Forest Enterprise Management Information System (FEMIS)
Overview
FEMIS is a Django + React Native ERP that replaces fragmented notebooks and Excel sheets across a forestry organization's full timber value chain — from nursery and harvest through sawmill production, inventory, sales, and financial reporting. It comprises a web admin portal and an offline-first Android app for field and sawmill operations.
Challenge
Field teams operate in forests with no connectivity, so data was collected on paper and re-entered days or weeks later — making log reconciliation unreliable and cost analysis impossible. The system needed to support 100+ configurable task types, complex branch-level RBAC, and bidirectional sync on low-bandwidth connections, all while remaining maintainable by government IT staff after handoff.
Solution
Built an offline-first Android app using React Native and Expo with local SQLite storage, and a robust bidirectional sync engine that resolves conflicts when connectivity is restored. The Django backend provides configurable task definitions, multi-branch RBAC, financial tracking, and operational dashboards. Designed for full local deployability on government servers with no cloud dependency.
Key Technologies
Impact
Reduced data visibility lag from 4–6 weeks to real-time. Cost-per-hectare became calculable for the first time. The system now runs in production on government infrastructure and is maintained by local staff.