Building Enterprise Geospatial Web solution for Forest sector GeoForest – A Case Study

1. Building Enterprise Geospatial Web solution for Forest sector GeoForest – A Case Study Vivek Chitale*, M. Vinayak Rao**, Geetanjali Mehta, Dhrubajyoti Sarma Presented by:-Vivek Chitale Technical Director NIC Bhopal vc@nic.in

2. GeoForest Essence of Forest • Essential for survival and sustenance of life • Helps in conservation of soil, water resources, environment • It is a natural habitat for wild life & biodiversity • Potentially contribute to global climate change

3. GeoForest Deplition of Forests Rapid Urbanisation Enormous pressure on the forest resources for fuel wood and fodder Mining, irrigation, hydroelectric projects Encroachments for agriculture, cattle feeding Decrease in rain fall

4. GeoForest National Forests • Forestry is a major government enterprise in India • It has 20% of geographical area as forest & 200,000 forest villages • 275 million rural poor depends on forest for part of livelihoods • National Commission on Agriculturein 1976 recommended the reorganization of state forestry departments and advocated the concept of social forestry • National Forest Policy, 1988 focuses on ensuring environmental stability, restoring the ecological balance, and preserving the remaining forests • In 2006 forestry in India underwent a major change with the passage of the Forest Rights Act, • Overpopulation, farming and environmental factors are major causes of dwindling forest cover

5. GeoForest Forest Area in M.P.

6. GeoForest Forest Resources Legal status-wise Classification of Forest Area in M.P.

7. Forest Types State-wise Forest Area Classification GeoForest Classification of forest area & forest types

8. GeoForest M.P Forest Department 62 territorial divisions 9 National parks. 25 Wildlife sanctuaries. Preparation of Working Plans for territorial divisions Preparation of Management Plan for National Park/Wildlife Sanctuary. Pioneering the JFM (Joint Forest Management) movement.

9. GeoForest Preparation of Working Plans Working plans are the plan documents which contain detailed planning of field level tasks as per Forest Policy There are 16 working plans units in the state &Forest Division is unit for its preparation Process of Preparation A. First Preliminary Report: Contains results of the past management and justification for its revision B. Fieldwork: Includes extensive data collection stock mapping updation of compartment histories etc C. Second Preliminary Report: contains outline for future management and prescriptions. The plan area is classified in various working circles D. Working Plan submission after approval of the Second Preliminary Report Implementation of Working Plans

10. GeoForest Role of GIS in Forest Management • Demarcation of Forest Area • Division, Range, Blocks, Compartments, • sub-compartment boundaries • and boundary pillars • Management Plans • Working Circles, Felling Series, Periodic Blocks and coupe numbers. • Working Plan • Forest Density, Forest type, Crop Composition, Site Quality, Contours, Soil Map, Road network, Encroachments, Volume data, Wild life sighting, villages, Boundaries, Research plots and Fire affected area, Plantations etc. Geospatial technology facilitates collection, storing, retrieval, transfer and display of geographically reference spatial data with its corresponding attribute information to meet a specific requirement.

11. GeoForest GeoForest (Internet Geomatics-based Forest Mapping) http://gismp.nic.in/GeoForest

12. GeoForest Scope of the project • Creation of Enterprise GeoDatabase • Integration of attribute data with digital data • Generation of the required thematic maps. • Development of enterprise Web-based application • Query based output in the form of derived maps for printing • Updation of spatial data using PDA device

13. GeoForest Application Requirements ATTRIBUTE PROFILE GENERATE PLAN FORMATS Information for Field Officers CHANGE DETECTION SPATIAL DATA QUERY NAVIGATION

14. GeoForest Issues/Challanges Creation of Forest Stock map Inventory Digitization of ~ 4500 Forest Stock Map (1:15,000) - Variance in maps (legend, naming conventions etc.) - Gaps in spatial data - Geo-referencing Issues - Mosaicking issues Reconsilation issues/problems (in Integration of spatial and attribute data) Design of enterprise spatial Geodatabase Design of an SOA architecture

15. GeoForest GeoForest • Spatial Component • Forest Ranges, Compartments with their legal status (RF/PF/UC) • Locations of Munara, various Forest Species, Guest House/Rest House etc. in the forest • Water Bodies • Classification of forest, forest type, site quality • Working circles, felling series & coupes pertaining to a working plan • Attribute Component • Compartment Details (Notified Area, Working Plan Year etc.) • Linkage of Compartment with Forest Beat & Block • Census data

16. GeoForest Features • Sector-specific compilation of thematic maps • Special tool bar for map viewing / editing. • Support for zoom, pan and map composition. • Built-in traverse-aid and distance/area computation • Query Module for Customized complex queries • Navigation/Search Tool based upon distance criteria • MIS for Attribute Data Management/Reports • Printing of Maps • Interface with Google Map • Management Console • Audit Trails

17. GeoForest Arch. Features • Server centric G2G • Enterprise solution • SOA Architecture (WMS, WFS, WCS) • OGC Compliant • J2EE (Open Source) for development • KML services for Google view • PDA usage for tracking & updation • SMTP & document services

18. Architecture Browse ArcGIS Engine HTTP/Internet Lease / OFC / CAT 5 Server GIS SDE GIS Server Spatial Database Geodatabase Files RDBMS GIS-IDC NIC BHOPAL

19. GeoForest User Login Page

20. GeoForest Zoom In Zoom Out Pan Previous Next Measure Full Extent Map Print Habitation Search Working Circle Compartment Boundary Compartment (Legal Status) Forest Classification Forest Age Forest Type Forest Site Quality Thematic maps Profiles Habitations Profile Coupe Profile Compartment Profile Query Shell Navigation Search Editing Tool Map Contents

21. Thematic Map (Compartment Legal Status) GeoForest M.P State with Compartment Legal Status Reserved Forest Protected Forest

22. Under Stock Thematic Map (Forest Classification) GeoForest Thematic map on Forest Classification depicting various classes under which forest area is covered

23. SCI GeoForest Working Circle Thematic Map (Working Circle)

24. Sal Mixed GeoForest Forest Type Thematic Map (Forest Type)

25. IV-A GeoForest Forest Site Quality Thematic Map (Forest Site Quality)

26. RDF Plantation Thematic Map (Felling Series Boundary) GeoForest Felling Series Boundary

27. SCI Thematic Map (Coupe Boundary) GeoForest Coupe Boundary

28. Compartment Profile (Selection from Map GeoForest Display of compartment profile on selection on map.

29. Navigation ( Compartments within given distance is displayed in dark green) GeoForest Navigation, helps to identify forest features in specified area

30. Forming Custom Query GeoForest Facilitate formation of simple/complex query

31. Area measurement GeoForest Measurement of area for polygon feature.

32. Forest Compartments (Raisen) on Google Earth Map ( Zoomed in) GeoForest Super Imposing of forest feature over Google

33. GeoForest Impact/Benefits • Provides holistic view of entire forest area, its various classifications, types, spread of species etc. • Helps in Gap analysis and standardization • Facilitates WPO at remote places in Working Plan/Management Plan Preparation • Change Detection • Can be used to access the existing forest resource and decide treatment programs to enrich forest. • Helps to achieve transparency & easiness in planning & monitoring processes.

34. GeoForest Conclusion • G-Governance coupled with emerging Spatial technology plays an important role in all area of governance • It is state-of-the-art models to the government for Forest Sector • OGC compliant Enterprise DSS on SOA architecture for macro-level planning can be built in a cost-effective manner • It can play vital role in formulating appropriate Working Plans and drawing effective management plans and reports. • Its capacity to make accurate and periodic assessments of forest resources will facilitate monitoring of changes in the forest status • National level replication potential

35. Thank You Vivek Chitale Technical Director (NIC Bhopal) vc@nic.in