Transcript huli-e-forests

TECHNOLOGY
TO THE FRONTLINES OF
TIGER CONSERVATION
Vijay Mohan Raj IFS
Executive Director
Jungle Lodges and Resorts
Increased use of Information and Communication technology
Marrying technology to natural history
Convergence of many technologies for conservation use
- NTCA PHASE IV MONITORING ANNUAL MINIMUM TIGER
NUMBERS BASED ON CAMERA TRAPS FOR EVERY TIGER RESERVE
- National Repository of Camera Trap Photographs of Tigers
(NRCTPT)
- e-EYE, CORBETT TIGER RESERVE
- MSTRIPES – WII AND NTCA
- KARNATAKA TIGER IMAGE DATABASE (KTID)
Phase IV – Monitoring of NTCA also speaks of Daily Patrol
Log
Polygon based Patrolling
Technology for Field level implementation
• Why it is required?
THINK LIKE A GUARD
• How it should be done?
THINK LIKE A FOREST WATCHER
• What it should give us?
– THINK LIKE APP DESIGNER
– Uncluttered data with broad
framework for operation
HULI
• Input directly from field units to
web server
• Input supported by a GPS
polygon
• Cell phone signal boosted to
transmit packets of data from
remote APCs
• Data input is line with NTCA
protocols
• Generates reports on patrols on
monthly and periodic basis of a
Tiger Reserve
The Story so far…
(last 6 months in Punjur Range)
655 Foot Patrols covering 4464 Kms
Prey animals sighted – 1777 Nos
Prey Biomass total: 276202 Kgs
Prey biomass indicates it can support more Tigers than
estimated at present
The Story so far…
To be upscaled to all the Tiger Reserves of Karnataka
ANDROID VERSION
DEVELOPED
The Problem
THE ROAD AHEAD
• Man-Animal Conflict
– Issues to bring tech for effective barriers
– Bring private players to insure crops and
lives
– Thermal image systems for early warning
in case of elephants
• Continuous green energy to remote field
units
– Hybrid systems of Solar and Micro-Hydro
– Solar and Wind
• Increase connectivity to remote field units
• Increase partnership.Eg: www.brt.gov.in
…. there is a need for the Forest
Department to think of technology to
better the lives of the frontline staff
and at the same time bring out a
sustainable transparent working
system on the ground