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To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The Government of India has liberalized the regulatory framework governing geospatial data, including maps in India through guidelines released by the Department of Science and Technology (" DST") on February 15, 2021. This radical decision is a welcome change for Indian companies and innovators as collection, dissemination, creation and publishing of geospatial data and maps within the Indian territory will become exponentially simpler. The Government acknowledges that the erstwhile regime...

NEW TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for Schools in CA & NV! Release Date: February 18, 2021 TNMCorps Mapping Challenges continue on the Pacific coast with a new challenge for schools in California and Nevada!  This is an  excellent challenge for Peer Reviewers and Advanced Editors since all the existing points have already been edited, but there are many points needing to be reviewed.  Don’t forget to look for missing schools too! This challenge is slightly different than our previous schools challenges in that this one also includes postsecondary schools. Features in this...

‘New geospatial policy opportunity for Indian industry’ By IANS|   Published: 19th February 2021 11:08 pm IST New Delhi, Feb 19 : Experts from a range of domains on Friday discussed the implications and the road to implementation of the recently released Guidelines for acquiring and producing Geospatial Data and Geospatial Data Services, with the top scientific advisor to the government asserting that these guidelines will enable Indian innovators to make advanced maps. On February 16, the Ministry of Earth Sciences released new guidelines for the geospatial sector in India, which deregu...

On February 16, the Ministry of Earth Sciences released new guidelines for the geospatial sector in India, which deregulates existing protocol and liberalises the sector for a more competitive field. The guidelines, drafted by the Department of Science and Technology, bring sweeping changes to India's mapping policy, specifically for Indian companies.

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre Featured pages Featured pages Featured pages Opinion Featured pages Canva "China’s Overseas Development Finance: Geospatial Data for Analysis of Biodiversity and Indigenous Lands" This dataset is the first global, harmonized, validated, and geolocated record of Chinese development finance. It covers the years 2008 through 2019, to include equal time before and after the launch of the Belt and Road Initiative in 2013. It includes all loans from the China Development Bank and Export-Import Bank of China to governments, inter...