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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.
India firms to gain from liberalised mapping policy
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Last Updated: Feb 16, 2021, 03:20 AM IST
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Private firms and startups can now leverage data to build applications including more efficient and accurate delivery of online purchases to consumers’ doorsteps, industry executives say.
India liberalises restrictions on geospatial data for map-making
New Delhi | Bengaluru: The Centre has eased regulations governing the acquisition and application of geospatial data including maps by Indian entities, in a far-reaching move that is expected to spur local innovation and level the playing field for both public and private Indian companies.
The liberalised mapping policy, announced on Monday, allows private Indian firms to use high-precision satellite imagery of 1 metre and below on both land and in Indian territorial waters. This was hitherto reserved for strategic purposes only.
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.