South Indian Population Information System
SIPIS is a CD-ROM (published by the French Institute of Pondicherry) that includes a database along with a mapping software. It is a user-friendly population and infrastructure database of villages and towns in South India which can be easily visualized through maps.| | What is SIPIS ? | |
With the help of a customized software
included in this CD, you will be able to explore the region at different scales
of analysis ( districts, taluks, villages, towns). You may also consult and
map out data of your choice, as well as save and print maps. Available data
include population and other socio-economic statistics, health and education
infrastructures, communication and transportation facilities, as well as maps
of land use, elevation or irrigation.
- Does SIPIS cover all India?
- How does SIPIS look like ?
Here is a typical screen that you will
see on your computer while using SIPIS. It includes menus on the top, a legend
bar on the left, the main map in the middle and more information below (a
scale bar and map tip option). This screen includes a map of taluk divisions
in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry. More detailed screens are displayed in A
sample of SIPIS maps.
- What do you I do if I don't have Windows98?
Good luck with Windows 2000 and XP!
However, you can't use SIPIS any more. So the only thing you can do is to load the original files that are in "SHP" format and map/display them with ArcExplorer (a free GIS brower)
Download SIPIS (as zipped files) :
- rail roads and rivers
- some trends maps (kriged data)
- taluks and urban areas
- districts
- villages (really big)
Download and install ArcEplorer from this site:
- Where does SIPIS come from?
| To receive a copy of this CD-ROM,
send a DD of Rs. 100 (postage included) to the order of French Institute of Pondicherry |
address: SIPIS Department of Social Sciences French Institute PB 33 Pondicherry 605001 INDIA Email: tiare@ifpindia.org |