Group curators
Vance Russell
3point.xyz
Ahmed Junaid
- @ahmedjunaid
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Elsa Carla De Grandi
Fauna & Flora
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
3point.xyz
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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- @ahmedjunaid
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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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M.A.P Scientific Services
Co-founder and Director of M.A.P Scientific Services, South Africa
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- @gob1thaasan
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Gobithaasan started his career as a lecturer in 2009 and was promoted as an associate professor in 2015. His research current focus at Universiti Sains Malaysia is twofold; Topological Data Analysis and Machine Learning.
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- @Iniunam
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Conservation Biologist, Data Analyst and Bioacoustics enthusiast
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- @APendael
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Amos Pendael is a renowned conservation and research specialist with extensive experience in the field of Management Oriented Monitoring Skills (MOMS), remote sensing, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). With a M.Sc in Natural Resources Assessment and Management.
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Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
I am a postdoctoral researcher using animal tracking technologies to investigate how chemical pollution influences fish movement and behaviour.
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- @Gody
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Godfrey Nyangaresi, a dedicated Protection Manager with 12+ years of wildlife conservation experience. Skilled in technologies, administration, and law enforcement, he leads protection efforts at STEP, ensuring the sustainable conservation of elephants in southern Tanzania.
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Director of Spatial Planning and Innovation Nature Conservancy of Canada
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- @CarlosAbrahams
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Baker Consultants
Director of Bioacoustics and Senior Lecturer
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Article
With the rising threats to biodiversity such as wildlife crime, climate change and human-wildlife conflict today, wildlife monitoring technologies have become vital to study movement ecology, behaviour patterns, changes...
25 October 2023
Article
Listen in on our interview with Mara Elephant Project’s Tracking Manager, Wilson Sairowua, as he explains how MEP is using software, geofencing and drone technologies to resolve human-elephant conflict across Maasai...
20 October 2023
Article
Earth Blox makes dataset from Impact Observatory and Vizzuality available to Google Earth Engine developers via the #AwesomeGEECommunityCatalog
16 October 2023
Careers
The goal of this position is to support our remote sensing team in various tasks including to daily remote sensing related work, geo-spatial analysis and monitoring and evaluation of WWF’s conservation goals, related to...
6 October 2023
Careers
GIS & Data Science Specialist
Emma Oldham
Could you be our next team member to help empower conservation through data and technology?
28 September 2023
Article
Could you be our new GIS and Data Science Specialist?
28 September 2023
Careers
GIS & Data Science Specialist, Connected Conservation Foundation
Esther Githinji
Connected Conservation Foundation is seeking a GIS and Data Science Specialist to help design and support remote sensing projects. This is a unique opportunity to work with local conservation teams across the globe and...
27 September 2023
Article
The partnership will support the Global South with the development, planning and management of marine protected areas (MPAs) in the high seas.
22 September 2023
Link
📢 New Paper: Estimation of Forest LAI Using Discrete Airborne LiDAR: A Review by Luo Tian, Yonghua Qu and Jianbo Qi 👉 Read the full article: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/13/12/2408
5 September 2023
Article
Textbook: Cloud-Based Remote Sensing with Google Earth Engine
Stephanie O'Donnell
The first most comprehensive textbook for Earth Engine "Cloud-Based Remote Sensing with Google Earth Engine" now has many video tutorials by authors,
5 September 2023
Funding
Ecosystems Conservation: Action with CSOS/NGOS - EXPRO+
European Space Agency (ESA)
Learn more about ESA's call for expressions of interests for projects relating to the conservation and restoration of ecosystems.
1 September 2023
Careers
Senior Spatial Ecologist
The Charles Darwin Foundation
The Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islands (CDF) is recruiting a Senior Spatial Ecologist to join our shark research team and strengthen the ongoing long-term research on shark population ecology and...
24 August 2023
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| Hello Sir, Thank yo so much for sharing such an insightful message, as you said I have got some wonderful resources from other community members, so yes, just want to get... |
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Geospatial | 10 months 3 weeks ago | |
| That is great |
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Geospatial | 10 months 3 weeks ago | |
| This is great, thanks for sharing Vance. It looks very comprehensive and includes geemap. Amazing! This will save a lot of time and headaches. Would be great to have some reviews... |
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Geospatial | 10 months 3 weeks ago | |
| Hi Phil, Thanks for sharing - this is really interesting work! Seems like a cool integration of ground-based (or ocean-based) data and satellite data, with a community... |
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Geospatial, Acoustics, Camera Traps, eDNA & Genomics | 11 months ago | |
| Monitoring may be the most written about but least implemented (properly) topic in conservation. It primarily comes down to three reasons:... |
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Geospatial | 11 months 1 week ago | |
| Hi there! Funnily enough, I have been attending ARSET Trainings for years - I think I've participated in about 80% of the ones they have offered over that time - they are awesome... |
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Geospatial | 11 months 2 weeks ago | |
| Thank you so much for your advice.🙏 |
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Geospatial | 11 months 2 weeks ago | |
| Hi @benweinstein !Surely a general detector might be very useful for detecting objects in aerial imagery! Maybe something similar to what MegaDetector does in camera trap images,... |
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AI for Conservation, Open Source Solutions, Protected Area Management Tools, Drones, Geospatial | 11 months 2 weeks ago | |
| Very interesting topic |
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Citizen Science, Community Base, Open Source Solutions, Geospatial | 1 year ago | |
| Wonderfully |
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Geospatial | 1 year ago | |
| Thanks!I'm definitely looking at Smart and EarthRanger for overall management eventually, but for now I just want to track what we have better - especially as a base map to... |
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Geospatial, Data Management & Mobilisation | 1 year 1 month ago | |
| @cmwainaina please take a look |
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Animal Movement, AI for Conservation, Camera Traps, Connectivity, Data Management & Mobilisation, East Africa Community, Emerging Tech, Ethics of Conservation Tech, Human-Wildlife Coexistence, Marine Conservation, Protected Area Management Tools, Geospatial, Sensors, Software Development | 1 year 1 month ago |
