Key Points
A few weeks ago, Google, which has become synonymous with maps, thanks to the ubiquity of Google Maps mobile app, announced that it is introducing India-specific pricing for developers using the Google Maps platform with up to 70% lower costs on most APIs..
Google announced price cuts after Ola rolled out Ola Maps, the digital mapping solution created using proprietary and open data including real-time data of the Ola fleet and open-source government data repositories, OpenStreetMaps..
A few days ago, homegrown digital mapping services company MapMyIndia, a chief rival of Google Maps, sued Ola for allegedly stealing its data and breaching the license agreement to create Ola Maps, according to reports..
In addition to Ola, India's own mapping companies such as MapmyIndia, Genesys International and RMSI - to name a few - are taking on Google, aided in part by a new policy that gave Indian companies a definite edge...
It all changed about two years ago when the government notified the National Geospatial Policy which liberalised regulations that applied to acquisition and production of geospatial data and services including surveying and mapping enabling Indian private firms to work without prior approvals..
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