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Introduction

Forest Survey of India assess the forest cover mapping of the country on a two-year cycle using satellite data. The main objective is presentation of the information on forest resources of the country at state and district level and to prepare forest cover maps on 1:50,000 scale. First assessment of forest cover of the country was made in 1987 and thereafter eight more assessments have been made. District wise information on forest cover has been made available from the third assessment (i.e. from 1991) onwards.

Till the fourth assessment interpretation of data for the entire country had been done visually. During fifth and sixth assessment interpretation of data for Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra which comprises 28% forest cover of the country had been done digitally and for rest of the States/UTs, it had been done visually. In seventh assessment interpretation has been done digitally for thirteen states namely; Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Delhi (UT), Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura, which comprises 63% of the forest cover of the country. By eighth assessment the entire country was covered by digital assessment.

Cycle of Assessment Year Data Period Sensor Spatial Resolution scale Minimum Mappable Unit (ha) Mode of Interpretation
First 1987 1981-1983 LANDSAT-MSS 80 m 1:1 million 400 Visual
Second 1989 1985-87 LANDSAT-TM 30 m 1:250,000 25 Visual
Third 1991 1987-89 LANDSAT-TM 30 m 1:250,000 25 Visual
Fourth 1993 1989-91 LANDSAT-TM 30 m 1:250,000 25 visual
Fifth 1995 1991-93 IRS-1B LISSII 36.25 m 1:250,000 25 Visual & Digital
Sixth 1997 1993-95 IRS-1B LISSII 36.25 m 1:250,000 25 Visual & Digital
Seventh 1999 1996-98 IRS-1C/1D
LISS III
23.5 m 1:250,000 25 Visual & Digital
Eighth 2001 2000 IRS-1C/1D
LISS III
23.5 1:50,000 1 Digital
Ninth 2003 2002 IRS-1D LISS III 23.5 m 1:50,000 1 Digital
Tenth 2005 2004 IRS-1D LISS III 23.5 m 1:50,000 1 Digital
Eleventh 2009 2006 IRS-P6-LISS III 23.5 m 1:50,000 1 Digital
twelth 2011 2008-2009 IRS-P6-LISS III 23.5 m 1:50,000 1 Digital
Thirteen 2013 2010-11 IRS-P6-LISS III
IRS-Resourcesat-2
LISS III
23.5 m 1:50,000 1 Digital
Fourteen 2015 2013-14 IRS P6 LISS III
IRS-Resourcesat-2
LISS-III
23.5 m 1:50,000 1 Digital
Fifteen 2017 2015-16 IRS-Resourcesat-2
LISS-III
23.5 m 1:50,000 1 Digital
Sixteen 2019 2017-18 IRS-Resourcesat-2
LISS-III
23.5 m 1:50,000 1 Digital

Forest Survey of India supplies hard & soft copies of forest cover maps of the country, states and districts as per the following rates:

  • A0 size Soft copy (TIFF/IMG format) is available for Rs.2000 in CDs.

STATE OF FOREST REPORT 2021

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