Collection of geospatial data by the State

[Praachi Misra]

Hello,

In view of the coming elections there has been a lot of talk about electoral boundaries, district maps etc.

In the course of looking for geocoded pin code data earlier, I had come across the Delhi Geo-Spatial Data Infrastructure Act, 2011 (link). 

The scope of the Act is very broad and envisages the use of geospatial data for delivery of public services across the board . So theoretically, crime, transport, landuse, waste related data should be available with them. The GeoSpatial Delhi Limited (link)has been created under it, and from the information available on the website charges departments for the use of its data. Its mandate also includes providing data for public use.

The presentation outlines the data collected by the body (see slide 17 onwards). Some articles on the same in Mint are here and here.

Similar data collection initiatives have also been taken by Orissa, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, etc . There is also NATMO, Remote Sensing System, and this.

The National Data Sharing Policy (link) also requires making data open.

Therefore, it appears to me that a lot of data is spread across different government agencies and locked up. 

Some resourcefulness is required to free the same, now that the Datameet group is really raging forward, some of us can take some time to drop be these agencies and see if they are open to making some of this data available.

I am not sure if these topics have been discussed earlier, or if something is already in the works.

Your thoughts are welcome.

Praachi

[Avinash Celestine]

Hi

have you checked out this link...

https://nsdiindia.gov.in/nsdi-portal/index.jsp

it combines the data from a bunch of providers you mentioned above and provides different layers for each. but not explored it in any great detail

A

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[Avinash Celestine]

oops sorry. you need to click the 'web map service-delhi' link that scrolls across the page when you open it....

though the data doesnt restricted only to delhi

A

[Praachi Misra]

Hi Avinash,

Thanks for the link. I had not seen it earlier. 

By way of introduction, I am a lawyer by profession, interested in the use of data for better delivery of public services. So my coding skills are near zero.

I had come across a crime heat map for a US city, which had set me looking for something similar for Delhi.

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction wrt. city data.

Praachi

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[Pranesh Prakash]

Dear Praachi,
I think coordinated RTIs could help us part of the way.

As another lawyer, I'm willing to help out with the drafting, if you or
others take the lead in terms of strategizing in terms of the
departments and data sets to target.

Regards,
Pranesh

Praachi Misra <misra....@gmail.com> [2014-04-02 22:45:52 -0700]:

> Hello,
>
> In view of the coming elections there has been a lot of talk about
> electoral boundaries, district maps etc.
>
> In the course of looking for geocoded pin code data earlier, I had come

> across the *Delhi **Geo-Spatial Data Infrastructure Act, 2011 (*link<http://www.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/d8f3f20048251b1b813bb7ea9e7528b1/act.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&lmod=424882252>
> *). *

>
> The scope of the Act is very broad and envisages the use of geospatial data
> for delivery of public services across the board . So theoretically, crime,

> transport, landuse, waste related data should be available with them. The *GeoSpatial
> Delhi Limited *(link <http://delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_geo/geo/Home>)has

> been created under it, and from the information available on the website
> charges departments for the use of its data. Its mandate also includes
> providing data for public use.
>
> The presentation

> <http://www.cips.org.in/public-sector-systems-government-innovations/documents/delhi-state-spatial-data-infrastrucutre.pdf>outlines

> the data collected by the body (see slide 17 onwards). Some articles on the

> same in Mint are here<http://www.livemint.com/Industry/stPBT2GcF4lkP055RCFb0O/Creating-a-digital-replica-of-Delhi-one-step-at-a-time.html>and
> here<http://www.livemint.com/Industry/SOinttbjYrKzwOcqfNaByM/Coming-up-a-satellite-technology-to-clear-urban-mess-in-Del.html>
> .
>
> Similar data collection initiatives have also been taken by Orissa<http://gis.ori.nic.in/>,
> Uttar Pradesh <http://emanchitra.up.nic.in/emanchitra/>, Kerala<http://ksdi.kerala.gov.in/KSDI/welcome.do>,
> etc . There is also NATMO <http://natmo.gov.in/index.htm>, Remote Sensing
> System <http://gis.nic.in/>, and this<https://gisserver.nic.in/gvsig/default.aspx>
> .
>
> The National Data Sharing Policy (link<https://nsdiindia.gov.in/nsdi/nsdiportal/meetings/gazette.pdf>)

> also requires making data open.
>
>
> Therefore, it appears to me that a lot of data is spread across different
> government agencies and locked up.
>
> Some resourcefulness is required to free the same, now that the Datameet
> group is really raging forward, some of us can take some time to drop be
> these agencies and see if they are open to making some of this data
> available.
>
> I am not sure if these topics have been discussed earlier, or if something
> is already in the works.
>
> Your thoughts are welcome.
>
> Praachi
>

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[Praachi Misra]

Hi Pranesh,

RTI's are a good idea. We can start with the Delhi Act (Haven't found the Acts for the other states where geospatial data is being collected).

The Act is very interesting, as under Section 3 it provides for mandatory uploading of the geospatial data by "every line department, local body, public authority, private and public agency rendering service of public utility in Delhi"

Schedule to the Act, lists the line departments, and it is pretty extensive.

Interestingly, it covers 'public and private agencies' a term defined under the Act to include electricity distribution , telecommunication, internet and the like. Further, under Section 3 the data is to be uploaded in real time.

The company created under the Act is required to develop a revenue model for supply of the data, including citizens of India (Sec 6). Controlled access of the date is to be allowed to the public (Sec 8(3)).

The departments have to certify quarterly that the data with them has been uploaded (Sec 10(4)).

A regulatory authority and an Appellate Authority has also been created to monitor the geospatial data (Sec 16, 18, 19)

I have not come across the Rules/ Regulations created under the Act.

At the very least, I can call up and find out about the amount of work already undertaken.

Question: Have you seen similar legislations in other states?

Praachi