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Introduction
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Sensing Introduction |
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Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Remote Sensing are geospatial technologies with important applications in many areas including natural resources, wildlife management and conservation. In Africa, many conservation organisations have started to develop digital maps and spatial databases.
ACF wants
to provide expert advice and help in these areas - and we are looking
to make the web portal a co-ordinating centre for all such material, either
providing facilities for their use on the web or links through to organisations'
own websites.
What can you do with GIS and remote sensing?
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Information Systems (GIS) can be used as a research tool and
spatial data management system, as well as a means for communicating
information to a target audience. With Remote
Sensing it is possible to conduct medium and large scale inventories
and monitoring of natural resources. GIS and remote sensing are, often in combination, used in vegetation or habitat mapping, gap analysis, monitoring the progress of conservation activities, quantifying ecological (spatial) patterns, connectivity and network analysis, monitoring of wildlife populations, etc., etc. And ultimately, to build so-called spatial decision (or management) support systems. |
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Current applications include a wide range of topics in conservation and wildlife management, such as:
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In the Science & Technical Corner Conferences section of our online forums, you will find the GIS and Remote Sensing for Conservation forum. Please feel free to share your research findings and experience, or to ask questions about geospatial tools and their application.
For those of us who are not familiar yet with GIS and remote sensing, please use the index on this page to get more information. Click the hyperlinks to get an introduction into the general concepts, principles and components of GIS and Remote Sensing. The GIS & Remote Sensing Resources section will guide you to extensive information on the internet, including online tutorials, directories, software and spatial data resources.
| | GIS
Introduction
| | Remote
Sensing Introduction |
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| | Data
Sources
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| | GIS & Remote Sensing Resources
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If
you would like to contact us about GIS and Remote Sensing please email
arend@africanconservation.org
