Geospatial Sector – Policy & Challenges

Geospatial data are sensitive details pertaining to specific locations on the earth's surface. Geospatial data often combines temporal information with location and attribute information. Geospatial technology has its application in almost every domain of the economy ranging from agriculture to industries, development of urban or rural infrastructure, administration of land, economic activities of banking and finance, resources, mining, water, disaster management, social planning, delivery services, etc. Geospatial data is now widely accepted as a critical national infrastructure and information resource with proven societal, economic, and environmental value that enables Government systems and services, and sustainable national development initiatives, to be integrated using ‘location’ as a common and underpinning reference frame.