Environment & Forestry   |   Core Project   |   Rajasthan

A digital public infrastructure platform integrating geospatial, biodiversity, and forestry data for interoperable sharing, AI-driven monitoring, and evidence-based forest governance.

Overview

Built for the Rajasthan Forest Department, ForestXchange (branded Forest Stack) unifies geospatial, biodiversity, climate, and operational forestry data on a single, secure exchange for transparent, evidence-based forest governance.

Partners

Rajasthan Forest Department

JICA DX Lab

CDPG

(digital partner and core technology architect)

Boston Consulting Group

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Objectives

  • Integrate fragmented forestry, biodiversity, and geospatial datasets into a single interoperable exchange.
  • Enable AI-driven monitoring of forest cover, biodiversity, and climate indicators.
  • Support transparent, evidence-based forest governance and policymaking.
  • Encourage innovation by external researchers and technology partners on open forestry data.

Key Features

  • Secure, interoperable data exchange spanning geospatial, biodiversity, climate, and operational forestry datasets.
  • AI/analytics layer to support monitoring and early-warning use cases.
  • Governance model aligned with Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and Digital Public Goods (DPG) standards.
  • Designed for multi-stakeholder use: government departments, researchers, and conservation partners.

Use Cases

Forest-cover change detection using satellite/geospatial time-series data for enforcement and conservation planning.

Biodiversity monitoring dashboards combining field survey and sensor data.

Climate-risk and fire-vulnerability mapping to guide preventive forest-management action.

Evidence-based reporting for forest governance and compliance with national environmental frameworks.

Data / Datasets Available

Geospatial layers (forest boundaries, land-cover), biodiversity survey records, climate data, and operational forestry data (patrols, plantation, incident logs) held by the Rajasthan Forest Department, accessible to authorised government and research partners through the exchange rather than as an open public dataset.

Our Role

CDPG serves as the digital partner and core technology architect, designing the secure, interoperable data exchange in collaboration with JICA DX Lab and Boston Consulting Group.

Impact

Active deployment supporting Rajasthan’s shift toward data-driven, transparent forest governance.