Re: [datameet] Re: What do you people think about the new proposed Bill about Maps and Geospatial data

We need to ask ourselves why the ONLY real regulatory legislation coming up on geospatial technology in India, is by the Ministry of Home Affairs, and not something more appropriate like Earth Sciences / IT etc Some clues on its genesis below. Have after reading a decent analysis (that I can no lo

Re: [datameet] Re: What do you people think about the new proposed Bill about Maps and Geospatial data

Hi folks, I'm new here, I saw what you guys were doing(via @thej) and wanted to help in whatever way I can. I made the site a little prettier, and a simple logo - http://karthikb351.github.io/savethemap.in/ I think this is still early days, but I have a few thoughts on how we should approach t

Re: [datameet] Invitation to FACTLY Data Devthon

Just a reminder to folks in Hyderabad. The event is in partnership with the telangana govt. and can be fruitful to start a good dialogue around open-data. Regards, Srinivas Kodali www.lostprogrammer.com *"Not everyone who wanders is lost, I am probably a bit"* On Fri, Apr 22, 2016 at 3:22 PM, Abr

Re: [datameet] Re: What do you people think about the new proposed Bill about Maps and Geospatial data

Thejesh, I think DocumentCloud is fantastic. Have enviously seen it used with great effect to annotate the disability bill. If we have access to all its features we can build a solid case. While at the same time allowing free speech type commenting that no one can crib about. Hackpad for non te

Re: [datameet] Re: What do you people think about the new proposed Bill about Maps and Geospatial data

Sunil / Nirmita, could you please advise on the legal aspects of this asap? How does this tie in with other citizen sharing egovernance initiatives like data.gov.in ? Is this purely something to deal with the various 'versions' of the map of India as far as Sino-Indian and Indo-Pak boundaries go

[datameet] [Bangalore] Sat, 5 pm | Open Data for Public Engagement

Tomorrow we are meeting with BBPV to discuss a Open data strategy for BMTC. Please attend if you can. Bengaluru Bus Prayanikara Vedike invites you to *Open Data for Public Engagement* at the Alternative Law Forum, on May 7th, 2016 (Saturday) at 5 pm Open Bangalore

Re: [datameet] Re: What do you people think about the new proposed Bill about Maps and Geospatial data

at bottom :- On 06/05/2016, Praachi Misra wrote: > The law as it reads currently, is kafkaesque,. there are 4 different bodies > > being created, and nobody actually trying to subvert national security will > > contemplate seeking a licence. A map that can actually be utilised (not > scanned copy

Re: [datameet] Re: What do you people think about the new proposed Bill about Maps and Geospatial data

The most ridiculous part of the bill is that it only applies to Indians or anyone in India. If someone wants high resolution photographs of sensitive Indian installations, they can still purchase it from anyone outside the country without issue, and thats where all the good data is anyway. Apart f

Re: [datameet] Re: What do you people think about the new proposed Bill about Maps and Geospatial data

The law as it reads currently, is kafkaesque,. there are 4 different bodies being created, and nobody actually trying to subvert national security will contemplate seeking a licence. A map that can actually be utilised (not scanned copy of pdf) should solve the problem of boundaries. We can onl

Re: [datameet] What do you people think about the new proposed Bill about Maps and Geospatial data

HI, I think there is a problem. (of wrong border) The problem is genuine. But but The problem is NOT repeat NOT really caused by any vested interest. If we call a correct map (by what ever the gov says) like pure water. Then this is the analogy I can think of. >>There is impure water