Representatives from the Forest Department visited PITB to discuss the development of Forest Management Information System. During the discussion, Forest Department Manager GIS Shahid Imran apprised about the scope of work and its importance for the conservation of Forest Resources in Punjab.
The system will aim at identifying Forest Area Cover across Punjab, GIS Mapping of Forest Resources, Identification of Available Space for Plantation, Tracking of Plantation Activities, Classification of Specie-Wise Plantations, Damage Assessment Mechanism for Forest Resource etc.
PITB Software Engineering Joint Director Badar Munir and IT-Ops Program Manager Saad Malik informed that the system would be devised by using advanced technology platform with enhanced security features to guard the interests of Forest Department.