Kerala Government has taken the lead to create, maintain and deliver geospatial data and metadata for their external clients, in real time. It has announced setting up of a Spatial Data Infrastructure called Kerala State Spatial Data Infrastructure (KSSDI)

RapidEye signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to provide RapidEye satellite imagery for monitoring and change detection in areas prone to natural disasters.

Tele Atlas and Cobra Electronics signed an agreement under which Tele Atlas will supply digital maps and location content on the 7700 Pro, Cobra's GPS navigation and routing tool tailored to the needs of the professional truck driver.