India's vast national highway network is poised for a technology makeover as the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has accelerated the process of fully mapping roads with a Geographic Information System (GIS) by July 31.

The ministry has urged all state and central agencies involved in road construction and maintenance to coordinate with its regional offices so that field surveys can be conducted to update the details of the mapping achieved so far and to verify.

The road map is carried out by Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics (BISAG-N), Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat. GIS maps contain a detailed visual representation of data, including topography, facilities, location, structures, and images.