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Geospatial data and analysis is critical for conservation, from planning to implementation and measuring success. The Geospatial group focuses on all aspects of this field, from field surveys to remote sensing and data development/analysis to GIS systems.

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Vance Russell
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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Geospatial Analyst

Alex Rood

28 October 2024 6:25pm

WWF is looking for a Student Assistant: Geospatial Analyst (m/w/d) for data visualizations and monitoring systems, particularly using GLOBIL (with a focus on ESRI ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Pro) in the Africa Department

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GIS Education for Sustainable Development 

CathyNj

17 October 2024 5:01pm

I will be presenting on Use of Cartography in Promoting Education for Sustainable Development at Wildlife Clubs of Kenya this month. Objective: To understand how to use &...

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pyeogpr - Python based library that uses Earth Observation data to retrieve biophysical maps using Gaussian Process Regression

Elsa Carla De Grandi

20 October 2024 6:13pm

The library enables to derive biophyiscal maps with a few lines of code (only requirements: region of interest, temporal domain and satellite sensor). All processing runs in the cloud using the openEO API and hence no need to download any imagery.

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FOS Data Collection Tools

Vance Russell

9 October 2024 4:29pm

Field season is over for most. How well did yours go? How did your field collection software work? I tested and reviewed three free and open-source data collection apps in the...

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HeinrichS

11 October 2024 5:43pm

Hi Vance - where can we see the actual review of the tools - the attached "Field.pdf" only show very brief descriptions, and the link to the full chapter doesn't seem to point to a review, but rather a specific chapter on fieldwork in your book, without any reviews?

Thanks!

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MAAP #217: Carbon across the Amazon (part 2): Peak Carbon Areas

Elsa Carla De Grandi

11 October 2024 9:27pm

The report showcases how remote sensing, Planet Forest Carbon Diligence product, can be used to identify peak carbon areas. Peak carbon areas could be excellent candidates for the HIFOR initiative, a new financing instrument that focuses on maintaining intact tropical forests.

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200 Basemaps with a couple lines of code

Vance Russell

4 October 2024 8:11am

Geospatial Wildlabbers,Opengeos, and QGIS are the gifts that keep on giving. It used to be that Arcgis Pro had the easiest basemaps to add to a project. I'm not so sure about that...

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Liz Ferguson

4 October 2024 4:55pm

Sweet!! Thanks for this pro tip Vance!

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Want to learn QGIS!

Priyank Shah

26 December 2023 11:49pm

Hi Guys, I wanted some suggestions on GIS.As GIS applications are increasing day by day I wanted to learn this program, so how do I begin with as I am a beginner and have...

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Abinesh A

20 September 2024 3:59pm

GIS is an inevitable tech that's used in many field where wildlife science ain't an exception. I scrolled through the conversation and I hope there are plenty of resources here by now... So I would like to share few things relevant to the software and the importance in wildlife science. 

Speaking about my usage of GIS in wildlife science, I started using it since during my bachelor's in wildlife science for identifying biodiversity rich zones in the Nilgiri hills of India, a decade back... Continued with an Master's degree in wildlife science, GIS was again useful for estimating the population of tigers in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in India. Again for my MPhil thesis, I used occupancy models integrated with SDM for geckos to delineate the boundaries for gecko genera ,surprisingly there was this elevation which acted to separate one genus from another showing a altitudinal preference towards elevation (Biogeographically)

 And so within this timeline I could see the evolution of the software and the usage trends in this field. 

It still excites me , either to do something about creating a new shapefile for an unexplored remote region ,or predicting the range dynamics under species distribution modelling! 

Thrills too, 

Mapping for Species distribution models (SDM) using ecological knowledge, more often 

  1. a taxonomist gets benefitted of identifying new species through the predictions.
  2. A conservation policy maker can identify places for species translocation in future (under climate change scenarios)
  3. Am evolutionary biologist can understand the biogeographic patterns of species from paleo climate to future via current climatic conditions
  4. Identify critical conservation blocks for immediate conservation of species of concern under anthropogenic pressures (For eg, Tigers or Critically endangered species)

Use the resources (online and via researchers ) try mapping more (maybe your study species of interest ) to study of interest (study area, biogeography, Sdm, LULC etc) using more of satellite data! It's really interesting this way! 

Sure there are more avenues to use GIS BEING A Wildlife Biologist! Infact, inevitable:)

Best wishes  

Abinesh A

Priyank Shah

5 October 2024 2:50am

Hello Sir,

Thank you so much for your reply and sharing this amazing resource, so far I have got some really great resources, so thank you for adding to those. I hope you can find some for your studies as well by going though the chat.

best of luck for you Masters.

Priyank Shah

5 October 2024 2:52am

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 better with QGIS now.

Thank you so much.

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Natural Lands Map V 1.0

Elsa Carla De Grandi

4 September 2024 6:51pm

Hello, The release of Version 1.0 of the open-source Natural Lands Map has been announced. Developed in collaboration with the World Wildlife Fund, Systemiq, and the Science...

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Elsa Carla De Grandi

24 September 2024 8:32pm

Thanks for the feedback, Chelsea. Agree that it would be useful to understand who will be using it. I suppose other GIS/Remote Sensing specialists within NGOs. Perhaps someone in your team, @Helga_Kuechly ?

Also if anyone happens to have experience using the dataset it would be great to add this to the Inventory and also provide feedback to WRI through this form too.

Elsa Carla De Grandi

30 September 2024 11:35pm

This link shows the difference between the new version and the old version of the Natural Lands Map for Cote d'Ivore and Ghana showing a lot less natural forest.

 

Read "#côted #ghana | Land & Carbon Lab" on

#côted #ghana | Land & Carbon Lab

🌍 Version 1 of our new, open-source Natural Lands Map combines local data with global data to improve land cover delineation! For example, here we can see how including local data enhances the accuracy of maps in #Côted’Ivoire and #Ghana, showing much less natural forest than what’s possible with global data alone. This tool, developed in collaboration with WWF, Systemiq Ltd. and Science Based Targets Network, provides critical insights for sustainable sourcing, addressing issues like deforestation and habitat loss. Check out our blog to learn more: https://bit.ly/3TEQa8q

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Awesome GEE Community Catalog

Elsa Carla De Grandi

1 October 2024 8:12pm

This is an amazing resource for finding and integrating datasets in your Google Earth Engine workflows. There are over 1,469,693 images in the catalog! The awesome-gee-community catalog is compatible with the existing Google Earth Engine master catalog and is grouped by...

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