Geo Spatial Certification Portal

Why in News?

• The Department of Science and Technology has launched the Geospatial self-certification portal to promote technology-driven development and liberalise the geospatial industry..

About

The portal facilitates entities engaged in map-related activities to certify themselves quickly and easily. It is based on the Geo-spatial guidelines of 2021 that were released by the Government of India. The self-certification facility is free for all entities.

The entities include:

• Individual or Organisation
• Government or Private entities
• Indian or Foreign companies/organisations
• Companies engaged in production or sales
• The underlying objective of this programme is to promote the digital ecosystem to unlock economic, social and environmental opportunities for sustainable growth and development of the country
• It will serve as a critical tool to improve location-based services such as e-commerce, delivery, logistics and urban transport
• The portal can help in the fields of agriculture, construction, mines and minerals
• The creation of a portal based on Geospatial technology that utilises location-based data exemplifies welcoming steps towards Atmanirbhar Bharat