Existing GIS Resources on the Indus Basin

Workshop on “Spatial Information Analysis for the Sustainable Management of the Indus

Basin in Pakistan” May 26-27, 2003Shahid 2003

Elements of Existing GIS Resources

DataData Collecting InstitutionsDatabasesInstitutions involved in GIS ApplicationsSpatial Information Resources

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DataClimateWaterTopographySoilVegetationCropsSocio-economic

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Data Collecting InstitutionsClimate – PMD, WAPDA, PADs, PIDAsWater – WAPDA, PIDAs, PADsTopography – SOPSoil – SSP, WAPDA, PADSVegetation – PFDsCrops – PADs, MINFAL, BOSSocio-economic- PDD, EAD, PPDDs

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Database1st right of database development is by data collecting institutionsTypes of Databases

Thematic databasesSectoral databasesIntegrated databases

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Thematic DatabasesClimateSalinityWaterloggingErosionPollutionPopulationPoverty

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Sectoral DatabasesWaterLandVegetationCropsLivestockFisheries

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Integrated DatabasesRechna Doab of Indus basin by IWMIHKH region of Pakistan for management of natural resources by PARC (WRRI-NARC)Indus basin by WAPDALanduse Planning at national level by MINE

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Rechna DoabGross area – 2.97 million haCultivable area – 2.3 million haRice, cotton and fodders dominating in KharifWheat and fodders dominating in RabiObjective – integrated water resource management

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HKH RegionHimalaya-Karakuram-Hindukush regionCovering around 70% area of PakistanBase map using scale of 1:250,000Balochistan part of HKH database completed – 44% area of Pakistan

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Landuse PlanningDigitization of Pakistan’s Map of 1:500,000 by SOPDigitization of 1:500,000 topographic maps by SOPDevelopment of mosaic by SUPARCO for Indus basin using LANDSAT-TM data of 1999Networking between main actors

Data collecting institutionsInstitutions involved in application

Applied ResourcesDrought managementCharacterization of climate and climatic analysisHydrologyGroundwater assessment and management

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Applied ResourcesWater Management in Indus basinSalinity ManagementLandcover and landuse analysisWatershed managementEnvironmental management

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Drought Management

Assessment of drought prone areas of Pakistan

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Characterization of Climate and Climatic Analysis

Agro-climatic zonationSpatial and temporal analysis of rainfall in canal commands

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HydrologyEstimation of evaporation using NOAA-AVHRR data in PakistanHydrological mapping for selection of potential dugwell sitesGlaciers, glacier lakes and glacial outbursts resource inventory for Pakistan

Groundwater Assessment and Management

Spatial and temporal assessment of groundwater rechargeGroundwater quality

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Water Management in Indus Basin

GIS metadata for an irrigation systemWater performance indicators using satellite imagery

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Salinity ManagementWaterlogging and salinity management in the Sindh provinceSalinity management in Rechna Doab

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Landcover and Landuse Analysis

Landcover analysis for Pakistan using NOAA-AVHRR dataLandcover and landuse for Shahpur dam

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Watershed Management and Environmental

ConservationIntegrated catchment and command area managementLand degradation analysisSeepage of Kalabagh dam and associated environmental hazards

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Key IssuesEnd users’ facing difficulty in access to available information with different data collecting institutionsInformation scattered among number of provincial and federal institutionsLack of systematic databases –digital databases not yet started

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Key IssuesLack of coordination between data collection and users’ institutions is a major handicap in building water informaticsShortage of manpower trained for application of Space Informatics in water sectorHigh turn-over of trained manpower

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Key IssuesLack of realization of potential benefits of Space InformaticsIneffective linkages between water sector and IT institutions

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Way ForwardAccord high priority for creating awareness among stakeholders regarding potential benefits of Space Informatics. This would require better integration of water and IT institutions and individuals.

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Way ForwardBuild capacity for training of young scientists and engineers in application of Space Informatics in water sector

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Way ForwardFormal network on “Water Informatics” to provide linkages among scientists and engineers involved in water sector

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Way ForwardNetworking of data collecting institutions and establishment of decentralized databases by these institutions

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