Re: [datameet] Need help regarding pincode boundaries in India

2016-10-19 Thread Devdatta Tengshe
Hi Ravi, There are always a lot of* schemesters* around. Just because someone claims something, doesn't mean that it has any validity. When the post offices themselves don't think of pin codes as mutually exclusive and completely covering polygons, It is a big mistake to believe these kind of

Re: [datameet] Need help regarding pincode boundaries in India

2016-10-19 Thread RC
Thanks Srinivas for the quick response. I was actually shocked when i came to know that few companies has such spatial data - pin code boundary (in polygon) for whole of India. And they are selling this. I couldnt understand the logic of how they have created this dataset!! what could be the

Re: [datameet] Need help regarding pincode boundaries in India

2016-10-19 Thread srinivas kodali
No. You can look into the pincode hell hack-pad for more information https://datameet.hackpad.com/PINCODE-Hell.-M4hPFJVV2Gm Regards, Srinivas Kodali www.lostprogrammer.com On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 8:26 PM, RC wrote: > Dear all, please help me regarding the pin code

[datameet] Need help regarding pincode boundaries in India

2016-10-19 Thread RC
Dear all, please help me regarding the pin code boundary of India. Is there any spatial database available that has pincode boundary (polygons) covering states, districts, villages or cities? Thanks Ravi -- Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. Know more about us by