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Biodiversity Information Systems
Prasanna J. Kolte
Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, Bangalore
E-Forests
Information Systems for Decision making in Forestry
11th May 2013
Karnataka Biodiversity Atlas
Initiated and funded by
Karnataka Biodiversity Board
Created by
Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, Bangalore
In Collaboration with
School of Ecology and Conservation, UAS, GKVK, Bangalore and
Strand Life Sciences, Bangalore
School of Ecology
and Conservation
Objectives
To develop a comprehensive geo-environmental database from
existing information related to biodiversity distribution and
conservation in Karnataka
To design, develop and implement a dynamic Biodiversity Atlas
based on WebGIS and associated technologies
To strengthen the ongoing national level efforts to build
biodiversity information infrastructure
The Proposal
To map prioritized information - Priority themes and species
Species distribution
Data quality to reflect distribution at Karnataka level through
to taluk level
Application structure
Database
Web Application
Storage of spatial
data
Species checklists
Map descriptions
Query
Visualisation
Admin
Administration
Module
Data updates
Technological
Structure
Thematic Structure
Seven themes + PBRs and Species Checklists
Thirty sub-themes
Administrative
Physical
Forest
Climate
Revenue
Land
Habitat
Ecosystem
Services
Infrastructure
Water
Habitat
Change
Other
Landscape
Zones
LULC
Species
Mammals
Plants
Amphibians
Reptiles
Birds
Arthropods
Molluscs
Fungi
Microbes
Fishes
Bioresources Conservation Socio-cultural
Animals
Administration
Culture
Plants
Conservation
Action
Demography
Fungi
Other
Conservation
Challenges
Prioritised Areas
Historical
Content
Biodiversity data such as species occurrence, distribution,
conservation, etc.
Associated environmental variables such as topography,
temperature, rainfall, etc.
Text descriptions and photos
Striking Features
g2c model – Government to Citizen
Developed using open source technologies
Open for public access
User friendly interface to access biodiversity data
Data ownership with the respective data provider
Suitable for various user group – researchers to government
personnel to citizens in general
Suitable for various uses – citizen conservation action, official
decision making, conservation planning and research
Content Status
Data processed and curated till date
(contd…)
Data under preparation
600+ 100+ 100+ 20+
Species
including
Bioresources
Environmental
and
Administrative
Species
including
Environmental
and
Administrative
Expected Data
++
Species
Mammals
Physical
Marine
Physical
Butterflies
Habitat
Microbes
Habitat
Amphibians
Administrative
Administrative
Conservation
Conservation
10+
Environmental
and
Administrative
Hobli/village
boundaries
Soil
Geology
Geomorphology
Constraints in Data Collection
Slow response from data providers including government
departments
Most data in hard copy format – needs greater amount of time
for digital conversion
Future Work
Application Development
Query and retrieval modules
Kannada Module
Administrative module
Data
PBR species data processing
Addressing major data gaps
Layer Descriptions in English and Kannada
Acknoweldgements
KBB:
Sri. R. K. Singh, IFS
Major Data Providers
Karnataka Forest Department
Sri. H. S. Devaraj
FRLHT, Bangalore
IIRS, Dehradun
Sri. Prajapathi, IFS (Retd.)
Birdlife International
IUCN
Sri. K. S. Sugara, IFS
Advisors:
Dr. K. N. Ganeshaiah
Dr. R. Prabhakar
Dr. Gladwin Joseph
School of Ecology and Conservation, UAS,
GKVK, Bangalore
India Biodiversity Portal, Bangalore
Bombay Natural History Society, Bombay
Sahaja Samruddha, Bangalore
Vanastree, Sirsi
ATREE, Bangalore