Following the map series
I and
II, the latest edition as follows:
First the good news. Finally, there are maps of India
released without any restrictions from the
Survey of India. Department of Science and Technology (
DST) has
recently lifted the i
nsane regulations at the
Map India 2006 conference. So, there will be two versions (available in both hard and digital copy) as
- Open Series Maps (OSM)
- Defence Series Maps (DSM)
Obviously, the one available for public would be the OSMs. Anyways, I am keeping my eyes open to see where and when I can actually download them. Here is the
National Policy on Maps [pdf] and their
guidelines [pdf].
Also, I accidently stumbled upon an excellent resource which contains info for almost all the cities/towns in the world. It is called
Global Gazetteer. And it is simply awesome. Here's the info about
Erode.
My friend has recently shown me about this excellent resource for
free GIS maps of India. I have downloaded several of them. Expect some maps out on this blog soon.
While talking about maps, check out this nice
GIS map of India java mashup with Census data. And it actually works very neat.
Finally, the government of India has its
official portal for its citizens. Bravo!! It is a dream come true for me. ;)