The earthquake, tsunami and the nuclear devastation.
18,500 deaths, 400,000 houses destroyed.
Thousands still live in temporary houses.

Though India has the fourth highest number of think tanks in the world,

But none among the global top 50.
Says ‘Global Go To Think Tanks’ report
By the University of Pennsylvania..

Industry, market, growth, potential
Innovation applications
Evolving technology tools
Military, civil, commercial…

Recently, the arrests of some unsuspecting citizens
For their alleged ‘offensive comments’ in twitter and facebook,
In the biggest democracy of the world,
Triggered a debate on ‘freedom’ of ‘expression’.

19th United Nations Regional Cartographic Conference for Asia and the Pacific
Emphasizes the need of global reference datasets,
Global geospatial information base and framework,
And establishing best practices in institutional arrangements.

Apple got it wrong.
iPhone 5 maps applications…
Incorrect maps, wrong place, misspelled locations…

Aspirations to actions
Brakes to breakthroughs
Confusions to confidence
Delays to deliverables

On August 6, 2012 Mankind accomplishes another feat,
When our curiosity to locate life Beyond the Earth,
Finally, landed Curiosity – the NASAs Rover, on Mars.

A drone of Homeland Security, US
‘Spoofed’ by Texas College Researchers
Before the offi cials operating it
Supposedly for a wager of just USD 1000
Demonstrates again the dangers and vulnerability of GNSS.

When various governments raise objections
To the easy access to geospatial information for security reasons
Especially by online providers of such information,
We demand liberated and conducive policy ambience.