Hello, Please add ALOS - JAXA in the elevation models.
I have used it and it seems better /newer than SRTM and ASTER http://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/ALOS/en/aw3d30/index.htm On Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at 9:12:28 PM UTC+5:30, Craig Dsouza wrote: > > Dear all, > Please see attached a paper by Datameet <http://datameet.org/> and CIS > <http://cis-india.org/>. This paper seeks to take one step forward in the > direction of better water data, by highlighting currently available data > relevant to water resources mgmt, generated from remote sensing sources, > Govt sources, citizen sources and other relevant global meteorological > data.The > idea for this paper arose from a need that was felt for strategies to > address the lack of easily accessible open data in the water sector. The > government at different levels effectively operates as the monopoly in > monitoring the status of water resources in the country. Hence their > shortcomings in making water data available affects the ability of > researchers, civil society groups, businesses and citizens to understand > the degree of water availability and demand, thereby making more > sustainable decisions challenging. > > Open Water Data in India.docx > <https://docs.google.com/a/datameet.org/document/d/1lo3b1EQbqe3yZIDnY9b3RL9Eo7w1dKk6FOu2OaMbgyc/edit?usp=drive_web> > > The paper discusses specifications of different datasets, including > information such as duration of data availability, spatial and temporal > resolution, data formats, licenses, methods of access etc. The paper also > compares these different datasets to assign a simple 'open data' score to > each dataset. Links to relevant resources to understand and use each of the > datasets have been listed. Though many datasets are highlighted the authors > of the paper wish to make clear that no single data source must be > considered accurate without question. > > The hope driving this initiative is that a conversation opens up around > these datasets beyond small academic communities. Once the data in question > is openly available to all concerned stakeholder groups, only then can the > quality of the debate around water data evolve. Working groups of multiple > stakeholders deliberating on open data we hope could lead to better > knowledge of the state of water resources. We request that you take some > time to browse through the paper and offer your thoughts, comments, > questions and feedback. General feedback via mail to [email protected] > <javascript:> and specific feedback as comments in the Google Doc. > > Even after highlighting the availability of this data hurdles to access > water data still remain because as it stands currently using these datasets > is technically challenging. Hence in addition to this effort Datameet is > also working towards building an open access web platform that simplifies > access to these datasets even further. This tool would also allow > juxtaposing community collected water data alongside global and national > datasets, not just for visualization but also for analysis and 'bottom-up' > model building. While this is a long term effort, the first iteration of > this tool will be shared with you in the coming weeks. > > We welcome collaborations with water sector professionals (especially > field researchers), civil society groups, RS & GIS professionals and also > especially web developers in this work. Do mail us to discuss more. > > Regards > Datameet & CIS > Craig, Namita, Jinda, Riddhi, Nisha, Sumandro > -- Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. Know more about us by visiting http://datameet.org --- 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.
