FOREST SURVEY OF INDIA Ministry of Environment & Forests Government of India

1. Development of Geo-Spatial Database for Forestry Sector FOREST SURVEY OF INDIA Ministry of Environment & Forests Government of India

2. 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

3. 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.

4. 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

5. Likely Outcomes • Effective Administration/Management • Near real time monitoring • Transparency/ good governance • Accountability • Responsive delivery from the sector • Social inclusion

6. Attributes of Forests Quantitative Qualitative Administrative

7. Qualitative Quantitative • Area • Spatial Distribution • Size of Individual Patch • Topography • Crown Density • Forest Type • NPV • Species Composition • Origin- Natural/ Man-made • Soil Parameters/ Quality • Wildlife Presence

8. 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

9. 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

10. Information already available in GIS format • Topography • Crown density • Forest types • Area/Spatial distribution of forests • Wastelands • Mineral Bearing Areas • Carbon Stock Map • Rivers, Streams and drainage pattern • Mineral Concessions • Watershed map • Rail Network • Road Network • Compartment Boundary • Soil parameters

11. Information available in Non Geo- Reference format • Compartment/ Beat/ Range, Sub Division, Division Boundary • Flora of area • Species composition • Stock density • Working plan prescriptions • Fauna • Wildlife migratory corridor • Human habitations • Human population • Livestock population • Compartment history • Forest Offence Incidences • Forest areas on which individual/community rights under RoFR have been recognized • Rights recognized under the Indian Forest Act, 1927 • Forest area diverted in past • Conditions Stipulated in Stage-I/Stage-II approvals under FC Act • Area identified to raise compensatory afforestataion • Monitoring reports • Location of Industrial, Mining and Infrastructure Projects

12. Flow Chart For Creation of Database Collection of Existing Information Geo-referencing/ Geo Tagging (wherever req.) Display on GIS Platform Validation Identify agency(ies) to generate information Decision on Disclosure No Is information already available? Yes Identification of Information Gaps

13. 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

14. 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

15. FSI • Assist the SFDs in creation of the geospatial database • Build capacity of the state officials for use & maintenance • Host the data and publish it online • FSI will be the repository of all such geospatial & MIS related database • Provide DSS to use this database for various purposes • Provides various GIS based applications to create management related database • Monitor the change in forest over a period of time • Monitor the plantation activities over a period of time

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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