Desi tech firm Genesys rolls out programme for 3D mapping of India

NEW DELHI: Indian technology firm Genesys International on Wednesday launched its pan-India programme for 3D mapping, which it expects will map every inch of cities across the country.
According to Genesys, the creation of this very accurate 3D data will mean a host of applications will open up in high-definition mapping, for smart cars, e-commerce, logistics, gaming, utilities planning for next-generation networks in telecom, renewable energy and in disaster management and emergency response.
NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Wednesday launched the company’s mapping platform ‘Digital Twin’. During the launch here, Amitabh Kant said “the new geospatial policy focuses on innovation and in harnessing the capability and content of companies like Genesys that have done pioneering work. Our PM has been a key advocate of using geospatial content in a host of applications, and his vision of self-reliance is manifested in the landmark geospatial policy.”
Sajid Malik, CMD of Genesys International, said “the Digital Twin platform of urban India will herald a transformation in map usage in this country as we would have mapped literally every inch of the city. These highly accurate 3D data — a step towards Metaverse — will mean an essential part of the digital India economy system. Now data of this kind would be available for licence to a host of users.”
Genesys claims to have a constellation of advanced sensors in India, consisting of aerial mobile and terrestrial systems capable of imaging at high speeds and resolution. The company has recently filed for patents in unique geocoding for addressing 3D data as well as automated capture of features from 3D street map imagery.
Headquartered in Mumbai, Genesys operates several geospatial production and application development centers in the country. The company has been delivering services to clients across the globe from the past 23 years.
Genesys has several firsts to its credit: It is India’s first company to capture 360 degree street view for more than 60 cities, the country's first non-government company to start photogrammetric mapping (the use of photography in surveying and mapping to ascertain measurements between objects) and the first company to start processing LiDAR (a method for determining ranges by targeting an object with a laser) data for global market.