All Things Policy An Assessment on Indian Geospatial Portals
Sep 25, 2025
Swathi Kalyani, a research analyst at the Takshashila Institution, shares her insights on India's geospatial portals. She explains their critical role in planning and disaster response, while discussing the barriers like policy gaps and institutional silos that hinder their effectiveness. Swathi emphasizes the potential of public-private partnerships and discusses global best practices from the US and China. She concludes with priority actions to enhance accessibility and innovation, making these tools sharper for citizens and businesses.
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Geospatial Portals As Critical Infrastructure
- Geospatial portals are critical infrastructure for planning, disaster response and navigation.
- They let stakeholders observe areas humans cannot easily access and inform policy and service delivery.
Bhuvan As India's Early Flagship Portal
- India started late but built flagship platforms like Bhuvan from ISRO's NRSC to disseminate satellite data.
- Bhuvan provides downloadable imagery that researchers use for local analysis.
Policy Vision Exists But Execution Lags
- The National Geospatial Policy 2022 set liberalization and democratization goals but implementation lags.
- Key deliverables like a domestic datum and data integration remain incomplete near target deadlines.