Thanks Sajjad. So I guess, I will continue using the PDF files for constituencies to trace assemblies then?
(OT: The census of 2000 and the delimitation was done in 2008? When will they incorporate the 2011 census then?) On 20 December 2013 16:00, Sajjad Anwar <m...@sajjad.in> wrote: > Dear Vikas, > > These boundaries are no longer valid because they have changed in 2008. > Unfortunately, they haven't released the post-delimitation data. > > Follow along the discussion on the Datameet list - > https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/datameet/AZrQAoeeDhU > > Cheers, > Sajjad. > > On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 1:17 PM, ヴィカス ヤダヴァ (vikas yadav) > <mevi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > http://web.archive.org/web/20101012225159/http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/GisLayers/gis_layers.asp > > > > http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/GisLayers/GIS_AC_Data.zip > > http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/GisLayers/GIS_PC_Data.zip > > > > They upgraded their site recently. > > > > > > On 20 December 2013 13:16, ヴィカス ヤダヴァ (vikas yadav) <mevi...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > >> > >> Thanks Shajeer. > >> I like this idea. No experience is working with shape files though. Do > you > >> know which govt dept. makes shape files? Is it ECI or other? > >> > >> > >> On 19 December 2013 15:56, Shajeer M <shaj...@hotmail.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> Based on the old email > >>> > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-in/2009-March/000378.html > >>> discussions we had, election commission did put some shape files for PC > >>> (Parliament) and AC (Assembly). This is no longer available on their > site. > >>> > >>> Quick search shows a similar named file here - > >>> > https://bitbucket.org/thejeshgn/open-data-india/src/d2e84516e06525962fc61991bfdaa28ecf133fa2/GIS/India_PC/?at=default > >>> > >>> From: Arun Ganesh > >>> Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2013 12:04 PM > >>> To: Vikas Yadav > >>> Cc: OpenStreetMap in India > >>> Subject: Re: [Talk-in] parliamentry, assembly seat boundaries > >>> > >>> > >>> I did some research into the different jurisdictions, and I think I > have > >>> a fair Idea now of how our Government is structured :) > >>> > >>> I'll start a page on the osm wiki so we can build on this: > >>> > >>> Electoral > >>> > >>> State [State Secretariat - Chief Minister] > >>> > >>> Lok Sabha Constiuency [Lok Sabha - MP] > >>> > >>> Vidhan Sabha Constituency [State Secretariat - MLA] > >>> > >>> District Panchayat (Zilla Panchayat) > >>> > >>> Block Panchayat (Panchayat Samiti) [Block Development Officer] > >>> > >>> Gram Panchayat [Sarpanch] > >>> > >>> Revenue > >>> > >>> District [Headquarter - Collector] > >>> > >>> Subdistrict [Headquarter - Tahsildar] > >>> > >>> Revenue Block [Revenue Inspector] > >>> > >>> Village Block > >>> > >>> Civic > >>> > >>> Municipal Corporation / Municpality / Town or Village Panchayat [Town > >>> Hall - Mayor] > >>> > >>> Zone [Zone office] > >>> > >>> Ward [Ward office - Ward Councillor] > >>> > >>> Economic > >>> > >>> Metropolitan Region > >>> > >>> SEZ > >>> > >>> Police > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 2:31 PM, Vikas Yadav <vi...@thevikas.com> > wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Thanks Arun. > >>>> > >>>> They are changed once after a census since all are usually use > >>>> population to adjust it properly though other parameters are also > used. In > >>>> conjunction to government offices and their bodies, these boundaries > are > >>>> very critical. Then there is a lot of meta data about the current MP, > MLA or > >>>> Councillor depending on the area. We can choose how much of it we > put in > >>>> OSM. Also, all these three boundaries can overlap each other. There > is no > >>>> hierarchy to these, e.g. assembly can belong to two parliamentary > >>>> constituencies or two municipal wards belong to two assemblies. All > the > >>>> infrastructure we have in OSM india, like streets, schools, signals, > >>>> toilets, they all belong to a particular ward, assembly or > parliamentary > >>>> boundary depending on the type of POI. When this gets defined > properly, OSM > >>>> data can later be used very nicely by citizens to locate responsible > offices > >>>> for complaining and monitoring, maintaining the public properties. > >>>> > >>>> See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delimitation_Commission_of_India > >>>> See: http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/delimitation_faq.aspx > >>>> > >>>> (disclaimer: im interested in making OSM a good tool for RTIs) > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On 16 December 2013 15:50, Arun Ganesh <arun.plane...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 7:24 AM, ヴィカス ヤダヴァ (vikas yadav) > >>>>> <mevi...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Hi, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> (also posted this in osm india forum) > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I have checked the info for India in > >>>>>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:boundary%3Dadministrativeand > >>>>>> could > >>>>>> not find the boundary (admin_level) for parliamentary, assembly > limits. I > >>>>>> have only started image tracing over the NCR maps given by election > >>>>>> commission and state election commissions. I could not find a > better data > >>>>>> source. > >>>>>> Im using a number admin_level=6 for assembly boundaries and will use > >>>>>> admin=5 for parliamentary boundaries. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Since electoral boundaries don't necessarily overlap with > >>>>> administrative boundaries, this scheme could get quite messy. I > would think > >>>>> we should reserve the admin_level tags purely for administrative > divisions > >>>>> like those mentioned here: > >>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administrative_division > >>>>> > >>>>> i.e States, Districts, Subdistricts, Municipal Corporations, > >>>>> Municipalities, Panchayats > >>>>> > >>>>> There seems to be some work on boundary=political which is probably > >>>>> more relevant for constituencies: > >>>>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:boundary%3Dpolitical > >>>>> > >>>>> But even I'm not completely sure how these boundaries compare in > India, > >>>>> we have so many types of overlapping jurisdictions and need a better > >>>>> understanding of what they are to come up with a tagging scheme. Is > there > >>>>> any comprehensive resources to understand all these boundaries, I'll > >>>>> document them on the wiki if there are any leads. > >>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Please suggest. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Thanks, > >>>>>> Vikas > >>>>>> > >>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>> Talk-in mailing list > >>>>>> Talk-in@openstreetmap.org > >>>>>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-in > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> Arun Ganesh > >>>>> (planemad) > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Arun Ganesh > >>> (planemad) > >>> > >>> ________________________________ > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Talk-in mailing list > >>> Talk-in@openstreetmap.org > >>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-in > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Talk-in mailing list > >>> Talk-in@openstreetmap.org > >>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-in > >>> > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Talk-in mailing list > > Talk-in@openstreetmap.org > > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-in > > > > > > -- > Sajjad Anwar | W: http://sajjad.in | T: @geohacker >
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