{"id":123631,"date":"2022-08-16T21:00:23","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T15:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/?p=123631"},"modified":"2022-08-16T11:12:07","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T05:42:07","slug":"geospatial-policy-meaning-guidelines-benefits-and-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/technology\/geospatial-policy-meaning-guidelines-benefits-and-challenges","title":{"rendered":"Geospatial Policy: Meaning, Guidelines, Benefits and Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Recently, Google launched a 360-degree panorama under its Street View service for 10 Indian cities, including Delhi and Gurugram. This project is also known as &#8220;Project Gullify&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Ministry of Science and Technology (MST) released new guidelines for the geospatial sector in India. These guidelines replaced or amended the previous protocols of Geo-Spatial in India. The term &#8220;geospatial&#8221; means representing data linked with a particular location with the help of technology.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Geospatial technology is a field of study which includes remote sensing (RS), global positioning systems (GPS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). India adopted geospatial technology to acquire data concerning the earth. This technology is also beneficial for analysis and visualization.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What is Geospatial data?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Geospatial data is about objects with a particular location on the earth&#8217;s surface. The location can be both static and dynamic. Static things are those which do not move from their place. On the other hand, dynamic locations are the moving objects that move.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It consists of information helpful for people, such as the location of public transport, water bodies, roads etc. With time, geospatial data is available to all.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Various apps for daily use that have geospatial technology in them are as follows:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Zomato<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Swiggy<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Amazon<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Flipkart etc<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The government issued new guidelines<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">On February 15, 2021, new guidelines were taken into consideration. The government has imposed restrictions on the collection, storage, daily use, and sale of geospatial data.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Most of the control of geospatial data will be under the union government and agencies run by the union government. To use the technology, private companies will have to get permission from government departments. The Home Ministry and Defence Ministry can ask for the records or collection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The specialists have predicted that this project will reach around 1 lakh crore by 2029.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Benefits of Geospatial policy\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Economic growth\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to the India Geospatial Artha Report 2021, by the end of 2025, this sector will collect 63,100 crore. It will boost the government sector as well as private companies.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Rise in employment<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Geospatial policies will also give rise to employment. Private companies like Amazon and Zomato will use these technologies for location tracking to provide jobs. According to the data, the sector will expand within three years to 9.5 lakh.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Easily available and use<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Challenges in the way\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Lack of demand<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">There is no such demand for geospatial. The sector provides services. Only private companies like Flipkart or Swiggy use the technology. There is a massive gap between the introduction and implementation. The middle market geospatial market is absent.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Lack of awareness<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Due to the lack of awareness among the masses, the demand is low. People are unfamiliar with the use of technology. Along with this, professionals who know this task well are fewer in number.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Many people are trained for the programme, but due to ill-managed opportunities, opportunities are mismatched.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Technical work\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Geospatial technology, which deals with the earth, has some technical steps which have to be taken only by those knowledgeable enough in the same field.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Insecurity<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A lot of geospatial data is available on several other platforms, which can pose a threat to the nation. Further, some specialists believe that this globally available technology is not a good alternative for use by the common man.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This freely available data regarding a nation could prove to be dangerous. There can be some chances of misuse or leaked information in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, Google launched a 360-degree panorama under its Street View service for 10 Indian cities, including Delhi and Gurugram. This project is also known as &#8220;Project Gullify&#8221;. The Ministry of Science and Technology (MST) released new guidelines for the geospatial sector in India. These guidelines replaced or amended the previous protocols of Geo-Spatial in India. 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