Forest Survey of India
E333881
The Forest Survey of India is a government agency responsible for assessing and monitoring the country’s forest resources and producing authoritative forest cover reports and statistics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Forest Survey of India canonical | 2 |
| India State of Forest Report | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3177664 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Forest Survey of India Context triple: [Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, India, oversees, Forest Survey of India]
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A.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Forest Department
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands Forest Department is the government agency responsible for managing, conserving, and regulating the forests, wildlife, and protected areas of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in India.
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B.
Survey of India
Survey of India is the national mapping and surveying agency of India, responsible for producing official topographic maps and geospatial data for the country.
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C.
Indian Forest Service
The Indian Forest Service is one of India’s three All India Services, responsible for the management, conservation, and protection of the country’s forests, wildlife, and environmental resources.
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D.
Assam Forest Department
The Assam Forest Department is the state government agency responsible for managing, conserving, and protecting forests, wildlife, and protected areas across Assam, India.
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E.
West Bengal Forest Department
The West Bengal Forest Department is the state government agency responsible for managing, conserving, and protecting forests and wildlife in West Bengal, including the Sundarbans region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Forest Survey of India Target entity description: The Forest Survey of India is a government agency responsible for assessing and monitoring the country’s forest resources and producing authoritative forest cover reports and statistics.
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A.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Forest Department
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands Forest Department is the government agency responsible for managing, conserving, and regulating the forests, wildlife, and protected areas of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in India.
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B.
Survey of India
Survey of India is the national mapping and surveying agency of India, responsible for producing official topographic maps and geospatial data for the country.
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C.
Indian Forest Service
The Indian Forest Service is one of India’s three All India Services, responsible for the management, conservation, and protection of the country’s forests, wildlife, and environmental resources.
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D.
Assam Forest Department
The Assam Forest Department is the state government agency responsible for managing, conserving, and protecting forests, wildlife, and protected areas across Assam, India.
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E.
West Bengal Forest Department
The West Bengal Forest Department is the state government agency responsible for managing, conserving, and protecting forests and wildlife in West Bengal, including the Sundarbans region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency
ⓘ
national forest inventory organization ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith | state forest departments in India ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| dataTypeProduced |
forest area estimates
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forest change detection data ⓘ forest cover statistics ⓘ thematic forest maps ⓘ |
| dataUsedBy |
Government of India for forest policy
ⓘ
international reporting on forests ⓘ research institutions ⓘ |
| employs |
GIS analysts
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forestry professionals ⓘ remote sensing specialists ⓘ |
| establishedFor | systematic forest resource assessment in India ⓘ |
| focusArea |
forest carbon assessment
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forest cover ⓘ forest fire monitoring ⓘ forest type mapping ⓘ |
| hasAuthority | official national forest cover estimates for India ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Dehradun ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | India ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Dehradun ⓘ |
| mainFunction |
assessment of forest resources in India
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monitoring of forest cover in India ⓘ preparation of forest cover statistics ⓘ publication of authoritative forest cover reports ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Government of India ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, India
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surface form:
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
|
| primaryLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ |
| publicationFrequency | biennial ⓘ |
| publishes |
Forest Survey of India
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
India State of Forest Report
|
| responsibleFor |
forest inventory and resource assessment
ⓘ
generation of forest statistics for policy making ⓘ national forest cover mapping ⓘ |
| sector |
environment
ⓘ
forestry ⓘ |
| shortName | FSI ⓘ |
| stateOfHeadquarters | Uttarakhand ⓘ |
| usesDataSource | satellite imagery ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
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surface form:
GIS
remote sensing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Forest Survey of India Description of subject: The Forest Survey of India is a government agency responsible for assessing and monitoring the country’s forest resources and producing authoritative forest cover reports and statistics.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
India State of Forest Report