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
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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- @jodirowley
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Conservation biologist obsessed with frogs
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- @apcxs
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I am a Geoscientist interested in using geospatial data science to contribute to solutions of today’s environmental challenges. I mostly worked with land surafce temperature data from satellites and drones to study how high mountain landscapes respond to climate change.
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- @Helga_Kuechly
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World Wide Fund for Nature/ World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
I am a Geo-ecologist, who loves to use GIS, remote sensing, citizen science and knowledge transfer to shape for a better future for nature - We are part of nature, so let's act like it!
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Ranger Campus
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- @adamsteer
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Researcher and consultant focused on snow, ice and landscapes, drone pilot, lidar and airborne remote sensing analyst. Based in Australia, thinks a lot about connected systems in mountain and polar landscapes. Open source geospatial specialist.
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Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute (ABMI) & SENSR
We track changes in wildlife and their habitats in Alberta, working collaboratively to provide ongoing, relevant, scientifically credible information.


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- @sroilo
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Ecosystem Intelligence Lead at Wedgetail, living in Lutruwita/Tasmania
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*New closing date!* WILDLABS and Fauna & Flora International are seeking an early career conservationist for 12-month paid internship position to grow and support the Southeast Asia regional community in our global...
19 October 2022
The candidate will partner with our global team members that are focused on designing and implementing island restorations using the most effective, science-based, cost-efficient, and collaborative methods available.
14 October 2022
Comprehensive resource for Google Earth Engine - this ebook is an excellent source of fundamentals lessons and applications ranging from terrestrial to aquatic. It comes with a fully equipped code repo, explainers, and...
12 October 2022
Rainforest Alliance is seeking a Senior GIS Officer, based in the Netherlands, Germany, or Belgium
11 October 2022
Careers
Rainforest Alliance is seeking a GIS Officer based in the Netherlands, Germany, or Belgium
11 October 2022
This paper released by the World Economic Forum and the SPACES coalition shows how businesses can embrace the use of spatial intelligence for action on nature and climate. How can we make sure businesses apply the...
23 September 2022
This role will be employed under Osa Conservation's Movement Ecology Program. Broadly, the project aims to develop and use novel animal tracking technology to increase our understanding of the movement ecology of...
22 September 2022
This technology was recently tested in Kauai, Hawaii, with the National Tropical Botanical Garden and has successfully collected from 5 critically endangered species that were otherwise inaccessible.
16 September 2022
At the Inria Sophia Antipolis - Méditerranée center. The project will pursue two different methodological goals: (1) explore the use of natural language bottlenecks describing visible traits or other visual...
1 September 2022
Seeking interested individuals with qualifications and educational background and experience in marine species biology/ecology (marine mammals, sea turtles, fish, seabirds, etc.); with skills in applied scientific study...
31 August 2022
Hey space & nature conservation enthusiasts! For an innovation project about forest impact monitoring, I am looking for a student assistant with the option to write a Master thesis.
29 August 2022
Boost cons tech capacity at an international NGO! Fauna & Flora International is offering a paid three-month internship to consolidate and share best practices for the application of emerging hardware and software...
26 August 2022
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I am looking for collaborators and donors, or I am offering myself as a collaborator for a Uni / research organisation, for a research... |
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Geospatial | 4 years ago | |
Hi Remote Sensing & GIS folks, The Allen Coral Atlas is proud to announce three new mapping regions: Great Barrier Reef & Torres... |
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Geospatial | 4 years 2 months ago | |
Hi everyone, Another brilliant webinar series from SCGIS (Society for Conservation GIS) and CBI (Conservation Biology Institute) ... |
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Wow, thanks for sharing, @ZoeLieb ! Great initiative and wonderful opportunity for people to contribute to the atlas. Good luck! |
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Geospatial | 4 years 2 months ago | |
Hi everyone! This is a heads up that the Society for Conservation GIS (SCGIS) and Conservation Biology Institute (CBI) are co-hosting a... |
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Geospatial | 4 years 3 months ago | |
Hi, Not exactly what you were looking for, but Public Lab have used balloons with cameras to map oil spills. This could be adapted to your purpose. You could... |
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Geospatial | 4 years 4 months ago | |
Just came across this newly released paper on using Google Earth Engine in conservation :) |
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Geospatial | 4 years 5 months ago | |
Hi Wildlabbers, Welcome back to Tech Tutors for season 2! This season's first episode featured Oceanmind's... |
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Marine Conservation, Geospatial, Sustainable Fishing Challenges | 4 years 5 months ago | |
Hi all! WILDLABS intern, Tatjana here. We're working on the second season of Tech Tutors, the webseries that... |
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Geospatial | 4 years 7 months ago | |
Webinar/training series: Remote Sensing for Mangroves in Support of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. This training focuses on mapping and monitoring mangroves and how it... |
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Hello Nandini. I did something similar mapping carbon stocks of subsurface peat reserves in upland habitats in the UK. It was pretty basic though. Modelled the 3D volume of peat... |
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Geospatial | 4 years 10 months ago | |
There's an Esri webinar TODAY at 14:00 UTC Mapping to Save our Planet's Biodiversity with guest speakers including @... |
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Cloud-Based Remote Sensing with Google Earth Engine
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GIS Officer
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Frontiers Symposium: Digital tools for reversing environmental degradation
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Multi-day workshop: Machine Learning Advances for Marine Acoustics & Imagery Data
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Conservation Tech Directory - new update!
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Thanks so much!!
The planet matters. People matter. Location matters.
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Movement Ecology Field Team and Data Coordinator: Osa Conservation [Open until filled)
22 September 2022 11:55pm
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22 September 2022 1:59pm
Collecting Critically Endangered Plants on Cliffs using a Drone
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4th Carbon from Space Workshop: Characterising the land component of the Carbon Cycle and its connection with the ocean and atmosphere
2 September 2022 7:35pm
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Solicitation of Interest: NAVFAC Atlantic Marine Resources
31 August 2022 7:28pm
Survey for Doctoral Research on Poaching in Protected Areas
29 August 2022 10:43pm
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Conservation Technology Research Internship
26 August 2022 4:58pm
Research Scientist - NASA Ames Earth Science Division
25 August 2022 2:25pm
RCMRD Map Competition 2022
19 August 2022 1:54pm
A vegetation carbon isoscape for Australia | TERN Australia
19 August 2022 12:40pm
Research Technician - Unoccupied Aircraft Systems Pilot and Geospatial Analyst
10 August 2022 10:40pm
3yr Postdoctoral Associate: Remote Sensing and Unoccupied Aircraft Systems
10 August 2022 5:29pm
Pacific Geospatial Conference 2022
10 August 2022 2:35pm
Earth Ranger Projection
28 June 2022 10:15am
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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?
28 July 2022 11:47am
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
Postdoc: Spatial Ecology & Conservation of Bustard spp.
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International Workshop on Animal Movement Ecology & Human Mobility
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Data Analysis Research Associate, World Resources Institute
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Congrats on the milestone Carly and Gracie!