India/Government of India

Official repository of open data by the Government of India from various federal and state agencies with regular updates.

• Website: https://data.gov.in/
• License: GODL-India (Government Open Data License - India)
• Open data Import

Mapping laws and regulations

The Department of Science and Technology under the Government of India have framed various policies to promote and regulate mapping of India over the years. As of February 2021, mapmaking in India has been largely liberalized to promote the use of geospatial data for job creation and economic growth.

Current policy

The approved guidelines for geospatial data (2021) and draft national geospatial policy (2021) cover how geospatial data of India can be collected and outlines the restrictions on its use.

• There is no formal approval needed for collection, generation, preparation, dissemination, storage, publication, updating and/or digitization of Geospatial Data and Maps within the territory of India if users can self certify their adherence to the published guidelines.
• Features and attributes mentioned in the published list of negaative attributes (2021) are restricted from being mapped with the exception if they are publicly identifiable on sign boards
• Geospatial data collected by foreign entities on foreign servers must not exceed on site accuracy of more than 1m (horizontal) and 3m (vertical)
• Street view survey photographs can only be collected by Indian entities and stored on Indian servers
• For political maps of India, the external boundary must match the ones published by Survey of India

Please see further discussion of the regulations on the talk-in mailing list: [OSM and New Indian Geospatial Guidelines https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-in/2022-August/003580.html].

Other regulations

There are several other regulations related to mapping in India:

• Draft Space Based Remote Sensing Policy of India (2020)
• Remote Sensing Data Policy (2011)
• National Map Policy (2005) and Guidlines for implementing National Map Policy (2005)

UN Report

• India Country report for UNGGIM

Ministry of Science and Technology (http://dst.gov.in)

1. Survey of India (http://surveyofindia.gov.in)

• Crowdsource app :- http://www.surveyofindia.gov.in/upload/downloads/Download-136.zip
• Bharat Geo Hub https://bharatgeohub.gov.in
• India Maps https://indiamaps.gov.in/
• Survey Kshan http://www.surveykshan.gov.in
• Nakshe portal http://soinakshe.uk.gov.in/

1. National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organization(http://www.natmo.gov.in/)
2. National Spatial Data infrastructure (https://nsdiindia.gov.in/)
3. Natural Resources Data Management System (https://dst.gov.in/natural-resources-data-management-system)

Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (http://meity.gov.in/)

1. National Centre of Geo-Informatics (https://ncog.gov.in/)
2. National Informatics Centre (https://mapservice.gov.in , https://bharatmaps.gov.in)

Department of Space(https://www.dos.gov.in/)

1. NRSC Bhuvan (http://bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in/)

• Crowdsource app:- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=isro.nrsc.BhuvanPOI&hl=en_AU

Ministry of Rural Development

• Geospatial Rural Road Information System http://www.pmgsy-grris.nic.in
• https://bhunaksha.nic.in/bhunaksha/index.jsp
• http://grammanchitra.gov.in
• http://bhuvan-panchayat.nrsc.gov.in/
• http://dilrmp.gov.in/#
• http://dilrmp.gov.in/ngdrs/ngdrs.html

Ministry of Urban Development

1. National Urban Information System (https://gis.niua.org/portal/home/groups.html)

Ministry of Environment and Forests

1. Forest Survey of India

Ministry of Mines

1. Geological Survey of India

National GIS

• National GIS
• ESRI National GIS
• National GIS The Hindu Report
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Education

• Indian Institute of Surveying & Mapping -- www.iism.nic.in
• Indian Institute of Remote Sensing -- www.iirs.gov.in
• Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology -- www.iist.ac.in