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Integrated Forest Information System (IFIS)


                    RS & GIS based Integrated Forest Resources Management & Development of
                                           Web based Decision Support System

               Introduction


                       Forests provide habitats to diverse animal species, and the also form the
               source  of  livelihood  for  many  different  human  settlements.  They  prevent  soil
               erosion, help in maintaining the water cycle, and check global warming by using
               carbon dioxide in photosynthesis. Sale of forest products contributes substantially
               to the State exchequer. India is a large and diverse country. Its land area includes
               regions with some of the world's highest rainfall to very dry deserts, coastline to
               alpine regions, river deltas to tropical islands. The variety and distribution of forest
               vegetation is large. There are 600 species of hardwoods. India is one of the 17 mega
               biodiverse regions of the world. Indian forests types include tropical evergreens,
               tropical deciduous, swamps, mangroves, sub-tropical, montane, scrub, sub-alpine
               and alpine forests. These forests support a variety of ecosystems with diverse flora
               and fauna.
                       The prime objective of the project is to develop a Remote Sensing and GIS
               based  spatial  information  and  knowledge  base  for  providing  inputs  for  forest
               mapping,  management,  monitoring,  decision-making  and  preparation  of
               comprehensive action plans based on thematic inputs for the overall development
               of  the  forest  under  a  single  database  framework.  The  aim  and  objective  of  the
               project  for  development  of  GIS  based  Forest  Resources  and  Decision  Support
               Systems.



               Objectives


                   •  Forest Database Creation, Data Integration & Forest Change Analysis.
                   •  Mobile  and  Web  Application  Development  “VanYukt-Shivar”  for  13  crore
                       plantation mapping and monitoring.
                   •  Validation Module of “VanYukt-Shivar” for 13 crore plantation mapping and
                       monitoring.
                   •  Technical Support for: 1. GIS database creation and standardization of State
                       Forest  Data  &  2.  Consultation  in  development  of  methodologies  and
                       applications.
                       Applications would be designed to help forest resource managers rapidly
                       detect, identify, and respond to unexpected changes in the forests by using







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