Geospatial Self 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