<div dir="ltr">Speaking of the shapefiles, there is an existing database of shapefiles available with <a href="http://www.bisag.gujarat.gov.in/">BISAG</a>. I had inquired a long time ago and they were not ready to give the shapefiles. I am trying the other alternative of getting the data from the state police department's GIS cell. It will probably take me a week or two to get the data. Will keep you all posted.<div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Shravan</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 8 January 2016 at 23:00, Thejesh GN <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:i@thejeshgn.com" target="_blank">i@thejeshgn.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">Thanks for the link. Added to the list at </p>
<p dir="ltr"><a href="http://github.com/datameet/maps/wiki" target="_blank">http://github.com/datameet/maps/wiki</a></p>
<p dir="ltr">we can take them up in the next hackathon to georeference or probably do an RTI to get shapefiles.<br><br></p>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Jan 8, 2016 9:02 PM, "shravan" <<a href="mailto:shravan.shah@gmail.com" target="_blank">shravan.shah@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi Arun,<div><br></div><div>There's no note or email. It was a telephonic conversation with the concerned person who is the GIS head of the Gujarat police department. He mentioned that anything available on the website of Gujarat government can be used freely and any way one wants.</div><div><br></div><div>Shravan</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 8 January 2016 at 20:21, Arun Ganesh <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:arun.planemad@gmail.com" target="_blank">arun.planemad@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Shravan, can you share an email or note from someone from state authority that mentions this?</div><div class="gmail_extra"><div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 6:59 PM, shravan <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:shravan.shah@gmail.com" target="_blank">shravan.shah@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Update: Just confirmed. Anyone can use the maps.<span><font color="#888888"><div><br></div><div>Shravan<br></div></font></span></div><div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 8 January 2016 at 14:52, Yogesh K S <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:yogesh@itforchange.net" target="_blank">yogesh@itforchange.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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These maps would help a lot to improve OSM in Gujarat!<div><div><br>
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cooperate and get back to you in a week's time.</div>
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<div dir="ltr">For each taluk is available here: <a href="https://revenuedepartment.gujarat.gov.in/village-map" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://revenuedepartment.gujarat.gov.in/village-map" target="_blank">https://revenuedepartment.gujarat.gov.in/village-map</a>
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<div>Cannot find a copyright notice anywhere, wonder who
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