I vote for KML because: 1) It's an open format. 2) Conversion to any other format is trivial for a *relatively skilled computer user.* 3) It is easy to use for most unskilled computer users (point and click) such as the vast majority of rural Indians. 4) It is an easily transmissible file (no shapefile-like bundle of multiple files)
Most people I work with in rural India are extremely familiar with Google Earth and Google Maps; it's changed the way they view their landscape, and as a result they are very familiar with the KML format. If the data on data.gov.in is meant to be accessible by all, it shouldn't be in a format that only a minority are comfortable using. -- For more details about this list http://datameet.org/discussions/ --- 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 [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
