Re: [datameet] Flood plain maps for Maharashtra

2017-10-30 Thread Ma-roof M
Hi, Has anyone tried the CartoDEM product from cartosat available at http://bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in/data/download/index.php ? Would this meet your requirements? Best regards Mahroof On 30 Oct 2017 8:27 p.m., "Dilip Damle" wrote: > Hello, > > I normally used SRTM fro all my

Re: [datameet] Ground water level map of India

2017-06-21 Thread Ma-roof M
Hi, You may want to try data from NASA Grace mission. grace.jpl.nasa.gov Kind regards Mahroof On 21 Jun 2017 10:35 a.m., "Noor Hasan" wrote: Hii All, Can anyone have a groundwater level map of India or have any link for the download for the same. Kindly help me for

Re: [datameet] Note: Hackpad is shutting down

2017-04-21 Thread Ma-roof M
Hello Thej, I would prefer using googledocs. Kind regards Mahroof On 21 Apr 2017 11:25 a.m., "Thejesh GN" wrote: Dear All, We have been using hackpad for all our collaborative editing. Hackpad is shutting down this month. Which platform do you prefer? 1. Go with

Re: [datameet] State Election data

2017-03-12 Thread Ma-roof M
ECI has released visualisations of the assembly polls too. Uses Tableau. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/Analysis.html -Mahroof On 12 Mar 2017 9:39 a.m., "Shabda Raaj" wrote: > We pulled the state election results which came out today from the ECI > site. > >

Re: [datameet] [hangout] Tomorrow Tuesday at 8pm with Surat Open Gov Platform

2016-12-13 Thread Ma-roof M
Hi, I have made some additions. Kind regards Mahroof On Dec 12, 2016 8:41 PM, "shravan" wrote: > Sounds perfect Srinivas. Mahroof and Jimish, can you please go through the > hackpad document once. When do we plan to send it to Surat Municipal > Corporation, Srinivas? >

Re: [datameet] Pincode Boundaries of India

2016-03-22 Thread Ma-roof M
| *www.pas.org.in <http://www.pas.org.in/> Mob:* +91 *94 285 10963 *| O: +91 79 26302470 ext: 467 * f * fb.com/pas.cept | * in * linkedin.com/in/pascept On 22 March 2016 at 11:17, Jaisen Nedumpala <jaisuv...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > 2016-03-22 9:33 GMT+05:30 Ma-roof M <mahr

Re: [datameet] Pincode Boundaries of India

2016-03-21 Thread Ma-roof M
I would think that the tehsil/taluka boundaries would be a union of respective village/town boundaries. Knowledge, that is *discovered*, lasts a lifetime.. Research Associate, PAS Project CEPT University, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad, 380009

Re: [datameet] Census Ward Boundaries for Metro Cities

2015-12-15 Thread Ma-roof M
nce. Spoke with the Mapping division office in >> Delhi, and was told that ward shapefiles are not not sold because they are >> classified! I wonder why too. >> >> Esha >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 12:57 PM, Ma-roof M <mahroo...@gmail.com>

Re: [datameet] [Need help] Regarding Data Collection

2015-12-01 Thread Ma-roof M
Hi, Open Data Kit is one easy bet for you. You will find discussions on ODK and its use in earlier threads. You can search the group. (ODK + Aggregate or any other hosted solutions like ona.io) Kind regards Mahroof On 1 Dec 2015 18:05, "Santu Mahapatra" wrote: > Hi, >

Re: [datameet] Re: Census of India seems to have maps of everything!

2015-10-29 Thread Ma-roof M
ORG do have maps and are selling Paper versions and JPEG versions. http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Maps/Map_Products/Rate_link/rate_list_for_maps.html I am doubtful about them making available geo-referenced digital maps though, considering the National Mapping Policy 2005

[datameet] 3rd Meetup - Ahmedabad

2015-07-03 Thread Ma-roof M
Hi DMers, The third meetup is planned for Sunday, 5 July at 6:45PM. RTE Resource centre, IIMA has happily agreed to host us. The venue will be Wing 11 Seminar room, IIM-A Old campus. This third meetup features Thej, who will talk to us on Datameet, contributing to open data on the road, and the

Re: [datameet] Census of India seems to have maps of everything!

2015-06-11 Thread Ma-roof M
Hi, Bumping up this old thread. Has anyone been able to access the maps prepared by Census of India? I am particularly looking for city and ward boundaries. Thanks and Regards Mahroof Knowledge, that is *discovered*, lasts a

Re: [datameet] Fallen documentary

2015-05-29 Thread Ma-roof M
brilliant work. heart wrenching too. Knowledge, that is *discovered*, lasts a lifetime.. Research Associate, PAS Project CEPT University, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad, 380009 Gujarat, India Per | mahroo...@gmail.com | *www.pas.org.in

Re: [datameet] Digitization of land records

2015-05-27 Thread Ma-roof M
Hi, GoI has had a National Land Records Modernisation Programme (NLRMP) from 2008. NLRMP is one of the Mission Mode Programs under the National eGovernance Plan (NeGP), much like the MMP on Income Tax, Passport etc. The main agenda was to move to a conclusive Land Titling regime, and to have a

Re: [datameet] Re: Shapefiles for complete India

2015-04-14 Thread Ma-roof M
I have data, hence I am. Entities like BISAG, I guess, believe in that. Very difficult to get data out of them. They have also, in an earlier occasion, grapevine says, gone ahead and thwarted attempts by others at creating some data.

[datameet] [Ahmedabad] First meetup - 7 March

2015-03-03 Thread Ma-roof M
Hello Everyone, Greetings of the day..!! It is a pleasure to invite you to the first DataMeet at Ahmedabad on Saturday, 7th March at 7PM. We request all DMers around this part of the world to attend, and kickstart the Ahmedabad edition. Please bring in your friends who are interested in all

[datameet] The ICTD Government Revenue Dataset

2014-09-22 Thread Ma-roof M
Hi, This might be interesting to some if not all of the DMers. http://www.ictd.ac/en/ictd-government-revenue-dataset The ICTD has correspondingly invested in the creation, over the past three years, of a substantially more complete and accurate government revenue dataset for research. Best

Re: [datameet] 3rd and final? draft to the ECI letter

2014-08-12 Thread Ma-roof M
it in a black and white flipbook. We are missing all the good stuff.” --- *VAISHNAVI JAYAKUMAR* http://about.me/vjayakumar On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 10:33 AM, Ma-roof M mahroo...@gmail.com wrote: for that matter, pdf is an open standard. So are office

Re: [datameet] 3rd and final? draft to the ECI letter

2014-08-11 Thread Ma-roof M
for that matter, pdf is an open standard. So are office formats since v2007 (office open xml). We might want to specifically address the issue of the image-pdf menace. Kind Regards Mahroof Knowledge, that is *discovered*, lasts a

Re: [datameet] Re: city portals

2014-06-30 Thread Ma-roof M
Hi, This might go beyond just data, but there is a European project developing an open source toolkit for interoperable digital services in cities: CitySDK. Accessible at citysdk.eu Would be interesting to see if it can be adapted to our needs. Kind Regards Mahroof

Re: [datameet] Amazing data project by my friend Irene of Reuters, must see

2013-10-08 Thread Ma-roof M
indeed amazing..!! Knowledge, that is *discovered*, lasts a lifetime.. * *CEPT University, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad, 380009 Gujarat, India Per | mahroo...@gmail.com | *Mob:* +91 *94 285 10963* On 7 October 2013 11:44, Ravi Bajpai

Re: [datameet] Property rates !

2013-05-21 Thread Ma-roof M
would it be possible to scrape from magicbricks? On 21 May 2013 19:35, modi.kon...@gmail.com wrote: Hi I am trying to pull up a visualization based on property rates for Delhi/NCR . Would like to know some sources from where I could get property rates eg: area wise circle rates or the

Re: [datameet] My first experiment with data visualisation for journalism -- please review

2013-05-21 Thread Ma-roof M
this is cool. :-). On the Rainfall Tracker, it would be good to have the LTA (as a line) to compare. How about circles/dots instead of the bars? Best Regards Mahroof On 21 May 2013 20:15, Ravi Bajpai bajpair...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for the feedback Manas! I think we forgot to link the