Its quite possible. I've used python+selenium to automate browser for a
horribly designed website. You can tweak it for your usage:
https://github.com/dilawar/GreenWatchData
best,
Dilawar
On Saturday, April 25, 2020 at 1:26:28 PM UTC+5:30, Sharad Lele wrote:
>
> Dear All,
> A followup question addressed to everyone on the DATAMEET group:
>
> Can someone write code to help download a large number of cadastral maps
> from a Bhunaksha website (in our case Chhattisgarh)? As you know, the
> website /portal is awkwardly organized: not only are the maps in png format
> (which is okay) but they don't have individual file names, and one has to
> access each village separately by choosing it from a list within a taluka
> (and within that some Revenue Inspector category).
>
> Can someone write code to download and tag a bunch of maps automatically?
> Say for one whole taluka?
>
> Sharad
>
> On Friday, 13 December 2019 19:09:02 UTC+5:30, Sharad Lele wrote:
>>
>> Dear All,
>> I have discovered a source of cadastral maps for several states. This is
>> mostly under the BhuNaksha initiative of NIC. They seem to have created
>> separate websites for each state. Don't know for how many. I have found:
>>
>> Maharashtra:
>> https://mahabhunakasha.mahabhumi.gov.in/bhunaksha/27/index.jsp
>> Madhya Pradesh: http://www.mpbhuabhilekh.nic.in/
>> Chhattisgarh: https://bhunaksha.cg.nic.in/#home-pane (DOES NOT WORK
>> RIGHT NOW)
>> Odisha: http://bhunakshaodisha.nic.in/bhunaksha/
>>
>> The BhuNaksha websites have a common format: you can choose district,
>> taluka and village, and then the village cadastral map shows up (its in png
>> format). You can click on a plot/parcel, and it will show the details of
>> that plot: area, owner name, etc. You can generate pdf report for that
>> parcel.
>>
>> Maharashtra version had added ability to show you the cadastral map in
>> geo-rectified mode on top of a google-earth-like satellite image--quite
>> useful.
>>
>> CATCH: a) the names of district, taluka, village etc are IN THE STATE
>> SCRIPT: so devanagari for MP & Maha & CG, but Odiya for Odisha. So if you
>> don't read that script--you are sunk
>> b) in most states (except Maharashtra!), it is not enough to know the
>> district, taluka and village name. Within a taluka, you have know Revenue
>> Inspector and then something called 'halka', and then choose from the
>> villages within that halka. If you don't know this (RI and halka), you have
>> to do brute force: search in each halka in each RI! (typical sarkari
>> rubbish: not wanting common people to actually use the website!).
>>
>> Karnataka seems to have its own initiative:
>> https://www.landrecords.karnataka.gov.in/service3/
>> Here, you can actually download pdfs of each cadastral map, and in some
>> cases, even the KML! And searching for the village is district, taluka and
>> then village.
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> I am sure there are more such websites for other states. Please look up
>> and share.
>>
>> Sharad
>>
>
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