The India Open LandCover Network (IOLN) is a collaborative of national experts, institutions, and practitioners aiming to create freely accessible, open-source, and high-precision land mapping resources tailored to India’s unique ecological and societal diversity.

Aligning with global standards of excellence, the initiative aims to be a trusted foundation producing validated spatial data that guides evidence-based policy and responsible environmental stewardship across multiple administrative levels. IOLN is dedicated to building and maintaining a dynamic, state-of-the-art time-series mapping system through cross-sector collaboration and technological innovation. By merging in-country domain expertise with cutting-edge international methodologies, the network actively supports informed, transformative decision-making in India.