Kerala Forest Geoportal

Kerala Forest GeoPortal is an Internet based Geo Spatial Data Directory for the available spatial data of Forest Department developed by KSDI using the available geodatabase generated by the Geoinformatics Centre (GIC) at Forest Headquarters, Vazhuthacaud. The Kerala Forest Geoportal is intended for use by Departmental officials. This allows the departmental officials to explore the information related to administrative boundaries, reserve forests, plantations, roads, rivers, resources, infrastructure facilities and much more with attributes. Spatial datasets generated, maintained by the Geo-informatics centre of Forest Headquarters are proposed to be made accessible through the project.

The Kerala Forest Department (KFD) established Geoinformatics Centre at the Forest Headquarters in 1999 as part of the World Bank aided Kerala Forestry Project (1998 to 2003). In the last 12 years, by utilizing services of the in-house personnel (mainly field staff), based on the data supplied by the various Forest Divisions, GIS layers have been prepared for incorporating in the GIS maps for all the Territorial and Wildlife Divisions. Boundary details of the Forest Divisions/Ranges/Sections have been incorporated based on the reserve notifications issued at the time of formation/alteration of jurisdiction/extent of the Divisions.

The Portal will essentially be used for the following objectives:

To make available spatial data for the benefit of the Department officials.

To analyze the needs of the department for generating spatial datasets.

To facilitate decision support system and helps in local level planning.

This Portal is designed, developed and hosted by KSDI, Government of India for Kerala Forest Department with the active support of Geo-informatics centre, Forest Headquarters, Kerala Forest Department.

The maps available in the Kerala Forest Geo-Portal are only for administrative purpose and should not be used for any legal purpose.

Though all efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy and currency of the content on this Portal, the same should not be construed as a statement of law or used for any legal purposes. Accepts no responsibility in relation to the accuracy, completeness, usefulness or otherwise, of the contents. Users are advised to verify/check any information and to obtain any appropriate professional advice before acting on the information provided in the Portal.

In no event will the Department be liable for any expense, loss or damage including, without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any expense, loss or damage whatsoever arising from use, or loss of use, of data, arising out of or in connection with the use of this Portal.

Material featured on this Portal may be reproduced free of charge after taking proper permission, the material has to be reproduced accurately and not to be used in a derogatory manner or in a misleading context. Wherever the material is being published or issued to others, the source must be prominently acknowledged. However, the permission to reproduce this material shall not extend to any material which is identified as being copyright of a third party. Authorization to reproduce such material must be obtained from the departments/copyright holders concerned.

Disclaimer:

All efforts have been made to make the map accurate. However KSDI or the Geo-informatics centre of Kerala Forest Department does not own any responsibility for the correctness or authenticity of the same.

The maps available in the Kerala Forest Geo-Portal are only for administrative purposes and not for any legal purpose.

Kerala Forest Geo-Portal does not automatically capture any specific personal information from you, (like name, phone number or e-mail address), that allows us to identify you individually.

Any information provided to this Portal will be protected from loss, misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

We gather certain information about the User, such as Internet protocol (IP) addresses, domain name, browser type, operating system, the date and time of the visit and the pages visited. We make no attempt to link these addresses with the identity of individuals visiting our site unless an attempt to damage the site has been detected.

Kerala State Spatial Data Infrastructure

KSDI Nodal Office, Akshaya State Office,
Kochumadathil Building, TC 25/224,
Manjalikkulam, Road, Thampanoor, Thiruvananthapuram,
Kerala, India
Ph: 0471-2332114
Email: ksdi.ksitm@kerala.gov.in

Kerala Forest Department

Geo-informatics Centre
O/o Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (FMIS)
IIIrd Floor, Vanalekshmi,
Forest Headquarters, Vazhuthacadu,
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
Ph: 0471-2337548
Email: apccf-fmis.for@kerala.gov.in

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