Collaborative mapping of local body wards of Kerala under way
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June 01, 2021 11:44 IST
OSM-Kerala embarks on GIS mapping of 21,000 wards with help from openly available images and data
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Lack of access to inter-departmental geospatial data remains the single biggest hurdle as OSM-Kerala goes about remote mapping a large area rapidly.
OSM-Kerala embarks on GIS mapping of 21,000 wards with help from openly available images and data
A few months ago when the Kochi Corporation brought out a crude map for the visualisation of the pandemic-related restrictions, volunteers of OpenStreetMap (OSM) Kerala, associated with the global collaborative project of creating a free and editable world map, reached out and helped the authorities to fine tune it.
98 species spotted in bird survey
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Ranipuram forest, untouched by humans, turns a fertile habitat
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A bird survey conducted by the Forest Department in Ranipuram forest
has recorded 98 species. This is the first time that the department is conducting a direct bird survey in Ranipuram, which has been attracting a lot of tourists with its pristine forest and grasslands.
The survey team was led by Maxim Rodriguez, Shyamkumar Puravankara, Raju Kidoor, Harish Babu, Manoj Karingamadathil and K.K. Lathika.
Mr. Rodrigues said that high altitude and the forest untouched by humans has created a fertile habitat for many bird species.