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Manakamana tree crowns Forest · GeoJSON · 2026
Description
36 crown polygons from validation plot 1 of the UAV survey of Shree Manakamana Community Forest, Kawasoti, Nawalpur. The full survey reported 6,543 crown detections (provisional; the four block counts sum to 6,309, a difference not yet resolved).
Coverage
Nepal · Forest
Source
GeoSutra with Shree Manakamana CFUG and DFO Nawalpur
Licence
CC BY 4.0
Method
UAV orthomosaic (4.4 cm GSD) → DeepForest retrained locally → field validation (0.73 mAP @ IoU 0.50).
Limitations
Detections, not a full field census; accuracy applies to this site only.
Citation
GeoSutra (2026). Manakamana tree crowns. geosutra.com/open-data
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Nuwakot flood imagery Disaster · JPEG · 27 Aug 2026
Description
16 georeferenced aerial frames over Gairathok, Bidur-10 and Tupche after the Trishuli flood.
Coverage
Nepal · Disaster
Source
GeoSutra
Licence
CC BY 4.0
Method
Low-altitude UAV flights within 24 hours of the flood.
Limitations
Frames, not an orthomosaic; coverage is partial.
Citation
GeoSutra (2026). Nuwakot flood imagery. geosutra.com/open-data
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Climate normals Climate · JSON · 2026
Description
Baseline climate normals for all 753 local governments.
Coverage
Nepal · Climate
Source
GeoSutra, from cited open climate datasets (see Climate Analytics)
Licence
CC BY 4.0
Method
Zonal statistics of gridded open datasets by local-government boundary.
Limitations
Gridded source resolution limits fine-scale accuracy in mountain terrain.
Citation
GeoSutra (2026). Climate normals. geosutra.com/open-data
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Warming trends Climate · JSON · 2026
Description
ERA5-Land temperature trends by local government (reanalysis estimates).
Coverage
Nepal · Climate
Source
GeoSutra, from cited open climate datasets
Licence
CC BY 4.0
Method
Trend fitting on gridded observations, per boundary.
Limitations
Trend confidence varies with record length.
Citation
GeoSutra (2026). Warming trends. geosutra.com/open-data
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Species dictionary Reference · JSON · 2026
Description
18 common Nepali tree species: local, Nepali and scientific names, family, wood density.
Coverage
Nepal · Reference
Source
GeoSutra seed dataset (Jackson 1994; Zanne et al. 2009)
Licence
CC BY 4.0
Method
Compiled from published references.
Limitations
Seed dataset; wood density is indicative.
Citation
GeoSutra (2026). Species dictionary. geosutra.com/open-data
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Forestry glossary Reference · JSON · 2026
Description
22 plain-language definitions of forestry, inventory and GIS terms.
Coverage
Nepal · Reference
Source
GeoSutra
Licence
CC BY 4.0
Method
Written by GeoSutra.
Limitations
Short definitions; not legal definitions.
Citation
GeoSutra (2026). Forestry glossary. geosutra.com/open-data
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NTFP directory Reference · JSON · 2026
Description
16 non-timber forest products with part used, season and indicative price.
Coverage
Nepal · Reference
Source
GeoSutra, from published market summaries
Licence
CC BY 4.0
Method
Compiled from published sources.
Limitations
Prices are indicative and dated.
Citation
GeoSutra (2026). NTFP directory. geosutra.com/open-data
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