HP Forest Information Technology

Information Technology and GIS

Information Technology and GIS (Geographic Information System) Wing of the Forest Department is mandated with the automation of the working of the Forest Department with a view to simplify and make it user friendly, improve democratic, government and business aspects of governance and make the department easily accessible to the public.

Mission Statement

Information Technology Wing of the Forest Department is headed by an officer of the rank of Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and is mandated with the automation of the businesses and processes of the Forest Department with a view to simplify and make them user friendly, and improve democratic, government and business aspects of governance. Make the department easily accessible to the public.

Information Technology Wing aspires to:

Fully automate the existing semi-automated & manual information processes by developing application softwares
Maintaining the data base of the department at one place, under “H.P. Forest Management Information Systems” application in the portal, with facility to update the same at the field level.
Capture, use and analyse spatial data through GPS/ other hand held devices.
Digitise the maps and create location based monitoring systems.
Create web based work flows and create a portal for dissemination of information.
Establish identity & rights based access management and provide single sign in for accessing multiple applications.
Strengthening ICT (information and communications technology) infrastructure from PCCF to FG

Web/ Mobile Applications implemented in HPFD

1.	Forest Vehicle Management System (VMS)	FVMS is designed to track the overall history of vehicles of the department which are attached with various field offices as well as with the Head quarter Offices. The system allows the user to track the current status of each vehicle. System generates different kinds of reports such as Vehicle type report, Circle/ Division/ Range wise vehicle report, etc.
2.	Forest online Nursery Information System (FONIS)	Forest Online Nursery Information System (FONIS) is a web/ mobile application to monitor and to provide information of all forest nurseries in Himachal Pradesh to common citizens. The common citizens can view the basic information of forest nurseries, can place an online order for the purchase of plants and can make the payment online as well. FONIS will also strengthen the real time monitoring of the nurseries of the department.
3.	Forest Industries Management System (FIMS)	To renew/transfer the location/ownership of an existing Forest Industry, online in the FIMS Portal and to view/ monitor the overall status by the Department of all the forest based industries. Also issues reminders automatically and even permits online cancellation of the defaulting saw mills, etc.
4.	Forest Online Tree Felling Permission System (FOTFP)	This software has specially been developed to facilitate the individual citizens/Government Departments, to get permission for felling of trees. It also keeps and maintains the record of the various types of permissions granted in Govt. (Non-Forest) Land, Forest and Private Land and tracks the overall details of the felling permissions requested by citizens through web portal along with the exact status of the application from submission to approval.
5.	National Transit Pass System (NTPS)	The system provides seamless issuance of transit pass. This system helps in monitoring and keeping records of transit permits for inter-state and intra-state transportation of timber and bamboo from private lands/government/private depot and other minor forest produce.
6.	Monitoring of Forest Encroachment EvictionSystem (MoFEES)	To monitor all the ongoing encroachment cases of HP Forest Department. The encroachment cases can be monitored very efficiently and a data base is simultaneous created for future use- branch wise/ circle wise/ case wise/Court wise
7.	Forest Online Recruitment Portal (FORP)	The site has been developed for the recruitment of Forest Guards in HP Forest Department. The process has been successfully implemented during 2017-18 without any difficulty.
8.	Forest Online Tour Diary System (FOTDS)	The Application is meant for submission of Advance Tour Programme and online Tour Diary for the officials from ACF to APCCF to his controlling officer for submission and getting approval online. It also maintains the data base of all the Tour Diaries of all the field functionaries of Forest Department on real time basis
9.	Fire Incident Reporting Engine (FIRE)	FIRE is a web-based workflow application that is developed for online reporting and processing of Forest Fire. It is designed to keep and maintain the record of the various types of fire incidents season wise i.e. Monsoon fire and Winter fire.

Geographical information System (GIS)

GIS based analysis: States are encouraged to collect their data sets and undertake their own GIS analysis on the lines indicated above to choose landscapes, sub-landscapes and operational units. Assistance of FSI Dehradun, NRSA, State Remote Sensing Application Centre and academic institutions, NGOs etc with GIS capabilities may be taken desired.

Manual GIS analysis: An alternate option is to get hard copy printouts of a few key layers, and along with existing maps and data, use transparency sheets (or acetate sheets) to overlay key parameters in a form of manual GIS and choose the landscapes for early implementation.

Role of expert opinion: Either analysis should be supplemented by expert opinion from within and outside the Forest Department.

In Himachal Pradesh, the Green India Mission scheme has been launched, preparatory, in 4 forest territorial circles such as Bilaspur [Nalagarh], Mandi [Mandi], Dharamshala [Dharamshala] and Hamirpur [Una].

Funding: During the financial year 2011-12, the NAEB has released funds to the tune of Rs. 126.50 lakhs for carrying out preparatory activities against which Rs. 125.59 lakhs have been incurred upto 31.03.2013.

A proposal for Rs. 15.00 crores for the year 2013-14 has been sent to NAEB for approval.

List of GIS Layers (Upto Beat Level) for All Territorial Forest Divisions

Status of Digitisation of Forest Compartment Boundaries of Territorial Divisions (as on 01/01/2018)

List of GIS Layers (Upto Beat Level) for All Protected Areas

HP Forest GIS on Bhuvan

GIS Lab-Mist Chamber, Khalini

Himachal Pradesh Administrative Map

Maps of Area of Operation of EAPs in HP

HP Forest for Prosperity Project

JICA Project

KFW Project

Green Climate Fund Project