Apparently India will roll out something similar to Google Earth to curb crime.

More info here.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/indias-own-google-earth-on-anvil/25174-11.html

I don't understand why they need GIS systems for this.. , they can install CTV and hook it up via wifi and get an instant monitoring systems of a grid and this concept can be expand until it covers a metro/cosmo area

why GIS and Satellite technologies – which is really expensive to create and maintain ..

Self-spying? If they say Google Earth is helping *some people* to spy them, why would they have such thing?