India / National Map / 2015
This data category requires a high level national map. To satisfy this category, the following minimum criteria must be met:
- Scale of 1:250,000 (1 cm = 2.5km).
- Markings of national roads
- National borders
- Marking of streams, rivers, lakes, mountains.
- Updated at least once a year.
Data Location
https://data.gov.in/catalog/bhuvan-geoportal-nrscisro#web_catalog_tabs_block_1Comments
The data is fully available in the OGD India website mentioned above with their links. The information available on OGD India and is completely open for reuse and further studies and research. Maps are available at https://data.gov.in/catalog/bhuvan-geoportal-nrscisro#web_catalog_tabs_block_10.
Bhuvan (https://bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in/data/download/index.php) is the gateway on Indian Earth Observation. It gives an easy way to experience, explore and visualize IRS images over Indian region. Bhuvan platform provides wide ranging information through its interactive maps and a number of products which are available on its site. The data is available for download to every one and the policy clearly states that the data can be distributed and further used for developing applications and research. But data doesn't include administrative boundaries, public equipments, transport systems, etc.
Survey of India (https://www.surveyofindia.gov.in/), the National Survey and Mapping Organisation of the country under the Department of Science & Technology, provides varrious types of mapping data. The full list of available mapping products is here: https://www.surveyofindia.gov.in/pages/display/59-publications.
The license here - https://data.gov.in/sites/default/files/NDSAP.pdf does not considered open
Reviewer comments
License is not open
Data Availability
Key:
- Yes
- No
- Unsure
- No data
Details
| Date the data became available | Unknown |
| Format of data | WMS |
| Reviewer | Mor Rubinstein |
| Submitters | Mor Rubinstein |
| Last modified | Wed Oct 28 2015 15:49:18 GMT+0000 (UTC) |