Geospatial Technology: Application, Significance, & Challenges

On the occasion of the first anniversary of the issuance of Geospatial Data Policy in February 2022, it has been informed by the Government that all over 6 lakh Indian villages will be surveyed by using Geospatial Technology with the help of Drones under the SVAMITVA Scheme. Also, a pan-India three-dimensional (3D) map will be prepared for 100 Indian cities.

Geospatial Technology

• Geospatial technologies are a term used to describe the range of modern tools contributing to the geographic mapping and analysis of the Earth and human habitations.
• The tools used for analysis include Geographic Mapping, Geographic Information System (GIS), Global ....