Hi

have you checked out this link...

https://nsdiindia.gov.in/nsdi-portal/index.jsp

it combines the data from a bunch of providers you mentioned above and
provides different layers for each. but not explored it in any great detail

A


On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 11:15 AM, Praachi Misra <[email protected]>wrote:

> Hello,
>
> In view of the coming elections there has been a lot of talk about
> electoral boundaries, district maps etc.
>
> In the course of looking for geocoded pin code data earlier, I had come
> across the *Delhi **Geo-Spatial Data Infrastructure Act, 2011 
> (*link<http://www.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/d8f3f20048251b1b813bb7ea9e7528b1/act.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&lmod=424882252>
> *). *
>
> The scope of the Act is very broad and envisages the use of geospatial
> data for delivery of public services across the board . So theoretically,
> crime, transport, landuse, waste related data should be available with
> them. The *GeoSpatial Delhi Limited 
> *(link<http://delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_geo/geo/Home>)has
> been created under it, and from the information available on the website
> charges departments for the use of its data. Its mandate also includes
> providing data for public use.
>
> The presentation
> <http://www.cips.org.in/public-sector-systems-government-innovations/documents/delhi-state-spatial-data-infrastrucutre.pdf>outlines
> the data collected by the body (see slide 17 onwards). Some articles on
> the same in Mint are 
> here<http://www.livemint.com/Industry/stPBT2GcF4lkP055RCFb0O/Creating-a-digital-replica-of-Delhi-one-step-at-a-time.html>and
> here<http://www.livemint.com/Industry/SOinttbjYrKzwOcqfNaByM/Coming-up-a-satellite-technology-to-clear-urban-mess-in-Del.html>
> .
>
> Similar data collection initiatives have also been taken by 
> Orissa<http://gis.ori.nic.in/>,
> Uttar Pradesh <http://emanchitra.up.nic.in/emanchitra/>, 
> Kerala<http://ksdi.kerala.gov.in/KSDI/welcome.do>,
> etc . There is also NATMO <http://natmo.gov.in/index.htm>, Remote Sensing
> System <http://gis.nic.in/>, and 
> this<https://gisserver.nic.in/gvsig/default.aspx>
> .
>
> The National Data Sharing Policy 
> (link<https://nsdiindia.gov.in/nsdi/nsdiportal/meetings/gazette.pdf>)
> also requires making data open.
>
>
> Therefore, it appears to me that a lot of data is spread across different
> government agencies and locked up.
>
> Some resourcefulness is required to free the same, now that the Datameet
> group is really raging forward, some of us can take some time to drop be
> these agencies and see if they are open to making some of this data
> available.
>
> I am not sure if these topics have been discussed earlier, or if something
> is already in the works.
>
> Your thoughts are welcome.
>
> Praachi
>
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