Centre released geospatial Bill to spur investment, innovation, mapping content: NITI Aayog CEO

NITI Aayog Chief Executive Officer, Amitabh Kant launched Pan-India geospatial programme by Genesys International Corporation Ltd to make a ‘digital twin’ of urban India. While addressing the gathering at the launch, CEO Kant talked about the necessity of mapping and said, “Map data is integral part of Digital India. Be it urban planning, navigation, logistics, or infrastructure, we need mapping”. “Government has released a landmark ‘geospatial bill’ to spur investment, innovation and geospatial technology and mapping content. The bill has many salient features”, said CEO Amitabh while talking about the 3D map programme.