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Published on Wednesday, 17 October 2012 18:22
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It's a day he will never forget. 13-year-old Salim Shekh still recalls how disappointed he felt when he searched for his neighbourhood on Google maps and realized that it didn't exist. Though the Rishi Aurobindo colony in Eastern Kolkata where Salim lived had 9,000 residents, it was considered a slum. This bothered Salim and fuelled his determination to give the area a new identity and place on the world map. Read More

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  • surveyor 04.11.2011 19:37
    There are steps that are being taken by many surveyors as a community which stand ...

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  • Jake 30.08.2011 07:47
    Maybe they should ask Western Australia GIS users what they think of SLIP before ...

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