<p><br /> "The ISRO will send automated messages to the deputy conservator of forests/range officers about forest fires. This would help controlling the fire effectively," Chief Conservator of Forests (Communication & Information) M N Jayakumar said.</p>.<p>The tie-up with ISRO will also enable the forest department to enable the space agency's EDUSAT facilities for distant learning, he said.</p>.<p>The department is also taking steps to establish an independent and exclusive forest data centre.</p>.<p>The department plans to procure 630 desktops, 75 laptops, 3,500 personal digital Assistants, besides establishing an IT cell here and LAN connectivity across the department, Jayakumar said.</p>.<p>There was also a move for centralisation of maps and setting up a location-based monitoring system, as also creation of web-based work flows for management/monitoring and launching a portal to provide information on the internet.</p>.<p>"We also want to establish video/web conferencing facilities at every circle headquarters and linking the forest department headquarters to every circle headquarters and all training institutes," Jayakumar said. </p>
<p><br /> "The ISRO will send automated messages to the deputy conservator of forests/range officers about forest fires. This would help controlling the fire effectively," Chief Conservator of Forests (Communication & Information) M N Jayakumar said.</p>.<p>The tie-up with ISRO will also enable the forest department to enable the space agency's EDUSAT facilities for distant learning, he said.</p>.<p>The department is also taking steps to establish an independent and exclusive forest data centre.</p>.<p>The department plans to procure 630 desktops, 75 laptops, 3,500 personal digital Assistants, besides establishing an IT cell here and LAN connectivity across the department, Jayakumar said.</p>.<p>There was also a move for centralisation of maps and setting up a location-based monitoring system, as also creation of web-based work flows for management/monitoring and launching a portal to provide information on the internet.</p>.<p>"We also want to establish video/web conferencing facilities at every circle headquarters and linking the forest department headquarters to every circle headquarters and all training institutes," Jayakumar said. </p>