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Geospatial Technology for Digitising Thematic Map and Atlas Repository
Overview
The Digital India initiative is rooted in the vision to provide free, uninterrupted, and authentic information access to citizens. With more than 65 years of experience in thematic mapping and cartography, the National Atlas, and Thematic Mapping Organisation (NATMO) attempts to align its functions and initiatives to the accomplishment of the innovative Digital India Mission holistically.
NATMO has a rich repository of spatial data on cross-sectoral themes, spanning natural, cultural, environmental, and socio-economic realms, which it planned to digitise and liberalise access to, using a cost-effective, indigenous enterprise portal. Accordingly, “Enterprise Geoportal for NATMO” was set up with the administrative and financial support of the Department of Science & Technology to showcase all the NATMO publications (maps, atlases etc) in the public domain for the benefit of Geospatial users and industry.
Vision: To effectively use Geospatial technology, data, and dissemination through cartography to provide map services commensurate with the Digital India initiative of the Government of India.