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Treamtment of disputed areas [message #24857]

Thu, 21 July 2022 10:54

MiFoo
Messages: 15
Registered: January 2021

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Hello,

I was wondering whether the NFHS-4/NFHS-5 shapefiles from the DHS Spatial Data Repository show official borders for India as per the Indian government (so, the disputed areas are allocated to India)?

Kind regards,
Sarah

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Re: Treamtment of disputed areas [message #24858 is a reply to message #24857]

Thu, 21 July 2022 11:58

brad-DHS
Messages: 7
Registered: October 2021
Location: Rockville, MD

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Our shapefiles for NFHS-4 and -5 do not include the disputed areas, so they do not align with the official boundaries used by the government of India. Our administrative shapefiles are aligned to the borders recognized by the US State Department. However, we do not consider our boundaries authoritative. They should only be used as a reference to show where DHS Program surveys were conducted.

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Re: Treamtment of disputed areas [message #24859 is a reply to message #24858]

Thu, 21 July 2022 12:08

MiFoo
Messages: 15
Registered: January 2021

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Thank you for the quick response!

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