Had to delineate ridges recently and had similar trouble finding a dataset. At the end, the best was to manually digitize them using micro watershed boundaries as a reference.
These are what the micro watersheds look like and each watershed boundary always follow the ridges https://amche.in/?layers=mapbox-satellite,india-micro-watersheds&terrain=1.5#9.58/15.4377/73.9995 Raw data for the watersheds are at https://github.com/ramSeraph/indian_water_features/releases/tag/hydro-boundaries On Thu, Nov 6, 2025 at 11:53 PM Saba Mundlay <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I haven't done it but you can probably extract what you need from DEM > data: https://www.data.gov.in/keywords/dem > > > On Monday, October 27, 2025 at 9:43:26 AM UTC+5:30 Prabhakar Shukla wrote: > >> Dear all, >> >> I hope this message finds you well. >> >> I am currently working on a *hydrological research project* and am >> looking for *ridge maps or shapefiles of the Hills of India* to support >> terrain and watershed analysis. >> >> I have already explored *Bhuvan* and *Bhukosh* portals, but >> unfortunately, I could not find data suitable for my research requirements. >> >> Could anyone please guide me on where I might access such datasets or >> share any relevant sources (e.g., open GIS repositories, government data >> portals, or academic resources)? >> >> Any leads or suggestions would be highly appreciated. >> >> Thank you in advance for your time and help. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Prabhakar >> >> - >> > -- > 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]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/datameet/5f4d65c7-877d-4c67-9fc6-bae7a00d6526n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/datameet/5f4d65c7-877d-4c67-9fc6-bae7a00d6526n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/datameet/CA%2BGKQr3Ezap2g_WwV6C1rJ_3r-9jG4YcqA2gurw7zHY6Vq5Nzw%40mail.gmail.com.
