Group curators
Vance Russell
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
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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- 26 Groups
Fauna & Flora
Remote Sensing Scientist, Conservation Technology & Nature Markets @ Fauna & Flora - WILDLABS Geospatial Group Co-Lead
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Saint Louis Zoo
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- @diyaquanauts
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Digital nomad, software developer, running mechatronic engineering firm in Seychelles to assist ocean conservation groups.
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University of Adelaide
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- @pbull
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DrivenData
Engineer and AI for Good leader working on bringing machine learning tools to social impact organizations.
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- @ronanwallace
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Research scientist developing conservation technology in environmental monitoring and cultural preservation.
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- 5 Groups
Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary
Technology Manager at Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary
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Allen Institute for AI
Communications for EarthRanger and Skylight
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TerrOïko
PhD Student in statistical ecology
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TerrOïko
R&D Engineer
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Careers
Postdoc: Environmental Remote Sensing
Carly Batist
Professor Nathalie Seddon, Professor Yadvinder Malhi (University of Oxford)
30 June 2022
Careers
Applications are invited for a Research Associate to join Dr Emily Lines' UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship (FLF) project "Next generation forest dynamics modelling using remote sensing data" (University of Cambridge)....
30 June 2022
Careers
Tammy Robinson-Smythe, Stellenbosch University
30 June 2022
Careers
Research Associate in Data Fusion for Forest Monitoring and Modelling
Stephanie O'Donnell
Applications are invited for a Research Associate to join Dr Emily Lines' UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship (FLF) project "Next generation forest dynamics modelling using remote sensing data". This is an interdisciplinary...
15 June 2022
Article
This study presents a comprehensive comparison of point clouds from four systems, linear and Geiger-mode LiDAR from manned aircraft and multi-beam LiDAR on unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), and in-house developed Backpack...
13 June 2022
Article
New remote sensing papers/datasets
Carly Batist
Near real-time global 10 m land cover mapping via Dynamic World; combining Sentinel-1 & -2 data for tree species classification; detecting elephants from drone imagery; Ecuador's satellite monitoring for illegal...
13 June 2022
Article
Julia Martínez Pardo et al., Published in Biological Conservation
4 June 2022
Careers
Multiple ML & ecology positions open at Pachama
Carly Batist
Positions include machine learning data engineer, machine learning product manager, director of engineering, forest analyst
4 June 2022
Careers
Postdoc: evaluation of tropical forest restoration
Carly Batist
Dr. Karen Holl's group at the University of California, Santa Cruz
4 June 2022
Funding
Global Forest Watch Small Grants Fund
Carly Batist
Global Forest Watch's Small Grants Fund is now open for applications for the 2023 grant cycle. Deadline is August 1.
1 June 2022
Careers
Climate scientist: Storms
WILDLABS Team
Climate X are seeking an enthusiastic and capable climate scientist to quantify climate change-related risks and physical impacts of tropical and temperate storms.
10 May 2022
Article
A comprehensive review on biodiversity information portals
Stephanie O'Donnell
Looking for biodiversity data? New review paper has an overview of biodiversity information portals, both global and country-specific
9 May 2022
June 2025
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Joel Masselink
October 2025
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Lacey Hughey and 3 more
November 2025
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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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Geospatial | 4 years 2 months ago | |
| 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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Geospatial | 4 years 7 months ago | |
| 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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Geospatial | 5 years 1 month ago |
