Geographic Information System as a tool for forest management
Geographic Information System (GIS) is used as a tool to map, design, and monitor forest management including deforestation, afforestation, green vegetations, healthy vegetation, encroachment, modeling of forest species distribution, climate change impct on forest distribution, etc. This has been professional app for development of new research works. You will find several vector and raster data through online. Below I have provide you some of essential links to get the data: 1) National Geoportal ( Link to National Geoportal ) : Download spatial data like administrative and political boundary maps from national Geoportal of Nepal. Downloading spatial maps from this you will be able to prepare study area map. You get Nepal boundary, Province boundary, District boundary, Local level boundary, and Ward level boundary. 2) Climate Hazards center InfraRed Precipitation with Station data (CHIRPS) ( Link to ( CHIRPS webpage ): They provides you the precipitation data fro...
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