Government of India notified the National Geospatial Policy 2022 in December last year as a replacement for the National Map Policy, 2005. The objective of the 2022 policy is to strengthen the location-centric industry to assist with the information economy.

• The policy provides a framework for the development of a geospatial ecosystem that will facilitate the growth of the industry.
• One of the most significant aspects of the National Geospatial Policy 2022 is the government’s aim to geo-reference all the land areas by March 2024.
• This is a massive undertaking, as only 36% of the land has been geo-referenced so far. India is only the third country to undertake the geo-referencing of land parcels, following the United States and the United Kingdom.