India to Launch “country’s first indigenous geomatics software” in December

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) developed the software, which includes GIS, image analysis and GPS support. It does not yet have a name, for now it’s called ‘Indigenous GIS and IP Software’ or IGIS. It also has no price, but will be “competitive.” Reviews have been positive at least from ISRO staffers. Why launch an in-country solution? It will:

- be more compatible with Indian satellites
- save money
- make India self-reliant in geo-software

India Express states that much of the geospatial industry’s Rs 950 million in 2006-07 went to “foreign players like ESRI, AutoDesk, Bentley Systems, Leica Geosystems, InterGraph and PCI Geomatics.”

It’s interesting India didn’t develop an open source source solution.