Greetings, Thanks for sharing the link..
Regards, On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 10:03 AM, Balu <[email protected]> wrote: > > A similar citizen science effort looking at indian biodiversity at large > > http://indiabiodiversity.org/**observation<http://indiabiodiversity.org/observation> > > > > > On 07/28/2013 01:43 PM, jitendra wrote: > >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: *jitendra* <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> Date: Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 1:34 PM >> Subject: Treemapindia : mobile and web software as community asset, all >> FOSS >> To: >> >> >> *Urban Tree Preservation is Challenged Today.* >> >> Only people with compassion for the nature and in turn for humans have >> undertaken the challenge. >> >> FOSS lovers who also love environment should help bring together all >> >> the passion and inform the treemapindia technology perspective as it is >> evolving. >> >> As they say,"If You Can’t Measure It, You Can’t Manage It" >> >> (http://www.terrystarbucker.**com/2012/10/21/the-truth-** >> about-if-you-cant-measure-it-**you-cant-manage-it/<http://www.terrystarbucker.com/2012/10/21/the-truth-about-if-you-cant-measure-it-you-cant-manage-it/> >> ) >> >> So we, as a committee , with some forest experts and municipal >> corporation, felt that mandate of tree census lying in the archives >> >> of indian laws since 1975 , with some paper based, non-retrievable data >> could be an opportunity to bring newer technologies to play the role >> of good samaritan. >> >> Prompted by the Hon Hiigh court, ( under PIL 93/2009 in Bombay High >> Court) using GIS, GPS, Mobile etc, we have tried to architect a >> >> system that should act as a platform to enable tree preservation. >> >> While partaking the benefits (?) of urbanised development, with an >> occasional oblique remark on environmental deterioration, as if somebody >> else only is responsible for it, many like me have done our bit in >> >> attacking the ecology . We believe we need to do our bit to preserve the >> same too. >> >> Trees are the important components of our urban ecology . Wonder if >> their slow and silent growth is the reason why attention is less than >> water or air which they purify. That they are the hiosts of all kind of >> biodiversity also goes unregistered. The biodiversity people are found >> more concerned with keeping secret the biodiversity info and hence less >> interested in devising way of involving the community. >> Even the Forest department talks of non-Forest trees but has no >> terminology and hence focus on urban trees >> >> Be that as it may >> We have initiated a community owned asset in technology: Free and open >> source software for server and mobile. >> >> Now we have a website based on www.opentreemap.org >> <http://www.opentreemap.org> a US based free software used also in >> www.sandiegotreemap.org >> <http://www.sandiegotreemap.**org<http://www.sandiegotreemap.org>> >> (US) and >> www.treezilla.org <http://www.treezilla.org> (UK) >> *www.treemapindia.in* <http://www.treemapindia.in> and a vision to cover >> the whole country. ) see www.treezilla.org <http://www.treezilla.org> a >> monstrous mapping initiave to map 3 billion trees of UK. we are using >> >> the same technology) Guided by GISE Lab at IIT ( www.gise.cse.iitb.ac.in >> <http://www.gise.cse.iitb.ac.**in <http://www.gise.cse.iitb.ac.in>> ) >> >> >> Also we have a software ( still work in progress, you can contribute !! >> ) that will integrate with the above site: (It is as of now , >> regrettably , restricted to andoid and 7" at that) This is an opensource >> software and enthusiasts are invited to clone and modify as they wish . >> it is currently available on google app store >> as >> *treemapindia >> * >> and discussion is on >> >>  >> www.github.com/pune-lug/**treecensus<http://www.github.com/pune-lug/treecensus> >> <http://www.github.com/pune-**lug/treecensus<http://www.github.com/pune-lug/treecensus> >> > >> >> >> on facebook >> https://www.facebook.com/**pages/Jan-Vruksha-Tantra/**112532068949550<https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jan-Vruksha-Tantra/112532068949550> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> jitendra >> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> network mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.fosscom.in/**listinfo.cgi/network-fosscom.**in<http://lists.fosscom.in/listinfo.cgi/network-fosscom.in> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ > network mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.fosscom.in/**listinfo.cgi/network-fosscom.**in<http://lists.fosscom.in/listinfo.cgi/network-fosscom.in> > -- G.T.RAO A free software fund-a-mentaL-isT. http://fossyatra.wordpress.com http://paper.li/GTRao/1342070958 mobile:9953506651 लिनक्स: नि:शुल्क और खुले स्रोत सॉफ्टवेयर आप के लिए और दुनिया के लिए अच्छा है. ना कोई adware,ना कोई spyware, सिर्फ अच्छा सॉफ्टवेयर. Linux(લિનક્ષ ): મુક્ત અને નિઃશુલ્ક(મફત) ઓપન સોર્સ સોફ્ટવેર તમારા માટે અને વિશ્વ માટે સારું છે. ના કોઈ એડવેર , ના કોઈ સ્પાયવેર, માત્ર સારું સોફ્ટવેર.
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