Dear Junior Geologist,

DEM data of India is a military secret in India.  The only 
known source of 1:50,000 scale topographic data (not from 
the Survey of India) are the old USSR's military topo map 
series of India.  It's expensive, but you can get it out of 
the Netherlands.  Be careful though, since you are inside 
of India's borders, it is a crime against the National 
Secrecy Act to possess that data in India.  You can go to 
jail if you are caught with the stuff, or if it's 
discovered on your computer/workstation.

This topic is one that has caused (and still causes) a 
great deal of heartburn within the GIS Community in India. 
 That is an internal concern to the citizens of India, and 
a problem that can only be addressed through your own 
internal Parlimentary process of your National Government.

In the meantime, be careful what you ask for.  You might 
get it.

Clifford J. Mugnier ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
The Topographic Engineering Laboratory
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS
New Orleans, Louisiana  70148

Voice and Facsimilie: (504) 280-7095

On Thursday, 10 February, 2000 11:55 PM, asit saha 
[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote:
> Dear friends,
>
> Can anybody supply me with the DEM of Indian
> subcontinent? Is there any site on the web where I can
> find it? I need to plot some seismic data using the
> DEM as background.
> PLease help....
>
> asit
>
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>
> asit saha
> geologist ( junior)
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