India scare Google: map data errors, ranging from fines to jail-Google maps, India-IT information

On May 7, the foreign media reports, India Government plans to adopt a new law to regulate the mapping work. For the map service providers, if the map data error, will face the risk of heavy fines or jail.

If the Bill is passed, Google map service providers need to continue in India providing map services, you need to obtain an authorization. The new Bill called the Act on supervision of geo-spatial information (Geospatial Information Regulation Bill), is still in the draft stage.

This Bill provides that a person shall not, through the Internet platform, online services, or any electronic or physical form, disseminate, publish, or distribute any error or false in India of geo-spatial information.

If a violation of that provision, was a fine of 10 million rupees to 1 billion rupees (1 rupee = 0.0977 million) fine or a maximum of 7 years ' imprisonment. This means Google in India continue to provide Google maps (Google Maps) and the Google Earth (Google Earth), Ola and Uber continues to provide a taxi service, you need to obtain an authorization. These maps have to go through India to a specialized agency of the Government review.

Until then, India on border issues, the Government had had differences with Google. For example, India had been dissatisfied with Google in its range of products will be Pakistan-administered Kashmir as Pakistani territory and condemned twice in 2005 and 2013 on Google.

In February this year, in Pathankot air base after the terrorist attacks, India Government accused Google in Google maps and Google Earth service provides high-resolution images of a sensitive defense-related facilities and nuclear power plants.

印度吓唬谷歌：地图数据错误，轻则罚款重则坐牢 - 谷歌地图,印度 - IT资讯

5月7日，国外媒体报道，印度政府计划通过一部新法案来规范地图绘制工作。对于地图服务提供商而言，如果其地图数据出现错误，将面临高额罚款或坐牢的风险。

如果该法案最终被通过，则谷歌等地图服务商要继续想在印度提供地图服务，就需要获得相关授权。这部新法案名为《地理空间信息监管法案》(Geospatial Information Regulation Bill)，目前还处于草案阶段。

这份草案规定，任何人不得通过互联网平台、在线服务、任何电子或实物形式描绘、传播、出版或分发任何错误或虚假的印度地理空间信息。

如果违反该规定，则被处以1000万卢比至10亿卢比(1卢比=0.0977元人民币)的罚款，或者最高入狱监禁7年。这意味着谷歌要想在印度继续提供谷歌地图(Google Maps)和谷歌地球(Google Earth)服务，Ola和Uber等继续提供打车服务，就需要获得相关授权。这些地图必须要经过印度政府一个专门机构的审查。

在此之前，印度政府在边界问题上已经与谷歌发生过分歧。例如，印度曾不满谷歌在其多款产品中将巴控克什米尔地区当作巴基斯坦领土，并于2005年和2013年两次对谷歌提出谴责。

今年2月份，在Pathankot空军基地遭遇恐怖袭击之后，印度政府曾指责谷歌在谷歌地图和谷歌地球服务中提供敏感国防设施和核电站的高清图像。