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 > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> >> >> On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 6:33 PM, Rick Morgan <rick.m...@gmail.com >> <javascript:>> 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 <javascript:>. >> 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.
