cordially invites you to

GEOSPATIAL

SUMMIT
To deliberate upon the purpose, value, wealth and economy
created by Geospatial Technologies in our country

The occasion will also mark the release of

Indian Geospatial Market

2018 Report
Thursday, May 10th 2018
1230 – 1930 hrs

Gulmohar Hall,
India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

RSVP
Ms. Megha Datta, Director – MIPA, Geospatial Media and Communications
Email: megha@geospatialmedia.net, Mobile: 9810009587
Program Overleaf
Time (Hrs) Session Name
1200 - 1300 Registrations
1230 - 1330 Lunch
1330 - 1335 Welcome Address by Sanjay Kumar, CEO, Geospatial Media and Communications
1335 - 1345 Keynote Address by Lt Gen Girish Kumar VSM, Surveyor General of India
1345 - 1355 Keynote Address by Dr Mohan Reddy, Founder and Executive Chairman, Cyient
1355 - 1430 Panel Discussion 1: Defining Geospatial Vision for New India
Moderator: 
Sanjay Kumar, CEO, Geospatial Media and Communications
Panelists: 
Lt Gen Girish Kumar, VSM, Surveyor General of India
Kamal Kishore, Member, NDMA
Shambhu Singh, Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor, Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways
Dr. Mohan Reddy, Founder and Executive Chairman, Cyient
1430 - 1440 Brief overview of Indian Geospatial Market 2018 (IGM-18) Report
1440 – 1445 Release of Indian Geospatial Economy-18 Report
Address by Hon'ble Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State (I/C), Ministry of Housing and
1445 - 1500
Urban Affairs
1500 - 1530 Tea break
1530 - 1615 Panel Discussion 2: Growth Drivers of Indian Geospatial Industry Serving Export Market
Moderator: 
Prasanto Roy, Vice President – Domestic Council and Internet Council, NASSCOM
Panelists: 
Rajesh Alla, CEO, IIC Technologies
Sanjay Bhattacharya, Senior Manager, WIPRO
Abhay Mittal, CEO, SkyMap Global
1615 - 1700 Panel Discussion 3: Growth Drivers of Indian Geospatial Industry Serving Domestic Market
Moderator: 
Dr. K J Ramesh, Director General, Indian Meteorological Department
Panelists: 
Agendra Kumar, President, Esri India
Vikram Singh Gaur, Joint Secretary (State Coordination and Decentralised Planning), NITI Aayog
Bharat Lohani, Chairman, Geokno
Rakesh Verma, Founder and CEO, MapMyIndia
Dr. Bhoop Singh, Head NRDMS, Department of Science and Technology
1700 – 1745 Panel Discussion 4: Mechanisms for Higher Adoption in Infrastructure and Digital Cities
Moderator: 
Vinit Goenka, Member Governing Council, CRIS, Ministry of Railways and Member Taskforce
(IT), Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways
Panelists: 
Srinibas Pattnaik, Senior Director – South Asia Region, DigitalGlobe
Kaushik Chakraborty, Vice President SE Asia and India, Bentley Systems
Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, Director General, National Mission for Clean Ganga
Hukum Singh Meena, Joint Secretary, Department of Land Resources
Rajan Aiyer, Managing Director, Trimble Navigation
1745 – 1830 Panel Discussion 5: Mechanisms for Higher Adoption in Defense and Internal Security
Moderator: 
Lt Gen AKS Chandele, President - Defence and Internal Security, Geospatial Media and
Communications
Panelists: 
Lt Gen Anil Kapoor, VSM, Director General, DGIS
Dr. A.P. Maheshwari, IPS, Director General, Bureau of Police Research & Development
1830 – 1930 Cocktail reception
 2018 EDITION

INDIAN
GEOSPATIAL Produced By

ECONOMY (IGE)
REPORT
Key Perspectives

G
eospatial technologies are playing an increasingly crucial role in the Indian economy and
society. Geospatial Media and Communications undertook a unique exercise to present
a comprehensive assessment of the current policy environment, industry dynamics and
user adoption, and the future outlook of the market.
Conducted in two phases, the research team of Geospatial Media and Communications
reached out to varied stakeholders of the industry. Under Phase I, one-day workshops with
user groups were organized across 11 states of India. In Phase II, the team conducted one-on-one meetings
with industry leaders, online surveys with users, service providers and consultants to suitably understand
the current state of affairs, and to present a 360-degree view of opportunities and challenges before the
geospatial market in India. As a result of this exhaustive exercise, the IGE – 2018 report presents insightful
and actionable recommendations for both the policy makers and the industry players.
The total worth of the geospatial market in India during 2017-18 was estimated to be approximately INR
7,679 crore and is expected to growth at nearly 13.8% CAGR to reach INR 11,306 crore in 2021 (IGE-18).
Despite the growing market, India still accounts for less than 0.4% of the global geospatial market in value
terms.
At present, the major growth drivers for geospatial market in India is the thrust provided by the central and
state governments for developing a robust physical infrastructure, effective governance delivery including
e-governance and digital economy initiatives, integrated programs on urban and rural development initiatives
such as smart cities, RURBAN clusters etc. These initiatives have provided a significant momentum for
enhanced adoption of geospatial technologies.
Geospatial information management and its adoption has so far been a direct beneficiary of gains in Information
and Communication Technologies (ICT) as it rides conveniently on advancing digital ecosystem and digital
infrastructure in the country to deliver value to businesses, departments as well as end consumers/citizens.
However, integration of geospatial information and technology solutions for development planning,
governance delivery and enterprise-wide workflow management needs more than the regular ICT
infrastructure and services planning. Almost invariably, geospatial integration demands for greater attention to
details and coordination among diverse stakeholders and strategic planning for implementation to adequately
deliver on its intended promise.
Key Focus Areas for Geospatial Industry Players and Policy Makers
Promoting innovation
Expanding geospatial
Putting in place an Building geospatial and skill development
industry capacities
integrated geospatial technology integration initiatives in partnership
as well as market
sector development capacities at government with industry, academia
opportunities
framework for user departments to and research institutions
with increased
facilitative institutional foster advance adoption and venture/incubation
commercialization of
and policy environment levels support finance
industry value chain
availability.
 The Indian Geospatial Economy (IGE) – 18 report finds that the India geospatial market space is
currently dominated by GNSS & Positioning and GIS/Spatial Analytics segments. In FY 2017-18, GNSS
& Positioning, the leading geospatial technology segment accounted for nearly 72.8% of the total market,
while GIS/Spatial Analytics contributed to 23.1% of the market share.
Indian Geospatial Economy: Market Distribution as per Technology Segments (FY 2017-18)

23.1%
72.8%
GIS/Spatial Analytics

GNSS and Positioning

2.1% 2.0%
Earth Observation LiDAR & 3D Scanning
Source: IGE-2018 Report

Among the top application areas, Infrastructure, Utilities and Urban Development sectors generate
the maximum revenue for geospatial technologies and services in India. During FY 2017-18, these three
application areas recorded an estimated market share of nearly 22.1%, 15.7% and 13.9% respectively.
Other leading application areas include Mining, Oil & Gas, Education & Research, Water Resources &
irrigation and Defense & Internal Security.
Indian Geospatial Economy: Market Distribution as per Application Areas (FY 2017-18)

15.7% 5.5% 5.3%

Minning, Education &
Utilities Oil & Gas Research

22.1% 23.8%
Infrastructure
4.9% 4.3%
Water Land Admin &
Others

Resources and Rural

13.9%
Urban Devlopment
irrigation Development

2.8%
Defense & Internal Security
0.9% 0.9%
Retail &
Logistics
NMA

Source: IGE-2018 Report

 India’s geospatial industry is currently focused on offering services. It constituted nearly 74.4% of the
total market in 2017-18, followed by hardware at 17.0%. Solutions, which currently form a meager 2.3%
of the total market revenue, is the fastest growing segment as end-users gradually move away from
piecemeal offerings and opt for end-to-end solutions instead.

Indian Geospatial Economy: Market Distribution as per Sub-Segments (FY 2017-18)

17.0%
Hardware
74.4%
Services

5.0% 2.3%
Software
Solutions
1.3% Data
Source: IGE-2018 Report

Framing a conducive policy environment to support wider democratization of geospatial data for
enhanced commercialization with value-added services (VAS) and applications development at the
downstream, and proactive mechanisms for innovation and entrepreneurship promotion can do wonders
to enhance the value addition as well as shift towards innovative product/service segment in the
market. There is a pressing need to comprehensively assess and address the composition, regulation,
development and delivery related issues that are hindering the growth of the industry.
Attend the Artha Summit at Gulmohar Hall, Habitat World, at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi on May
10th, 2018 to find out and discuss further details on the key findings and recommendations from IGE –
2018 report.

Partners