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?
You can also check out our Virtual Meetup Archive for a range of panels that overlap with Remote Sensing & GIS topics.
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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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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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Digital nomad, software developer, running mechatronic engineering firm in Seychelles to assist ocean conservation groups.
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A Wildlife Biologist interested in Environment Assessment and Restoration, In-situ and Ex-situ strategies, Technologies used in Conservation and Illegal Wildlife Trade.
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Thanks to WILDLABS. This community is what exactly matches to my interest in Nature Conservation as IT professional.
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I am a firefly researcher and wildlife painter based in Boulder, Colorado
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The partnership will support the Global South with the development, planning and management of marine protected areas (MPAs) in the high seas.
22 September 2023
The first most comprehensive textbook for Earth Engine "Cloud-Based Remote Sensing with Google Earth Engine" now has many video tutorials by authors,
5 September 2023
Learn more about ESA's call for expressions of interests for projects relating to the conservation and restoration of ecosystems.
1 September 2023
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The Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islands (CDF) is recruiting a Senior Spatial Ecologist to join our shark research team and strengthen the ongoing long-term research on shark population ecology and...
24 August 2023
WCS is seeking a Conservation Technology Specialist to join their work in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve.
11 August 2023
We're looking for an enthusiastic early career individual looking to develop their GIS, remote sensing, and capacity building skills.
24 July 2023
ESRI and IUCN have teamed up to launch a StoryMap competition. Storytellers are invited to share stories on a range of conservation topics including technological innovation, ecological corridors and initiatives by...
17 July 2023
Climate Impact Partners are looking for a Due Diligence Technical Specialist to join their supply-side team for an opportunity to carry out DD on projects, at a leading provider of high-quality carbon credit programmes.
27 June 2023
JICA, Japan’s International Cooperation Agency is seeking a digital partner with a proven track record in conservation technology as we launch a pilot project to test technologies to mitigate human-elephant conflict in...
19 June 2023
If you have a strong background in GIS, a passion for environmental sustainability, and the desire to contribute to the world's carbon neutrality, this is a great opportunity for you!
15 June 2023
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With a focus on using and combining vessel tracking data, other satellite derived datasets and big data methods and AI generated estimates related to vessel identity and activity, the Fisheries Analyist with Global...
15 June 2023
Come work with us! WILDLABS and Fauna & Flora are seeking an intern to help develop the movement ecology content on the Inventory - our wiki-inspired database of conservation technology. Accepting applications until...
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Just came across this newly released paper on using Google Earth Engine in conservation :) |
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Remote Sensing & GIS | 3 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, Remote Sensing & GIS, Sustainable Fishing Challenges | 3 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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Remote Sensing & GIS | 3 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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Remote Sensing & GIS | 3 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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Remote Sensing & GIS | 3 years 11 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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Remote Sensing & GIS | 4 years 2 months ago | |
Hi all, Just a week until the Esri webinar on GIS and Conservation. Some interesting talks happening. Sign up here.... |
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Remote Sensing & GIS | 4 years 2 months ago | |
Hi all, I'm looking for a bit of advice on GIS, QGIS and Mapbox and thought it time to make use of the WildLabs community's well of... |
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Remote Sensing & GIS | 4 years 8 months ago | |
CBI and SCGIS have been running a second series of webinars this year. You can find recordings of all the previous webinars signposted here. Of note, see: Planetary-scale... |
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Remote Sensing & GIS | 4 years 11 months ago | |
The annual Google Geo for Good Summit is open for applications. Attendance is free of charge; however participants will be... |
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Hi GIS-ers, This is a notification that the FOSS4G 2019 conference call for talks and workshops deadline is this coming Monday 15th... |
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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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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
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
20 March 2016 6:15pm
Geographic Information System Equipment
9 March 2016 4:30pm
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
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?