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FOREST SURVEY OF INDIA
Ministry of Environment & Forests
Government of India
Presentation Outline
 Forestry Database-What it is, its advantages and outcome
 Spatial features and forest attributes to be captured in database
 Present status in SFDs
 Strategy/Plan of action
 Financial projections
 Roll out strategy
 Case study of Haryana
Elements of Forestry Database
 Organization of data in geo-referenced platforms.
 Quantitative, Qualitative and Administrative attributes.
 External factors having direct/indirect bearing on forests.
 Facilitates rational, informed, unbiased and expeditious
decisions.
 Seamless, Integrated and Online accessibility.
Advantages
 Effective forest protection
 Cogent forestry planning & programme making
 Effective Programme Implementation
 Geo recording of all forest land diversion cases & their
monitoring
 Planning & execution of all CAMPA related activities
 Planning, execution & monitoring tool for GIM
 Monitoring Impact Assessment
 Digital Record of assets/Asset Management
Likely Outcomes
 Effective Administration/Management
 Near real time monitoring
 Transparency/ good governance
 Accountability
 Responsive delivery from the sector
 Social inclusion
Attributes of Forests
Quantitative
Qualitative
Administrative
Qualitative
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Topography
Crown Density
Forest Type
NPV
Species Composition
Origin- Natural/ Man-made
Soil Parameters/ Quality
Wildlife Presence
Quantitative
 Area
 Spatial Distribution
 Size of Individual Patch
Administrative
 Legal Status
 Ownership/ Management
 Management Identity
 JFMC/ VFMC/ Gram Sabha
 Rights and Concessions recognized under IFA, 1927/ Local Act
 Rights recognized under FRA, 2006
 Diversion under FC Act
 Past Management/ Harvesting
 Unusual Events – Fire, Disease, Flood, Illegal Felling, Encroachment
 Litigations
External Factors
 Boundary of Administrative Units- State/ District/ Sub-Division/ Village/ Town
 Water
 River, Lake, Stream, Drainage Pattern
 Hydro Power, Irrigation, Water Supply Projects
 Ground Water
 Habitation/ Human Population
 Cattle Population
 Migratory Paths for Wildlife
 Road / Rail Network
 Minerals Presence and Harvesting
 Industrial and Business Clusters
 Non-Forest Wasteland
 Sites of Archaeological, Geological and Defense Importance
Information already available in GIS format
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Topography
 Carbon Stock Map
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Crown density
 Rivers, Streams and drainage
pattern
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Forest types
 Mineral Concessions
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Area/Spatial distribution of forests
 Watershed map
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Wastelands
 Rail Network
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Mineral Bearing Areas
 Road Network
 Compartment Boundary
 Soil parameters
Information available in Non Geo- Reference format
 Compartment/ Beat/ Range, Sub
Division, Division Boundary
 Flora of area
 Species composition
 Forest
areas
on
individual/community rights
RoFR have been recognized
which
under
 Stock density
 Rights recognized under the Indian
Forest Act, 1927
 Working plan prescriptions
 Forest area diverted in past
 Fauna
 Conditions Stipulated in StageI/Stage-II approvals under FC Act
 Wildlife migratory corridor
 Human habitations
 Human population
 Livestock population
 Compartment history
 Forest Offence Incidences
 Area identified to raise compensatory
afforestataion
 Monitoring reports
 Location of Industrial, Mining and
Infrastructure Projects
Flow Chart For Creation of Database
Collection of
Existing
Information
Geo-referencing/
Geo Tagging
(wherever req.)
Identify agency(ies)
to generate
information
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Yes
Is
information
already
available?
Display on GIS
Platform
Validation
Decision on
Disclosure
Identification of
Information Gaps
Present Status of Geo Spatial databases in SFDs
 Only few states (like MP, AP, Orissa, TN, Sikkim) have
databases in GIS usable format
 Some other states (10) have rudimentary geo-spatial
information
 Rest are lagging
 No uniformity in methodology, scale, formats, attributes,
projection
 Inadequate Ground control leading to mismatch in features
on ground and map/image
Strategy/Plan of Action
Three scenarios envisaged
 States in possession of spatial data to deliver it to FSI
 State already doing boundary demarcation/GIS will be provided Technical
assistance
 States not yet started- work would be done under technical guidance/
support by FSI
KEY PLAYERS
MoEF
 Finalising Broad Features/Macro-Design of Database
 Coordination With Ministries and State/ UT Govt.
 Policy Decision on Disclosure/ Access
 Funding/Support
 Monitoring
FSI
 Assist the SFDs in creation of the geospatial database
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Build capacity of the state officials for use & maintenance
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Host the data and publish it online
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FSI will be the repository of all such geospatial & MIS related database
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Provide DSS to use this database for various purposes
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Provides various GIS based applications to create management
related database
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Monitor the change in forest over a period of time
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Monitor the plantation activities over a period of time
SFDs
 SFDs to nominate their nodal officer (CCF/APCCF i/c Resources Survey
and Mapping
 Work in states to be initiated in coordination with FSI (Zonal Offices)
 e-champions from the SFDs to be trained by FSI
 e-champions to train frontline/field staff
 satellite images/ maps, GPS etc. to be procured by FSI and provided to the
SFDs
 Respective divisions of the SFDs to be working units for digitization/ boundary
survey, creation of GCPs
 Ground Truthing of Geo Information
 Data at state level to be collated/compiled under direction of the nodal officer
 On line transmission of data between states and FSI
 States to be owners of spatial database
Support Group (Domain Experts)
 Identification and Standardization of Hardware/Software
 Identification of Information Source
 Development of Protocol/ Standards for Geo Referencing
 Preparation of Training Manuals
 Training of State/UT Government Functionaries
Financial Projections
 Procurement of High resolution satellite data (~ 12 crores)
 Equipments/instruments ~ 10 crores
 Hardware/ Software (FSI) ~ 4 crores
 Trained Personnel deployment ~ 3 crores
 Monitoring/Supervision by FSI officials ~ 1 crore
Total 30 crores
Roll Out strategy
 Approval/funds availability (MoEF) – 3 months
 Preparatory stage with SFDs/training- simultaneously starts
 Procurement of equipments/images, maps etc. – 6 months
 Commencement of work including positioning using DGPS
(high accuracy), digitization etc. – 1 yr
 Database is housed and becomes operational- 2 yrs