Launching of Rural Connectivity GIS Data in Public Domain

Launching of Rural Connectivity GIS Data in Public Domain

Question : On which date has government launched Rural Connectivity GIS DatainPublicDomain?
(a)22FEB 2022

(b)12FEB2022
(c)20FEB2022
(d)None of the above
Answer : (a)
Related facts —

Government has launched Rural Connectivity GIS Data in Public Domain on February 22, 2022.
Key points —

  1. GIS Data for 800,000+ rural facilities, 1 Million+ habitations and 25,00,000 km+ of rural roads collected and digitised using GIS platform will be made available to the public
  2. National Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (NRIDA) will be signing MoU with 3 renowned GIS Firms & collaborating with Gati Shakti for releasing the Rural Connectivity GIS Data in Public Domain
  3. The launch of GIS data will be followed by technical session where presentation by ESRI India, MapmyIndia, DataMeet, Gati Shakti and CDAC Pune will be made.

By – Pankaj Pandey

Link:
https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1800089