An interactive, three-dimensional map, that depicts spatial distribution of economic activity, could help tap India’s growth potential better. That was the idea behind the open source, 3D map developed by a team of researchers from the Mumbai-based IDFC Institute, working along with Urban Expansion Observatory at the Mahatma Education Society and Valectus. In order to overcome the constraints of administrative data, the map makes use of satellite data (specifically night time lights), population estimates etc, Kshitij Batra, Junior Fellow at IDFC Institute told BloombergQuint.

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