Antrix to sell map data to local companies

Antrix is looking to appoint a global consultant who can help it estimate the market opportunity to sell the data to customers

Antrix Corporation, the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), is looking to sell map data to local companies for building highways, and help truck operators firm up routes and car-service providers map cities.

So far, the National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA), the Hyderabad-based unit that captures and analyses maps beamed by India’s fleet of earth observation satellites, has been providing map data to Indian customers.

A global explosion of private satellite companies that have launched earth observation satellites and have built profitable business models has encouraged Antrix to explore such an opportunity in India.

Antrix, which started its commercial business