From ssmith@office.geog.uvic.ca Sat Feb 12 17:24:14 2000 Received: from mxu2.u.washington.edu (mxu2.u.washington.edu [140.142.32.9]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW99.09/8.9.3+UW99.09) with ESMTP id RAA16328 for ; Sat, 12 Feb 2000 17:24:12 -0800 Received: from office.geog.uvic.ca (office.geog.UVic.CA [142.104.29.32]) by mxu2.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW00.02/8.9.3+UW99.09) with ESMTP id RAA22262 for ; Sat, 12 Feb 2000 17:24:11 -0800 Received: from ssmith (p17-60.dialup.UVic.CA [142.104.17.60]) by office.geog.uvic.ca (8.9.2/8.9.2) with SMTP id RAA18082 for ; Sat, 12 Feb 2000 17:23:02 -0800 Message-ID: <004401bf75a7$73643b00$4611688e@ssmith.y2> From: "samuel smith" To: Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2000 11:51:15 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0023_01BF754F.774C0480" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0023_01BF754F.774C0480 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Greetings ! regarding the DEM of india request ... i've put it out to = two of the remote sensors in our lab who are indeed from india ... looks = like the DEMs can be obtained (see below:) Sam,=20 It's true that the cotour information available through the topogaphic = maps supplied by the Survey of India (SOI) for certain parts of the country = (in fact lots of it) like the coasts and other so-called-strategic-important-places are restricted. But the DEM = developed from the satellite images can be possessed by anyone. In fact you can aquire the geocoded images from the NRSA (National Remote Sesnsing = Agency), India. They are not restricted Cheers nandan At 10:36 PM 2/11/00 -0500, you wrote: >i'm on a list server/web group for people that apply GIS to the field = of >public health ... one fellow is looking for: > >>Subject: MI RE: dem of Indian subcontinent >> >>> Dear Junior Geologist, >>> >>> DEM data of India is a military secret in India. The only >>> known source of 1:50,000 scale topographic data (not from >>> the Survey of India) are the old USSR's military topo map >>> series of India. It's expensive, but you can get it out of >>> the Netherlands. Be careful though, since you are inside >>> of India's borders, it is a crime against the National >>> Secrecy Act to possess that data in India. You can go to >>> jail if you are caught with the stuff, or if it's >>> discovered on your computer/workstation. >>> >>> This topic is one that has caused (and still causes) a >>> great deal of heartburn within the GIS Community in India. >>> That is an internal concern to the citizens of India, and >>> a problem that can only be addressed through your own >>> internal Parlimentary process of your National Government. >>> >>> In the meantime, be careful what you ask for. You might >>> get it. >>> >>> Clifford J. Mugnier (cjmce@uno.edu) >>> > >do you know of any data repositories for india ??? > >cheers - s@m > > > Nandakumar.D PhD Candidate Department of Geography University of Victoria P O BOX 3050, Victoria BC CANADA V8W 3P5 ------=_NextPart_000_0023_01BF754F.774C0480 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Greetings ! = regarding the DEM=20 of india request ... i've put it out to two of the remote sensors in our = lab who=20 are indeed from india ... looks like the DEMs can be obtained (see=20 below:)

Sam,

It's true that the cotour information available through the = topogaphic=20 maps
supplied by the Survey of India (SOI) for certain parts of the = country=20 (in
fact lots of it) like the coasts and=20 other
so-called-strategic-important-places are restricted. But the = DEM=20 developed
from the satellite images can be possessed by anyone. In = fact you=20 can
aquire the geocoded images from the NRSA (National Remote = Sesnsing=20 Agency),
India. They are not restricted
Cheers
nandan

At = 10:36=20 PM 2/11/00 -0500, you wrote:
>i'm on a list server/web group for = people=20 that apply GIS to the field of
>public health ... one fellow is = looking=20 for:
>
>>Subject: MI RE: dem of Indian=20 subcontinent
>>
>>> Dear Junior=20 Geologist,
>>>
>>> DEM data of India is a = military=20 secret in India. The only
>>> known source of 1:50,000 = scale=20 topographic data (not from
>>> the Survey of India) are the = old=20 USSR's military topo map
>>> series of India. It's = expensive,=20 but you can get it out of
>>> the Netherlands. Be = careful=20 though, since you are inside
>>> of India's borders, it is a = crime=20 against the National
>>> Secrecy Act to possess that data in = India. You can go to
>>> jail if you are caught with = the=20 stuff, or if it's
>>> discovered on your=20 computer/workstation.
>>>
>>> This topic is one = that has=20 caused (and still causes) a
>>> great deal of heartburn = within the=20 GIS Community in India.
>>> That is an internal = concern to the=20 citizens of India, and
>>> a problem that can only be = addressed=20 through your own
>>> internal Parlimentary process of your = National=20 Government.
>>>
>>> In the meantime, be careful = what you=20 ask for. You might
>>> get = it.
>>>
>>>=20 Clifford J. Mugnier (cjmce@uno.edu)
>>>
><= BR>>do=20 you know of any data repositories for india ???
>
>cheers -=20 s@m
>
>
>
Nandakumar.D
PhD = Candidate
Department of=20 Geography
University of Victoria
P O BOX 3050, Victoria = BC
CANADA V8W=20 3P5

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