BiographyVasudeva Rao over 20 years of experience in Remote Sensing, GIS and Photogrammetry. He is presently working in Hexagon Geospatial as Assistant General Manager Technical Services. His core strength is in handling large volume high resolution imagery ortho rectification, classification, Image mosaicking, image analysis, district/state wise create base maps. With an add-on expertise in Watershed Development, Forestry, Agriculture. Abstract Enabling Urban Governance and Smart Cities through Geospatial technologyGeospatial forms the backbone of Smart City ICT planning & deployment for better design, Planning & Development, Management & Maintenance. Geospatial technology will provide better alternatives for Decision Support, Service Delivery, Smart Visualization, Analytics and Reporting. We at Hexagon provide the software solutions for transforming raw data to actionable information for enabling better Urban Governance and making Cities Smarter.