Who We Are
Geospatial data and analysis is critical for conservation, from planning to implementation and measuring success. Every day, mapping and spatial analysis are aiding conservation decisions, protected areas designation, habitat management on reserves and monitoring of wildlife populations, to name but a few examples. The Geospatial group focuses on all aspects of this field, from field surveys to remote sensing and data development/analysis to GIS systems.
How to Get Started
Want to learn more about how remote sensing is used in conservation? Check out the first two episodes of this season of Tech Tutors, where our Tutors answer the questions How do I use open source remote sensing data to monitor fishing? and How do I access and visualise open source remote sensing data in Google Earth Engine? You can also check out our Virtual Meetup Archive for a range of panels that overlap with Geospatial topics, or take a look at our Earth Observation 101 lecture series from Dr. Cristian Rossi.
Our Purpose
The WILDLABS Geospatial Group is for conservation practitioners, geospatial analysts, and academics that want to:
- Share geospatial resources, best practices, data, and ideas;
- Network amongst geospatial and data practitioners;
- Create peer learning opportunities;
- Promote the use of free and open-source geospatial software; and
- Improve the use of GIS software and geospatial analyses in conservation management and research.
Group curators
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Over 35 years of experience in biodiversity conservation worldwide, largely focused on forests, rewilding and conservation technology. I run my own business assisting nonprofits and agencies in the conservation community



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Zoologist, Ecologist, Herpetologist, Conservation Biologist





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Fauna & Flora
Remote Sensing Scientist, Conservation Technology & Nature Markets @ Fauna & Flora - WILDLABS Geospatial Group Co-Lead



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Currently a data scientist in industry working on mechanistic models of risk, previously worked on modeling coral reefs. I am interested in the potential for emerging technologies and new ideas to help us solve environmental crises.
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Game Rangers International
Kasi Amor Kalande is a young conservationist with experience in elephant movement research, GIS, and conservation technology.
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I’m a nature enthusiast who loves exploring wildlife and ecosystems. Through my research in ecology, I channel this passion into protecting and preserving biodiversity.
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A Highly Motivated and Enthusiastic Scholer. I done M.phil in Zoology From PMAS Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi. My research Work focused on Identifying the pathogens of honeybee in Pakistan and finding there control method through Green Synthesis Nanotechnology.
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I'm a conservationist working in the Vulture conservation space in South Africa with a huge passion for technology.
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Dedicated research scientist with over 8 years of experience in cartography, spatial analysis, and statistical modeling to tackle environmental, public health, and socio-economic challenges. Passionate about leveraging geospatial technology to drive impactful solutions.
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Ecodash.ai is an artificial intelligence platform for ecological modeling, design, and restoration.

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Hadjah Naggayi is a land surveyor/GIS analyst by profession. She is a climate justice activist, and an upcoming Fitness fitness instructor. She is currently working with Actogether Uganda as a Data manager
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United Nations Environment Program World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP WCMC)
GIS & EO Specialist with almost 20 years experience working with GIS in different topics. I am now working in Digital Tranformation Team at UNEP-WCMC mainly focus on Protected Planet programme to upgrade National and Global Stats for Target 3.1 (30x30) and UN Biodivesity Lab.

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Geospatial | 1 year 1 month ago | |
Tagging @Chelsea_Smith so she sees this :) |
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Geospatial, Data Management & Mobilisation, Protected Area Management Tools | 1 year 2 months ago | |
Hi Vance,I just wanted to assign landcover types to each point data. But you mentioning temporal change of landcover, that will be best analysis to do.Thank you so much,Sarah. |
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Geospatial | 1 year 2 months ago | |
Unfortunately I may fail to deliver so I cannot take it up. Am off net at times for two weeks straight. But excited about everything GIS so I follow keenly. Thank you... |
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Geospatial | 1 year 2 months ago | |
Thank you Carly, I will definitely take a look. |
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We will be conducting in-person demos of our cutting-edge drone technology in the US this year! 🇺🇸 If you're interested in experiencing... |
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Animal Movement, Drones, Geospatial, Software Development | 1 year 6 months ago | |
Real nice video. I'll have another look in the weekend in detail. |
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Acoustics, Community Base, Protected Area Management Tools, Geospatial, Sensors | 1 year 7 months ago | |
Hi!I would take a look at Although developed for camera trap imagery, it is by no means restricted to such.Cheers,Lars |
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Camera Traps, Community Base, Data Management & Mobilisation, Drones, Emerging Tech, Geospatial, Software Development | 1 year 7 months ago | |
Thank you for this! Will take a look. |
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Climate Change, Conservation Tech Training and Education, East Africa Community, Geospatial | 1 year 7 months ago | |
Appreciate that Lars! |
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Hi Eva, Me and my colleagues run a small NGO based on Yogyakarta in Indonesia, although our projects are spread around the country. One of our active project is working with... |
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HI benard sorry am replying late,and yes i the data was exported as shapefile 2.i used same projection which is 37N WGS 84 on both apps and still the exported shape file projection read away from the wanted location
funny story is,the exported shapefile pins quite well when using QGIS but then on ARC GIS pro i don't get what the issue is
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Hi Turu,
To be able to assist you, I would like to understand the following first:
1. What feature of data did you export/get from EarthRanger? i.e shapefile? CSV? etc.
2. What coordinate system was your data from EarthRanger?
2. When plotting did you match/project with the correct coordinate system?
3. Do you think there was an active layer with a different projection system in your work frame?
4. Did you check whether your work frame projection was correct to match what you were plotting?