Mobile and GIS Framework for Plantations and Nursery (E-Plantations)

Forests are essential for survival and sustenance of life. Their growth should be optimized so that greater benefits are derived from them. With such a large establishment and geographical base, the monitoring and decision making becomes very critical. The inherent delays hamper the decision process required at a particular time. The increasing area covered by forest plantations creates a demand for trustworthy mechanisms to ensure they are responsibly established and managed. However, most are focused exclusively or prevalently on natural or semi-natural forests, while only a few are specific to planted forests or plantations. The main aim is to assess whether and to what extent planted forests are properly considered within the existing sets of standards/guidelines and to identify areas for improvements, is based on a series of comparative analysis. This paper focus to carry out the full potential of convergence of GIS and Mobile Technology for plantation, with emphasis on technically viable infrastructure solution based on sustainability principles. Integration of GIS and Mobile is being proposed with an objective to enable a single window access to information and services being provided by various formations and to establish a collaborated environment.