The rise of geospatial intelligence in India’s digital economy

As India embarks on its journey towards building digital public infrastructure, a layer of geospatial intelligence has been forming silently below. The role of location data is increasing tremendously in areas such as advanced mobility, smart city solutions, and financial services as India’s digital future unfolds.

In conversation with Express Computer, Sameer Sankhe, Chief Digital Officer, Genesys International Corporation, he talks about the importance of geospatial data and digital twins for India.

Location intelligence behind India’s digital layer
There have been immense advances made in India’s digital public infrastructure ecosystem that ranges from payment systems to identification systems and document management systems in the past few years.
Sankhe underscores its significance, “Geospatial data is the connective tissue that ties all of this together, because virtually every government service, every piece of physical infrastructure, and every citizen interaction has a location dimension ...