring Indian companies to seek licenses, follow a cumbersome system of pre-approvals and permissions.
  • Compliance with these regulatory restrictions has subjected startups in India to unnecessary red tape, hindering Indian innovation in map technologies for decades.
Solution
  • The regulations that apply to geospatial data and maps henceforth stand radically liberalised.
  • The Department of Science and Technology is announcing sweeping changes to India’s mapping policy, specifically for Indian companies.
  • What is readily available globally does not need to be restricted in India and therefore geospatial data that used to be restricted will now be freely available in India.
  • Furthermore,our corporations and innovators are no longer subject to restrictions nor do they require prior approvals before they collect, generate, prepare, disseminate, store, publish, update digital Geospatial Data and Maps within the territory of India.
Source: PIB

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