You may also get in touch with Prof Shilpa Agarwal at ISB. She has a paper on PMGSY.
Cheers On Tue 14 Aug, 2018, 4:36 AM GALEN PATRICK MURRAY, <gpmur...@g.ucla.edu> wrote: > Hi Rick, > > Have you tried reaching out to Nisith Prakash? I know he used some PMSGY > data (not exactly what you're looking for) but more importantly I believe > he might have some connections higher up in the Bihar government. Good Luck! > > On Monday, August 3, 2015 at 11:43:03 PM UTC+5:30, Rick Morgan wrote: >> >> Thanks Arun, >> >> I already have people looking into this possibility, but the initial >> prospects look bleak. I know that these files (shp and/or kml) exist, as I >> have seen a new state .nic websites that utilize these data in one form or >> another (on Bihar's website, there are beautiful pdf maps that came from >> shp files). Sadly, they are tightfisted with access. I might have to >> download all of the pdf maps I can find and convert them.... This is >> something that I am trying to avoid. >> >> Respectfully, >> >> Rick Morgan >> PhD candidate >> Department of Political Science >> Emory University >> www.richardkmorgan.net >> >> On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 1:31 PM, Arun Ganesh <arung...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 6:33 PM, Rick Morgan <rick.m...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Sajjad and Arun, >>>> >>>> Thanks for your replies. I have looked into using OSM as a source, but >>>> I need accurate temporal data. As OSM is user generated, changes to the map >>>> do not necessarily represent the actual date of construction. Changes are >>>> only recorded when a user notices a road has changed, and because PMGSY is >>>> a rural program, these road (most of which are under 1km) are often not >>>> recorded. >>>> >>>> But maybe I'm missing something. I'll look into it again. Maybe I'll >>>> write a grant to hire some folks to go through these OSM files and match >>>> them to the 1+ lakh PMGSY projects. >>>> >>>> Again, thanks for your input. >>>> >>> >>> Your best best bet is to approach the Govt, and I can imagine them >>> wanting the same thing as what you are looking for. Welcome to the land >>> where GIS work is done in MS Excel :) Good luck on your project. >>> >>> -- >>> Arun Ganesh >>> (planemad) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Planemad> >>> >>> -- >>> 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 a topic in the >>> Google Groups "datameet" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/datameet/eqqPk4_Zwxw/unsubscribe. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>> datameet+u...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- > 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 datameet+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 datameet+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
