Create india-osm.geojson (#22)

* Create india-osm.geojson India national boundaries derived from OpenStreetMap data * Create README.md
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+## `india-osm.geojson`
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+Single feature for the land area of India including disputed territories. The data has been derieved from OSM and postprocessed in qgis:
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+**Download data**
+- Export the India geojson for the land area https://wambachers-osm.website/boundaries/
+- Export the geojson of disputed areas claimed by India from overpass http://overpass-turbo.eu/s/voe 
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+**Post processing**
+- Open both files in qgis and use `processing->toolbox->union` to combine them into a single layer
+- `Toggle editing` of the layer using the digitizing toolbar. Ctrl+select all the features and `Merge Selected Features` in the advanced digitzing toolbar
+- Use `Delete Ring` to remove any holes in the merged feature
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