Redrawing the Growth Map


India’s decision to liberalize geospatial data rules is historic, and will go a long way in transforming the country’s economy and ensuring self-reliance…
Making People Vote and How!


How a women-led advocacy group used the power of maps to encourage people to vote by making the US Presidential elections personal, and by telling focused, data-driven stories about policies that affect a variety of communities historically excluded from positions of power…
Satellite Imagery is Taking Journalism to New Orbits


Be it for fact-finding or gauging the impact of significant developments, reporting on climate events or conflict zones, because of the unbiased and continuous insights provided by satellite imagery, it is being extensively used in newsrooms today…
The Big Policy Enabler


While humankind is no stranger to crisis, there is something different about the COVID-19 pandemic — in a very short time span, the outbreak has led to unprecedented disruption on social, economic and health fronts…
Citizen Science and Geospatial Systems


The advent of citizen science opens up new possibilities in geospatial tools and applications…
What India Needs to Do to Match China’s Military EO Capabilities


For India to match China’s Earth Observation capacity in defense, it requires comprehensive efforts around research, development and innovation…
What’s Ailing Indian Space-tech Startups


Even as the global NewSpace markets was flourishing, Indian Space-tech startups were striving for survival, sometimes by shifting base to other countries. So, what’s been…
Geography and Epidemiology have a Historic Connection


A sneak peek into the past reveals that geographic information has played a key role in epidemiological breakthroughs, highlighting the power of ‘where’ in healthcare…
How Geospatial Data and Technologies can Help in Disease Prevention and Control


In less than three months since the first case of COVID-19 was identified in Wuhan in December 2019, the pandemic has brought the entire world to its knees. As humanity collectively braces up…
Corona Crisis – Connectivity, Collaboration Must for Bridging Digital Divide


The COVID-19 pandemic has made all of us realize the importance of being technologically advanced all the more. The lockdowns world over compelled us to…