oops sorry. you need to click the 'web map service-delhi' link that scrolls across the page when you open it....
though the data doesnt restricted only to delhi A On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 12:47 PM, Avinash Celestine < [email protected]> wrote: > 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 >> >> -- >> 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/d/optout. >> > > -- 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/d/optout.
