Centre liberalises mapping policy, allowing free access to geospatial data - While announcing the new guidelines, the Centre said that it will greatly enhance the preparedness of the country for emergency response.
Under the new guidelines, the sector will be deregulated and aspects like approvals have been done away with, Department of Science and Technology Secretary Ashutosh Sharma said.
In sweeping changes in the country s mapping policy, the government on Monday announced liberalisation of norms governing the acquisition and production of geospatial data, a move that will help in boosting innovation in the sector and create a level-playing field for public and private entities.
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In a move that could be critical for location-based services such as e-commerce, logistics and urban transport, the government on Monday freed public and private firms from the need to seek approva