[HOT] India ban on "unofficial maps"

[Carissa Brittain]

The article in Geospatial World (
http://geospatialworld.net/Professional/ViewBlog.aspx?id=477) has a link to
the May 5 draft of the bill (
http://www.dst.gov.in/sites/default/files/Draft-NGP-Ver%201%20ammended_05May2016.pdf)
but it doesn't seem to be complete.

Techdirt's article (
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160509/09563834390/indias-proposed-geospatial-information-regulation-bill-would-shut-down-most-map-based-services-there.shtml)
seems to have a more complete version:
http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/GeospatialBill_05052016_eve.pdf

'Carissa Brittain

On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 2:21 PM, Ralph Aytoun <ralph.aytoun at ntlworld.com>
wrote:

>
> An item for discussion.
> This particular scenario existed when I was working for Philip’s and we
> had to send to India for prior approval, an exact copy of any map of India
> that we would include in any of our atlases. It appears that India is going
> to roll this out further.
>
> Is this something HOT will have to get prior permission for in the event
> of a natural disaster? It certainly appears that way.
>
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-36276754
>
> Regards
>
> Ralph Aytoun
>
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