On February 4, 2026, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science and Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh, announced in Loksabha the National Geospatial Mission in the Union Budget (2025-26) to develop foundational geospatial infrastructure and datasets. A network of 1145 Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS) has been established with the Survey of India, providing real-time positioning with centimetre level accuracy. A high accuracy Geoid model for 10 states and a single authoritative Administrative Boundary Data Base (ABDB) have been developed in collaboration with the Survey of India and Office of the Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner. The country's data infrastructure is aligned with international standards like Bureau of India Standards (BIS) and International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and is continuously upgraded. This information was posted by PIB Delhi at 4:53 PM. The Release ID is 2223194, and the visitor counter is 98. The release is available in Urdu and Hindi.
Key Entities Referenced
National Geospatial Mission: An initiative announced in the Union Budget (2025-26) to develop foundational geospatial infrastructure and datasets.
Survey of India: Collaborates in establishing Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS) and developing the Administrative Boundary Data Base (ABDB).
Bureau of India Standards (BIS): Sets internationally accepted standards and best practices for data acquisition, processing, and dissemination.
Ministry of Science & Technology: The ministry under which the information regarding national mapping data was released.
Lok Sabha: The Parliament where the information was submitted.
Ministry of Science & Technology
PARLIAMENT QUESTION: NATIONAL MAPPING
DATA
Posted On: 04 FEB 2026 4:53PM by PIB Delhi
A network of 1145 Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS), which is capable of providing
real-time positioning service with centimetre level accuracy, has been established in collaboration with
Survey of India. High accuracy Geoid model for 10 states has been developed. A single authoritative
Administrative Boundary Data Base (ABDB) has been developed in collaboration with Survey of India
and Office of the Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner.
The existing data acquisition, processing and dissemination infrastructure within the country is aligned
with internationally accepted standards and best practices, such as those notified by Bureau of India
Standards (BIS) and prescribed by International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and other global
standard-setting bodies. This infrastructure is under continuous upgradation in accordance with evolving
technologies and standards. In this context, National Geospatial Mission has been announced in the Union
Budget (2025-26) to develop foundational geospatial infrastructure and datasets.
This Information was submitted by Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science and Technology
Dr. Jitendra Singh in Loksabha on 4th February 2026.
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