Chennai, Dec. 30 -- Looking back at 2025, the year saw space data economy gaining momentum and finding use from agricultureand climate monitoring to national security, satellite data is steadily moving from being a niche input to a mainstream business and governance tool, said industry body and officials.
The space data economy gained momentum in 2025, with Earth observation data supporting agriculture, disaster management, infrastructure planning, climate monitoring, and defence applications. Policy support was reinforced in the union Budget 2025-26 through initiatives such as the National Geospatial Mission, a Fund of Funds for startups, enhanced credit guarantee mechanisms, expansion of Atal Tinkering Labs, and a dedicated DeepTech Fund...