Hi Kate, The open data community has collected shared notes and responses to the bill here: https://datameet.hackpad.com/The-Geospatial-Information-Regulation-Bill-2016-zJwgcQaIvBq
The idea is definitely to respond with a better alternative. No comment has been made to the Government so far. Arun On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 11:45 PM, Kate Chapman <k...@maploser.com> wrote: > Hey Sajjad, > > Have you also sent comments directly to the government? You said you were > collecting responses, is that in form other than "this is bad". I am no > expert on India but some of my other contacts on my trip this week have > said they are looking for ways to make suggestions of a better approach (I > am not sure what this would be). > > Best, > > Kate > On May 13, 2016 8:58 AM, "Sajjad Anwar" <m...@sajjad.in> wrote: > >> Hey everyone, >> >> Ralph - thanks for bringing this here. A few of us have started a >> campaign and collecting responses to the ministry to reduce the scope >> of this bill. You can follow the conversations on >> http://savethemap.in/ >> >> The bill in it's current state is very unlikely to get approved. Will >> keep you posted. >> >> Cheers, >> Sajjad >> (https://twitter.com/geohacker) >> >> On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 12:06 AM, Carissa Brittain >> <carissa.britt...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > The article in Geospatial World >> > (http://geospatialworld.net/Professional/ViewBlog.aspx?id=477) has a >> link to >> > the May 5 draft of the bill >> > ( >> http://www.dst.gov.in/sites/default/files/Draft-NGP-Ver%201%20ammended_05May2016.pdf >> ) >> > but it doesn't seem to be complete. >> > >> > Techdirt's article >> > ( >> https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160509/09563834390/indias-proposed-geospatial-information-regulation-bill-would-shut-down-most-map-based-services-there.shtml >> ) >> > seems to have a more complete version: >> > >> http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/GeospatialBill_05052016_eve.pdf >> > >> > 'Carissa Brittain >> > >> > On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 2:21 PM, Ralph Aytoun < >> ralph.ayt...@ntlworld.com> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> An item for discussion. >> >> This particular scenario existed when I was working for Philip’s and we >> >> had to send to India for prior approval, an exact copy of any map of >> India >> >> that we would include in any of our atlases. It appears that India is >> going >> >> to roll this out further. >> >> >> >> Is this something HOT will have to get prior permission for in the >> event >> >> of a natural disaster? It certainly appears that way. >> >> >> >> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-36276754 >> >> >> >> Regards >> >> >> >> Ralph Aytoun >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> HOT mailing list >> >> HOT@openstreetmap.org >> >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >> >> >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > HOT mailing list >> > HOT@openstreetmap.org >> > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Sajjad Anwar http://geohacker.in >> >> _______________________________________________ >> HOT mailing list >> HOT@openstreetmap.org >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >> > > _______________________________________________ > HOT mailing list > HOT@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > > -- Arun Ganesh @planemad <http://j.mp/ArunGanesh>
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