New Delhi, Dec. 2 -- India needs a transformational push in geospatial infrastructure to achieve its economic and national security goals, senior government officials and experts said on the opening day of the GeoSmart India 2025 summit in New Delhi.

The four-day premier GIS conference, hosted by Geospatial World, brought together policymakers, industry leaders and technology experts to discuss the country's growing reliance on geospatial intelligence for land administration, climate planning, telecom networks and sustainable development.

Speaking with ANI on the sidelines of the summit, former NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said the geospatial sector, which was opened up in 2022, has the potential to bring "huge transformational impact" t...