Coordination with the Help of Geographical Coordinates: g-Governance in India

Abstract

Geospatial technologies have evolved as a science for location-based problem solving at varying scales – from local, regional, national and even global levels. Location intelligence is the core strength of geospatial technology and enables efficient public administration and ensures proper delivery of government services. Technical advancements in geospatial technology enabled new modes of government services through the g-governance toolkit. At the heart of this articulation lies the conceptualization of g-Governance as a geospatial plug-in for e-Governance. Emphasis has been given on harnessing geospatial technology for enabling governments to do the public services by exhibiting high-quality and cost-effective operations, delivery of services, citizen engagement, bringing transparency, and accountability in the public administration process. The need of g-Governance in various service verticals was analyzed and compiled in this article.

Keywords:

• Government
• governance
• geospatial technology
• information and communication technologies
• g-Governance toolkit

Acknowledgements

The authors wish to express deep sense of gratitude to Dr. Santanu Chowdhury, Director, National Remote Sensing Center for permitting this work. We are grateful to Dr. K. Sivan, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organization by several ways and encouraging such type of research investigations.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.