Group curators
Vance Russell
Ahmed Junaid
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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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Fauna & Flora
Remote Sensing Scientist, Conservation Technology & Nature Markets @ Fauna & Flora - WILDLABS Geospatial Group Co-Lead
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World Wide Fund for Nature/ World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
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Wildlife conservationist currently working on biodiversity monitoring and community development for AFOLU VCS & CCB projects.
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- @shouldusedecimal
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- @drolnick
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- @Bbackiel
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Landscape ecologist + Geospatial analyst
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I'm a recent graduate with an applied degree in GIS and am looking to volunteer my time as a GIS tech or analyst. I love all things nature and watching the wildlife in our backyard. I have set up our webcam from time time trying to lure the wildlife for a good image.
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Master alumnus
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Biologist
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- @JennaSea
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Researcher at the Southern African Wildlife college with an interest in technologies supporting conservation management. Currently working with ESRI; SMART; EarthRanger and Tracking devices
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Article on phytools 2.0 (R Package) by Liam J. Revell (2024).
9 September 2024
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Alaska Satellite Facility
Ahmed Junaid
Alaska Satellite Facility (ASF) operates NASA's archive of SAR data, offering invaluable services to researchers worldwide.
9 September 2024
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EarthExplorer USGS
Ahmed Junaid
EarthExplorer USGS provides access to a vast array of satellite imagery. Whether you're tracking environmental changes, conducting research, or simply exploring the Earth's surface, EarthExplorer USGS is your go-to...
9 September 2024
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Article by Javier Loidi, Gonzalo Navarro-Sánchez and Denys Vynokurov (2023). A vector map of biotic units encompassing the entire terrestrial area of the earth is provided in this arctile.
9 September 2024
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Esri's LULC (Land Use/Land Cover) Models of the World, offers one of the finest and most detailed representations of global land use and cover. It's an invaluable tool for researchers, environmentalists, and planners...
9 September 2024
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Geospatial Announcement: Introducing New Geospatial Group Leaders
Elsa Carla De Grandi and 2 more
We are thrilled to welcome our 3 new Group Leaders for the 2024-2025 term, Vance Russell, Ahmed Junaid, and Elsa Carla De Grandi!
22 August 2024
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Join us in celebrating this year’s Judging Panele Award winners!
19 August 2024
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Join us in celebrating this year’s Community Choice Award winners!
15 August 2024
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Vote for your favorite submissions that best demonstrate conservation impact, novel innovation/discovery, and strong storytelling of the work and the sector.
12 August 2024
Careers
We are recruiting an (extendable) 2-year postdoc in my group to develop new technologies (cameras, microphones, deep learning, etc) to track earthworm activity in the field.
16 July 2024
Careers
Data Manager, Conservation International
Esther Githinji
Conservation International are seeking a data expert to help (a) serve as a day-to-day technical project manager to ensure data collection, data management, and data quality control with global program teams and...
8 July 2024
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Joel Masselink
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Lacey Hughey and 3 more
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Carly Batist
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| 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 | 8 months 1 week ago | |
| Thank you so much for your advice.🙏 |
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Geospatial | 8 months 1 week 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 | 8 months 1 week ago | |
| Very interesting topic |
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Citizen Science, Community Base, Open Source Solutions, Geospatial | 9 months 2 weeks ago | |
| Wonderfully |
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Geospatial | 9 months 2 weeks 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 and processing tools | 9 months 4 weeks ago | |
| @cmwainaina please take a look |
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Animal Movement, AI for Conservation, Camera Traps, Connectivity, Data management and processing tools, East Africa Community, Emerging Tech, Ethics of Conservation Tech, Human-Wildlife Conflict, Marine Conservation, Protected Area Management Tools, Geospatial, Sensors, Software Development | 10 months ago | |
| Thanks, Cathy! |
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Geospatial | 10 months 2 weeks ago | |
| Tagging @Chelsea_Smith so she sees this :) |
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Geospatial, Data management and processing tools, Protected Area Management Tools | 11 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 | 11 months 1 week 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 | 11 months 3 weeks ago | |
| Thank you Carly, I will definitely take a look. |
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Acoustics, Animal Movement, Climate Change, Conservation Tech Training and Education, Data management and processing tools, Geospatial, Software Development | 1 year 2 months ago |
