Aamcho CFR Mapping

Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) is a globally recognised non-profit organisation based in Bengaluru focused on environmental conservation and sustainable, socially just development.The Community Forest Resource (CFR) rights initiative is a part of ATREE’s Forests, Governance and Livelihoods programme where our mission is to empower forest-dependent communities in India by facilitating the recognition and protection of their community forest rights through research, participatory action, capacity-building, and community-informed open technologies. The Aamcho CFR Mapping app is part of this initiative. Mapping traditional community forest areas has historically required expensive GPS units, and the resulting geographic data often becomes inaccessible or lost. The Aamcho CFR Mapping App removes these barriers by providing free, smartphone-based GPS tracking. The app’s features support accurate CFR mapping, boundary dispute resolution and forest resource planning. Key Features Track Path: Collect GPS points in automatic (fixed-interval) or manual mode and view real-time boundary plotting with area and distance measurements. When online, it overlays village-revenue and forest-compartment boundaries for Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh states on a Google base map. Computes area: Computes the area in hectares by joining the first and last point of the track. Saved Tracks: Access and manage all your saved KML files and share via email, WhatsApp or upload to Google drive. Language Support: Available in Hindi and English for broad accessibility across Central India and can be switched instantly between Hindi and English. Screenshot & Share: Capture your map view and save to phone memory. Or share via email, WhatsApp or other apps Help Guide: In-app reference manual in both Hindi and English. Developed by ATREE’s webGIS team with coding support from Microware Computing & Consulting.