Biodiversity Information System An effort to characterise vegetation cover, fragmentation, disturbance and biological richness across the landscape is organised in the form of Biodiversity Information System (BIS). Field samples of key ecological characters have been used for geospatial extrapolation. The species data base has been linked with above spatial details. BIS allows identification of gap areas, species / habitat relationship and helps in biodiversity conservation planning by setting priority areas. Detailed site specific field inventories with this database can be used for identifying areas for bioprospecting.

Analysis made presents full range of distinct natural communities and ecological status at landscape level. The landscape capable of maintaining the viable population species, sustain important ecological process and services that maintain biodiversity are also mapped. Results presented can form the basic guideline to plan floral and faunal inventories in future. The dataset can allow monitoring and forecasting changes through extinction models using multi-temporal data, modeling of which can help in studying the impact of global change in different landscape. Finally the approach can be extended to study genetic and species diversity in biologically rich sites for priortizing focus on bioprospecting.

Species Information System An extensive field work has been carried out by scientists and researchers in the first phase of the project titled Biodiversity Characterization at Landscape Level using Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System. About 2020 plots were laid down in the North East India. This query shell provides a user friendly interface to the user to query on the database created from this field work.

Forest Resource Information System Forests have acquired increasing importance in the recent past for their role not only in meeting the material requirements but also for their ecological and environmental functions. Therefore, accurate and updated information on forest resources is of paramount importance. Some of the important parameters used for measuring forest resources are forest cover, growing stock, annual increment, species composition, biodiversity, non-timber forest products etc. This information system provides information