more-inAny new regulation or law that the government may bring for location-based services should ensure that the pace of innovation is not impacted, said Suren Ruhela, Director, Google Maps Next Billion Users. “The entire space around location services is very dynamic… the ecosystem is still evolving,” he said, adding that some concerns that governments had about security were not specific to one country. “When it comes to specifically, something like GIRB, I would say that government is promoting location services in a lot of ways.”“The government clearly recognises that location service is a big enabler for implementation of schemes, delivery of government services. New featuresGoogle rolled out new features to aid easier navigation using Google Maps, including voice navigation in six languages – Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam. “In India, we know how challenging it can be to reach a given residential address.

Source: The Hindu March 13, 2018 17:03 UTC