[Talk-in] International Collaborative Project : Joint Punjab Mapping

[Kenneth Gonsalves]

On Thursday 21 Jan 2010 12:15:31 pm Tanveer Singh wrote:
> > On Thursday 21 Jan 2010 11:47:46 am satyaakam goswami wrote:
> > > > Street Map Foundation of United Kingdom. Dr. H.S.Rai, Professor of
> > > > Civil Engineering is Project Leader in India and Prof. Asif Rasul is
> > > > Project Leader in Pakistan. The duration of project is one year.
> > >
> > > kudos way to go , i think we can highlight and get more mileage fi we
> > > can somehow align with efforts from press like
> > > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/amankiasha.cms in the press , what
> >
> > you
> >
> > > say?
> >
> > oops, forgot to add - how can we contribute?
> > --
> 
> I guess, you can start by mapping major highways that are visible in Rural
> maps.
> Infact at many places volunteers have ensured that google maps lags behind
> OSM.
> For example Chandigarh bypass to Ropar direct from punjab border.
> 
> Since most roads(highways) are arrow straight, mapping with help of
> satellite imagery is easy. However beware, there are lots of man made
>  inland waterways, which look very much like roads from above. Take care
>  about them!
> 

nice to see you back! I think that since this project has some official status 
it could be used to gouge the Bhuvan imagery out of the GOI.
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regards
Kenneth Gonsalves
Senior Project Officer
NRC-FOSS
http://nrcfosshelpline.in/web/