Enabling Collective Action for Commons

The Commons Platform is a shared digital infrastructure that brings together data, technology, and people to strengthen the governance of natural resources. It enables communities, practitioners, and governments to plan, act, and make decisions collectively using reliable data and shared tools.

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Enabling Collective Action for Commons

The Commons Platform is a shared digital infrastructure that brings together data, technology, and people to strengthen the governance of natural resources. It enables communities, practitioners, and governments to plan, act, and make decisions collectively using reliable data and shared tools.

Commons Platform Components

Commons Platform Components

The Commons Platform is a Digital Public Infrastructure developed by FES to empower the ecosystem of stakeholders working to conserve commons across the country.

It brings together data, technology, and people to strengthen the governance of natural resources such as land, water, and forests. It enables communities, practitioners, and governments to plan, act, and make decisions collectively using reliable data and shared tools.

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The Need for a Unified Platform

Access to data on natural resources is often fragmented, complex, and difficult to use, particularly for those working closest to the ground.

The Commons Platform addresses this gap by making data simple, accessible, and actionable. It connects diverse stakeholders—from community leaders to policymakers—enabling evidence-based planning.

Sustainable Livelihoods

Empowering rural families with resource data to secure their future.

Ecological Resilience

Tools to monitor forest health and groundwater levels in real-time.

Social Equity

Democratizing access to technology for marginalized collectives.

How It Works

A unified ecosystem for learning, coordination, and action.

Democratize Data

Making socio-economic and ecological data usable for diverse stakeholders through intuitive interfaces.

Build Knowledge

Capturing oral epics, community stories, and shared experiences to inspire and inform action.

Connect Institutions

Linking partners and village institutions to design interventions that are culturally and ecologically grounded.

Ground Action

Supporting on-ground interventions through specialized tools, training, and long-term program enablement.

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Become a part of the collaborative space for sustainable commons management.

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Collaborate with Us

The Commons Platform thrives on collective wisdom and technical innovation. Join us in building a robust digital ecosystem for commons management.

How You Can Help

Choose the pathway that best fits your expertise.

Content & Data

Share ecological datasets, research papers, or local mapping information to enrich our Knowledge Network.

Stories & Experience

Document community success stories, oral epics, or traditional management practices from your region.

Strategic Collaboration

Integrate your platform, tools, or portals with our ecosystem to create a larger collective impact.

Our Commitment to Contributors

We value every contribution. All shared content and data will be fully attributed to the original contributors, ensuring your work reaches the widest possible audience while maintaining its institutional integrity.

Commons Platform

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Our team is waiting to partner with you on content, data, or technology solutions.

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Services

Admin Hierarchy Microservice

9 endpointsGET & POSTJSON responsesState to Village

Core administrative boundaries and geographical hierarchy integration API endpoints for state-to-village level mapping. This service is essential for any spatial analysis requiring accurate administrative context across the Indian subcontinent.

API Reference & Documentation

Explore the interactive Swagger documentation below to understand parameters and test live endpoints.

Admin Hiearchy Microservice

API Documentation

1.0.0OAS 3.0
https://adminhierarchy.indiaobservatory.org.in/swagger.yaml
Servers
https://adminhierarchy.indiaobservatory.org.in - Prod server
State
GET/API/getStatesGet list of states.
District
POST/API/getDistrictsGet districts based on provided state.
Sub-District
POST/API/getSubDistrictsGet sub-districts based on provided district.
Block
POST/API/getBlocksGet blocks based on provided district.
Panchayat
POST/API/getPanchayatsGet panchayats based on provided sub-district.
Village
POST/API/getVillagesGet villages based on provided panchayat.
Location details by parent
POST/API/getRegionsByParentGet location details based on provided parent.
Region geometry
POST/API/getGeometryGet region geometry based on provided id.
Lat-lon based region details
GET/API/getRegionDetailsByLatLonGet region details based on latitude and longitude.
Developed by India Observatory an initiative by FES
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How to Get Started?

  1. Request an API key

    Request an API key from FES: support@indiaobservatory.org.in.

  2. Explore the documentation

    Explore the Swagger documentation to understand payloads.

  3. Start querying

    Include the API key in headers to start querying data.

Ready to Collaborate?

Our team is waiting to partner with you on content, data, or technology solutions.

support@indiaobservatory.org.in

Our Partners

We believe in contributing to an 'ecosystem organisation' wherein organisations with like-minded interests share data, analytics and tools, so that they can make a lasting impact. We realize that organisations are by their very design focussed on certain elements, functions or themes and that it is in the joining of hands between such organisations and initiatives that we could hope to make a reasonable impact.

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Get in Touch

Have a question about our data, tools, or partnerships? We're here to help you navigate the Commons Platform ecosystem.

Send a Message

We usually reply within a few working days.

Reach us directly

Direct Communication

Electronic Mailsupport@indiaobservatory.org.in
Official Portalwww.indiaobservatory.org.in
Headquarters
Post Box No. 29, At - Jahangirpura,
PO - Gopalpura, Vadod - 388 370,
Hadgud, District - Anand, Gujarat, INDIA
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