Dir EE&RS asks field functionaries to register for online access

Director Ecology, Environment and Remote Sensing (EE&RS) today requested the head of departments of the line departments to direct their field functionaries to register for online access to the beta version of J&K geoportal at ssdi.jk.gov.in.

In an official handout issued here, the Director alsorequested the field functionaries to provide necessary feedback which couldhelp to make the final version of the J&K Geoportal which is presentlyunder development, more user-friendly and useful.

   

He also requested to kindly nominate one nodal officer forthe department for coordinating with Principal Investigator/head, SSDI-JKProject (email: jkgisman@gmail.com/ rshumayun@yahoo.com), mobile number9596554466) for making an assessment of the geospatial data needs of theirrespective domains so that the future course of action is taken accordingly forachieving good governance in concerned sectors in the state.

He informed that the department is in process of finaldeployment of J&K State Geoportal, which will enable the line departmentsto access the near real-time geospatial data for use in planning, managementand monitoring.

The Director said that by now the department has alreadyhosted the experimental beta version of the Geoportal which provides access toimportant GIS layers including land use, land cover, road network,administrative boundaries, geomorphology, drainage network, health facilities,polling stations, electoral constituencies and other important data resourcesuseful in planning.

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