Hello, I checked the Goa villages side by side with Justin's Data as well as Google Earth. the Quality seems very Good.
Number of villages would be an Issue wrt current status/ different sources. On Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at 10:04:19 AM UTC+5:30, Thejesh GN wrote: > > Just noticed this dataset. It would be great if one of us reviews it for > the list. We can publish on DM blog for larger community > > > > > http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/india-india-village-level-geospatial-socio-econ-1991-2001 > > > Purpose: > To provide data that can be used in independent spatial statistical > analyses, construction of development-related indices, or in combination > with remote sensing data in order to identify spatio-temporal patterns > and/or changes in different demographic categories, such as male, female, > urban, rural, level of education, etc. > > > Abstract: > The India Village-Level Geospatial Socio-Economic Data Set: 1991, 2001 > is a compilation of the finest level of administrative boundaries in India > (village/town-level) and over 200 socio-economic variables collected during > the Indian Census in 1991 and 2001. This data set was developed by > digitizing village/town level boundaries from the official analog maps > published by the Survey of India for 2001. This data set also utilized > tabular data for 1991 and 2001 from the Primary Census Abstract (PCA) and > Village Directory (VD) data series of the Indian census. The data are in > UTM 44N projection and are distributed primarily as shapefiles. Separate > files are provided for each of the 28 states (number of states during 1991 > and 2001 census) and combined Union Territories for 1991 and 2001. > > Regards, > Thej > > Thejesh GN ⏚ ತೇಜೇಶ್ ಜಿ.ಎನ್ > http://thejeshgn.com > > -- 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.
