Thanks Arun, I already have people looking into this possibility, but the initial prospects look bleak. I know that these files (shp and/or kml) exist, as I have seen a new state .nic websites that utilize these data in one form or another (on Bihar's website, there are beautiful pdf maps that came from shp files). Sadly, they are tightfisted with access. I might have to download all of the pdf maps I can find and convert them.... This is something that I am trying to avoid.
Respectfully, Rick Morgan PhD candidate Department of Political Science Emory University www.richardkmorgan.net On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 1:31 PM, Arun Ganesh <arungra...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 6:33 PM, Rick Morgan <rick.morg...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Sajjad and Arun, >> >> Thanks for your replies. I have looked into using OSM as a source, but I >> need accurate temporal data. As OSM is user generated, changes to the map >> do not necessarily represent the actual date of construction. Changes are >> only recorded when a user notices a road has changed, and because PMGSY is >> a rural program, these road (most of which are under 1km) are often not >> recorded. >> >> But maybe I'm missing something. I'll look into it again. Maybe I'll >> write a grant to hire some folks to go through these OSM files and match >> them to the 1+ lakh PMGSY projects. >> >> Again, thanks for your input. >> > > Your best best bet is to approach the Govt, and I can imagine them wanting > the same thing as what you are looking for. Welcome to the land where GIS > work is done in MS Excel :) Good luck on your project. > > -- > Arun Ganesh > (planemad) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Planemad> > > -- > Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. Know more > about us by visiting http://datameet.org > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "datameet" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/datameet/eqqPk4_Zwxw/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > datameet+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. Know more about us by visiting http://datameet.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "datameet" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to datameet+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
