GIS, or Geographic Information Systems, play a crucial role in nature conservation. 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. 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?
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Conservation Biologist, Data Analyst and Bioacoustics enthusiast
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Aditya Pal, born in Janakpur, Nepal, received his master’s degree in Zoology from Central Department of Zoology, Tribhuvan University, Nepal in 2019. His master’s thesis is in wetland birds of Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve. At present, he is working as a Research assistant at Hima
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Amos Pendael is a renowned conservation and research specialist with extensive experience in the field of Management Oriented Monitoring Skills (MOMS), remote sensing, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). With a M.Sc in Natural Resources Assessment and Management.
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Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
I am a postdoctoral researcher using animal tracking technologies to investigate how chemical pollution influences fish movement and behaviour.
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Engineer, Ph.D in Computation Ecology. Interested in developing tools for the massive acquisition of high dimensional data from new technologies (e.g., imaging, omics), their analysis and visualization.
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Godfrey Nyangaresi, a dedicated Protection Manager with 12+ years of wildlife conservation experience. Skilled in technologies, administration, and law enforcement, he leads protection efforts at STEP, ensuring the sustainable conservation of elephants in southern Tanzania.
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Engineer, I work for a web development company on web application projects for biodiversity conservation. I'm especially interested by camera traps, teledetection and DeepLearning subjects.
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Director of Spatial Planning and Innovation Nature Conservancy of Canada
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Baker Consultants
Director of Bioacoustics and Senior Lecturer
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Technology advisor for social change
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Muzna Kashaf is a dedicated herpetologist who recently achieved her MPhil, showcasing her commitment to advancing knowledge in the field. Her research focus lies in amphibians, and she has utilized Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to enhance precision of her studies.
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My name is Ann Wambui ,a conservationist working as a conservation officer at Mugie Conservancy. Am a Diploma holder specialized in Wildlife Management from the Wildlife Research Training Institute. Currently, am Distance Learning student at the Africa Nazarene University.
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ZSL is looking for an enthusiastic research scientist to join the multidisciplinary team and help deliver a project in Wales to better understand the ecology of tope sharks (Galeus galeus) in North Cardigan Bay and the...
9 April 2024
WWF is looking for consultant(s) with expertise in spatial data mapping and analysis.
19 March 2024
The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (SNZCBI) is seeking two postdoctoral fellows to engage more directly with identifying conservation metrics for vertebrate communities and populations.
14 March 2024
The Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior at its sites in Constance and Radolfzell offers an international, interdisciplinary, and collaborative environment that opens up unique research opportunities. The goal of our...
13 March 2024
Texas A&M is seeking applicants for a fully funded Ph.D. assistantship to begin a long-term study on collared peccary (also known as javelina) ecology in southern Texas.
13 March 2024
Emerging trends for Nature-Based Solutions project assessments
8 March 2024
Join us to help prevent biodiversity loss! Understory is hiring a postdoc to lead R&D Development on generalizing Computer Vision models for vegetation identification across space/time/phenotypes.
29 February 2024
Is there really a sustainability data deficiency? We don’t think so.
29 February 2024
Join the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) in pioneering environmental and ecological monitoring! 🌍💡 As part of ERIN’s Observatory for Climate, Environment, and Biodiversity (OCEB), you'll be at the...
26 February 2024
How Earth Blox reduced biodiversity impact analysis from 2 months to 1 hour for a global bank.
20 February 2024
The primary focus of the research is to explore how red deer movements, space use, habitat selection and foraging behaviour change during the wolf recolonization process.
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The Wildlife Restoration Foundation is hiring a Conservation Technology Intern
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Following the successful Eye on Earth Symposium at the end of October, the team has announced that video recordings of all 35 sessions are now available. They've... |
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Just to throw a couple options out there: Indonesia's one map portal The hanson map, which you can download from: Global forest watch Google Earth Engine Global... |
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Today is GIS Day. Today we turned our department foyer into a map gallery to celebrate. The conservation work of the RSPB is reliant on... |
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Hi Thom, Thanks a lot for the response! The abstracts were very interesting and I hope we can share more of the work from you and your colleagues. Please feel free to... |
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NASA's Applied Remote Sensing Training (ARSET) program is hosting a free advanced webinar series in Change Detection for Land... |
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Check out the Compendium of guidance on key global databases related to biodiversityrelated conventions from UNEP-WCMC (2018... |
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Hi Steve, I have used GIS Pro by Garafa on an iPad. I found it was one of the only apps that allowed importing of custom raster images. This feature has allowed me to... |
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Although not specifically about potential wildlife applications for space technology, this hack may well be of interest to some of our... |
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Hi all, I just wanted to draw your attention to the new OS Geo UK Training page. This is a really helpful list of GIS training courses on offer in the UK. Anyone can contribute... |
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I don't think there is an open like for like replacement. I normally work with ESRI software so mainly use Geodatabases now. Open options are really in the web format... |
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The European Space Agency have an exciting funding opportunity coming up and got in touch with us to ask that we share it with you,... |
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The European Space Agency have an exciting funding opportunity coming up and got in touch with us to ask that we share it with you,... |
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Measuring distances between GPS points from a satellite collar
12 July 2016 6:55pm
4 December 2016 5:21am
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.Brown).
I assume that the process you did to change to meters was in Excell, before using the coordinates in R?
Kind regards,
Sam
Conservation Leadership Programme 2017 Award
21 November 2016 12:00am
Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act grants via USFWS
8 November 2016 12:00am
Basic GIS vector and raster datatsets
7 November 2016 1:47pm
How do Wildlife Crime Experts view Remote Sensing Technologies used to Combat Illegal Wildlife Crime?
7 November 2016 12:00am
Earth Observation from Space: the Optical View
22 September 2016 9:56am
22 September 2016 4:37pm
Really interesting project! When are you expecting to have some results? Do you think the use of drones was beneficial for the project? Will you be using them again?
19 October 2016 8:19am
We're expecting to have some results by the end of the year. We can already see that the use of a drone was beneficial for media and communication for the expedition, but I expect it to come into its own when we make full use of the orthomosaic aerial photography and digital surface model from photogrammetry which we are hoping to use in order to elucidate metrics of vegetation structure in relation to the forest edge. If we discover something really cool, I will post it here!
19 October 2016 8:23am
Now the course is officially over, I wonder how people found it? Too difficult, too easy or just right?
Request for Expression of Interest for Individual Consultants to Conduct Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analysis
4 August 2016 12:00am
Apply now for the 2016 Annual Geo for Good User Summit
16 June 2016 12:40am
Drone Training in the U.S.
5 May 2016 9:46am
Conservation apps with a GPS focus
5 April 2016 3:27pm
26 April 2016 2:34pm
My goto application is CyberTracker. It can be adapted on your desktop exactly to record the data that you want (including pictures and GPS reading, but not compass direction).
26 April 2016 4:53pm
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 "traditional" GPS, specially when part of the sky is blocked.
Here is a test https://blogs.esri.com/esri/arcgis/2013/07/15/smartphones-tablets-and-gps-accuracy/
ZSL Symposium: Space - the final frontier for biodiversity monitoring?
19 April 2016 2:29pm
Indonesian Peatlands and the Need for New Monitoring Technologies
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Geographic Information System Equipment
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10 March 2016 11:46am
Hi Felix,
Thanks for sharing your question! I would have thought your course adviser might be the best person to advise about what equipment you would be required to take the course. However, GIS applications usually require access to a computer, a GIS program like ArcGIS or MapInfo, and access to information like satellite imagery or other data layers that are used by your GIS program. These should be provided by your university course - most universities have GIS labs where they teach you how to use the programs without the requirement to invest in equipment while learning.
Cheers,
Stephanie
10 March 2016 12:36pm
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.
Disruptive Technology: Embracing the Transformative Impacts of Software on Society
10 March 2016 12:00am
Mapping Reduced-Impact Logging with Lidar
8 March 2016 12:00am
New paper in Nature on Landsat data to reduce deforestation
25 February 2016 10:15am
Advance Remote sensing classification
17 February 2016 4:33pm
Google Earth Engine User Summit · June 2016
12 February 2016 7:09pm
Upcoming GIS and Remote Sensing Courses
9 February 2016 12:00am
GIS Storytelling: How Story Maps can harness the power of maps and geography to promote conservation
12 January 2016 2:54pm
Satellite imagery grants from Digital Globe Foundation
28 December 2015 3:22pm
ArcGIS subscriptions through ESRI Conservation Program grants
28 December 2015 2:50pm
Google Earth Outreach and Geo for Good conference
24 December 2015 8:47pm
Achieving Moonshots: Advancing Humankind and Preserving Nature
22 December 2015 12:00am
Cheap Space, DIY Imaging and Big Data
21 December 2015 12:00am
MapBiomas: New mapping platform will track annual deforestation in Brazil
17 December 2015 8:44pm
Cheap Space, DIY Imaging and Big Data = Good News for Conservation
16 November 2015 7:48pm
From Data Collection to Decisions
6 November 2015 12:00am
14 July 2016 11:53am
Figured it out.
Even though I was in the right projection (ie: UTM), I was not aware that I had to calculate the coordinates myself. All you need to do is create two new columns for X and Y coordinates, and right click in each column: choose calculate geometry, and then select X and Y according to the column you're at. It calculates the coordinates in your chosen unit (mine is meters). The "new" coordinates can be used then in adehabitatLT to obtain distance measurements in a trajectory.