Group curators
Elsa Carla De Grandi
Fauna & Flora
Catherine Breen
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Tanner Corless Smith
- @tcsmith
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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.
The ability to visualize and analyze spatial data underpins many areas of conservation, this group may serve as a landing point and gateway for those new to conservation technology. Through promotion of learning resources, and aforementioned groups of overlapping interest, this group can expand the horizons of newcomers and deepen the knowledge of veterans.
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 who 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
Fauna & Flora
Remote Sensing Scientist, Conservation Technology & Nature Markets @ Fauna & Flora - WILDLABS Geospatial Group Co-Lead
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- @cbreen
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wildlife ecologist and snow scientist
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- @tcsmith
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I am a conservation biologist interested in modeling social-ecological systems.
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- @MoniqueWSheSS
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Wildlife enthusiast and Research assistant
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Data Science | Remote Sensing | GIS | Geospatial Cloud Computing | Big Data
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Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
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- @KKAREGA
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Wildlife conservation enthusiast, looking to gain more experience & knowledge
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Technologist, birder, photographer and mountain guide.
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- @vandita_shukla
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PhD candidate studying drone flight planning for enabling tracking and identification of individual characteristics of wildlife; member of the WildDrone, an MSCA Doctoral Network funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe research
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- @beter22
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A Nigerian business journalist
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- @Ariel
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Ariel is passionate about centering both our environment and social justice and using data to support nature-based solutions to the poly-crisis, and they are particularly interested in mycelium, soil health, forestry, agriculture, ecosystems, conservation, and restoration.
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Environmentalist and Python developer working in the realm of Remote Sensing. Fascinated by the intersection of technology and nature, with a focus on machine learning, ecological modeling, and biodiversity monitoring. 🌍
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- @foxy50213
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Careers
The NCEAS invites applications for a temporary Data Fellow to engage in data science projects relating to environmental science in deserts of California. These projects will include assisting in the organization &...
9 July 2022
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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
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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
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| I'm a software developer with the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), working on online map-based applications for bird surveys (e.g. BirdTrack). My main focus is the... |
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| Hey MGatta, I'm working with adehabitatLt as well, i have a good paper on spatial referencing your data and changing your coordinates to UTM, if you want it (by C.J.... |
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Geospatial | 8 years 8 months ago | |
| Hello all, I came across this website featuring free vector and raster datasets. Feel free to use it! |
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Geospatial | 8 years 9 months ago | |
| Now the course is officially over, I wonder how people found it? Too difficult, too easy or just right? |
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Geospatial | 8 years 10 months ago | |
| I'm not affiliated with Google or this event, but I thought it would be of interest to the community. I have previously attended and it... |
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Geospatial | 9 years 2 months ago | |
| Things just got a whole lot easier for those of us at universities who train students to use drones as tools for conservation. Many... |
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Geospatial | 9 years 3 months ago | |
| Another option is OruxMaps, free for android, not very intuitive but very powerful. But it's important to bear in mind that phone GPS accuracy can be lower than... |
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Geospatial | 9 years 4 months ago | |
| ZSL is holding a remote sensing symposium on the 29th April, 2016: Space - the final frontier for biodiversity monitoring?... |
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Geospatial | 9 years 4 months ago | |
| Hello all, This blog immediately make me think of our community and the possibilities for one of our members to provide a solution.... |
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Geospatial | 9 years 5 months ago | |
| Thank you. I am doing pre reading and Information gathering, so I'll know what to expect and be prepared. Thank you for your kind answer Stephanie. |
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Geospatial | 9 years 5 months ago | |
| Hello all - this paper looks highly relevant to this thread. "Satellite alerts track deforestation in real time: System uses... |
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Geospatial | 9 years 6 months ago | |
| Advance Object-Based Classification of Delta Region Sindh. A project completed by COGE team. If you have any queries please contact :... |
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