Context: Analysing the potential of new guidelines released by the Department of Science and Technology for regulation of remote sensing, Geographic Information System (GIS), and other geospatial technologies.
Issues in the Indian GIS policy regime
Potential of new geospatial guidelines
Way forward
Conclusion: Accurate and widely accessible geospatial data can set off a wave of service delivery rationalisation and resource optimisation through democratisation of data collection and access.