GIS a key tool in decision support in sustainable development of natural resources and is being used more and more at the government, non-government, and individual levels.

Being a leading provider of environmental services, Ecosmart has also built sufficient capabilities in the spatial applications for natural resources & environment sector. Geospatial Solutions Division provide innovative RS/GIS based solutions for environment management, disaster management, wasteland mapping, drought monitoring & mitigation, forest management, improved agriculture, integrated watershed management, ground water potential exploration etc. Geospatial Solutions Division is developing a Natural Resource Monitoring Tool which provides:

• Generic spatial layers of parameters like land use, DTM, soil, demography, geology, etc.
• Spatio-temporal patterns of environmental changes for time series analyses
• Sophisticated ecological rules and relationships
• Customized module for analysis and decision-making

The Agro-Information System, being developed by Ecosmart allows the user to understand the activities and markets using detailed information on population density, farmer base, income strata, etc. The system will provide facilities for suitability analysis, monitoring, and productivity assessment of crops. The tool will also provide information and facilitate analysis retaining to raw material sources, product markets, and connectivity options which can be fruitfully used by the agriculturists and the industry alike.