{"id":38183,"date":"2025-02-28T18:43:06","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T13:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=38183"},"modified":"2025-04-02T12:24:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T06:54:34","slug":"national-geospatial-policy-2022-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/28-02-2025\/national-geospatial-policy-2022-2","title":{"rendered":"National Geospatial Policy 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus :GS 3\/Science and Technology<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/30-12-2022\/national-geospatial-policy-2022\"><strong>National Geospatial Policy 2022<\/strong><\/a> positions India as a global leader in geospatial technology, ensuring that location-based intelligence powers the nation&#8217;s progress and prosperity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About National Geospatial Policy (NGP)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It was announced by the Centre\u00a0 in\u00a0 2022 and it <strong>replaces\u00a0 the National Map Policy, 2005.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It builds on the <strong>Department of Science and Technology (DST) guidelines <\/strong>issued in February 2021.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>These guidelines deregulated the geospatial sector and liberalized the acquisition, production, and access to geospatial data.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It outlines a <strong>strategic plan to develop geospatial infrastructure<\/strong>, services, and platforms at both national and sub-national levels.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It aims to strengthen the <strong>location-centric industry to support the information economy.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A key objective of the NGP is to establish a high-resolution topographical survey and <strong>mapping system by 2030,<\/strong> along with creating a highly accurate Digital Elevation Model (DEM) for the entire country.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It aims to drive India toward its vision of a self-reliant <strong>\u201cViksit Bharat\u201d by 2047.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fff2cc\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Do you know ?<\/strong><br>&#8211; <strong>Geospatial data<\/strong> are descriptions of events or occurrences with a location on or near the surface of the earth.\u00a0<br>&#8211; This location can be static \u2013 relating to earthquakes, vegetation, etc., or dynamic \u2013 a person walking on the road, a package being tracked, etc.<br>&#8211; The location data obtained is usually combined with other characteristic attributes or recorded parameters to provide meaningful insights in the form of geospatial data.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Features\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It acknowledges the r<strong>ole of geospatial technology in governance<\/strong>, economic growth, and societal development.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It promotes self-reliance by empowering Indian companies and reducing dependency on foreign geospatial data.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It focuses on <strong>enhancing institutional frameworks<\/strong>, coordination, and a vibrant geospatial ecosystem.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It emphasizes <strong>data-driven decision-making<\/strong> to modernize infrastructure and improve governance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It encourages <strong>open access to geospatial data<\/strong> and services via geospatial platforms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is <strong>aligned <\/strong>with <strong>PM Gati Shakti, <\/strong>which aims to streamline infrastructure development across 16 Ministries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"546879\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"565\" height=\"637\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/02\/National-Geospatial-Policy-2022.webp\" alt=\"National-Geospatial-Policy-2022\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-38184\" style=\"--dominant-color: #546879; width:391px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/02\/National-Geospatial-Policy-2022.webp 565w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/02\/National-Geospatial-Policy-2022-266x300.webp 266w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Related Steps\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Operation Dronagiri: <\/strong>It was<strong> <\/strong>launched\u00a0 in 2024, as a pilot project to showcase geospatial technology applications in governance, business, and citizen services.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Initially implemented in five states (Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It Integrates government, industry, and startups for geospatial innovation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It facilitates seamless access and sharing of geospatial data for urban planning, environmental monitoring, and disaster management.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Allocations and Trends from the Union Budget 2025<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Government of India has allocated \u20b9100 crore for the National Geospatial Mission.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This mission aims to develop foundational geospatial infrastructure and data, playing a crucial role in modernizing land records, urban planning, and infrastructure design<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conclusion\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The National Geospatial Policy 2022 is a significant step towards strengthening India&#8217;s geospatial ecosystem.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>By simplifying data access, promoting innovation, and fostering enterprise development, the policy is creating a robust and dynamic geospatial sector that supports governance, industry, and research.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source :PIB<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Geospatial Policy 2022 positions India as a global leader in geospatial technology, ensuring that location-based intelligence powers the nation&#8217;s progress and prosperity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38183"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38183\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38185,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38183\/revisions\/38185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}