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Geospatial technology broadly includes mapping and surveying techniques, remote sensing, photogrammetry, cartography, Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Geographical Information Systems (GIS). With its unique ability for acquisition, integration and analysis of geographically-referenced spatial information, this technology has in recent times been recognised as an effective tool for planning, management and decision making locally and globally.
Geospatial technology broadly includes mapping and surveying techniques, remote sensing, photogrammetry, cartography, Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Geographical Information Systems (GIS). With its unique ability for acquisition, integration and analysis of geographically-referenced spatial information, this technology has in recent times been recognised as an effective tool for planning, management and decision making locally and globally.
Geospatial technology has made inroads across various sectors in the public as well as private domain in India. The major sectors using geospatial technology in India are: agriculture, telecommunications, oil & gas, environmental management, forestry, public safety, infrastructure, logistics etc. As stakeholders across sectors realise the utility and long term cost effectiveness of using geospatial tools and technologies, the geospatial industry is set to progress by leaps and bounds in the coming years. Well articulated policy mechanisms, Government support and the ever-increasing domestic demand would go a long way in popularising geospatial technology in India and bring it into the mainstream as an aid for effective governance and developmental planning.
The aim of the FICCI Task Force on Geospatial Technologies is to mainstream the use of geospatial technologies in various sectors and applications in India. The following objectives have been broadly outlined:
- Raise awareness among the citizens and encourage use of geospatial technologies for better information generation and decision making
- Identify successful case studies and models of application of geospatial techniques for replication
- Collaborate with Government at all possible levels to identify and address policy issues in this sector
- Efforts toward recognition to the subject as one of the mainstream options for higher education and career
- Facilitate a common platform to all stakeholders so as to strengthen feed-back mechanism among Government, Industry & Academia
- Assess and enhance the level of engagement across different sectors of economy
- Capacity Building
Team Leader
Sumeet Gupta
Assistant Secretary GeneralTimeline
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Event
FICCI National Geospatial Awards 2022
Mar
Press Release
Liberalisation of geospatial policies offers golden opportunity to the private sector: Prof K Vijay Raghavan, Principal Scientific Advisor, GoI
Feb
Press Release
Govt guidelines in removing colonial legacies for regulating acquisitions in use of geospatial data to go a long way: Prof Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, DST
Oct
Press Release
RFP for an LPPT underway; logistics sector to soon have a performance monitor: Special Secretary (Logistics), Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Event
Future of Geospatial Industry - Aatmanirbhar Bharat: Developing World-Class Geospatial Solutions for Governance, Businesses & Citizens
Sep
Event
Webinar on Location Technology – Enabling Effective Emergency Response and Public Safety System
Jul
Event
FICCI National Geospatial Awards 2019: Call for Nominations
Event
Geospatial Technologies for Heritage Conservation and Management
Mar
May
Event
GEOIntelligence - led Policing & Emergency Response
Jun
Press Release
Location Based Services integrated with GIS platform to enable digital transformation
Apr
Mar
Jun
Press Release
FICCI suggests for creating the Geospatial Information Regulatory Authority
Policy
Recommendations on the Draft of "The Geospatial Information Regulation Bill, 2016"
Jan
Event
Launch of FICCI-Geospatial Today Publication "Empowering India through Geospatial Technologies - Select Stories"
Dec
Policy
USE OF GIS FOR DEVELOPMENT FICCI inputs to the Planning Commission for 12th Five Year Plan
Nov
Sep
Event
GIS: Opening the World to Everyone – Visionary Talk by Jack Dangermond, President, ESRI Inc.
Dec
Nov
Dec
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NSDI 8: Geospatial Technologies in India – Challenges & Opportunities
