African Raptor DataBank Resources
Resources available to users of the African Raptor Databank project
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Month: September 2012
Spatial Data Management
habitat INFO take the management of spatial data seriously. Working on projects referencing in excess of 200 datasets requires systematic organisation, particularly when multiple members of the team are involved. That’s why we’ve developed practices to help us catalog and locate the data we…
West Wales Biodiversity Information Centre (WWBIC)
WWBIC are one of four Local Records Centres which together serve as a biodiversity data storage and management facility for the whole of Wales
SeaTrust
SeaTrust operate on a not for profit basis and all kinds of marine life are surveyed, monitored and recorded by Sea Trust volunteers in Pembrokeshire – Common, Bottlenose, and Risso’s Dolphins, Harbour Porpoises, Whales, Seals, Sharks, Fish, Jelly Fish, Turtles and Plankton.
The Peregrine Fund
The Peregrine Fund is a non-profit dedicated to saving birds of prey from extinction
OneWorld Sustainable Investments
Established in 2001, OneWorld is a privately owned sustainable development organisation operating primarily in Africa, with bases in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Mozambique.
North Wales Environmental Information Service (Cofnod)
Cofnod is one of four Local Records Centres (LRCs) in Wales and forms part of the first national network of LRCs anywhere in the UK
Web Mapping
GIS has taken big steps forward in recent years and firmly positioned itself on the internet. Today, the public make use of online GIS systems almost daily be it through services providing directions from A to B, to take a look at their neighbourhood…
Environmental Risk & Vulnerability Assessment
The objective of our risk and vulnerability analysis is to identify where people may be expected to be most vulnerable to all of the major expected difficulties associated with climate change, notably food security, water shortages, disasters and associated health problems. Our aim is…
Biodiversity Assessment
habitat INFO have a proven record when it comes to delivering Biodiversity layers having supplied them to Local Planning Authorities throughout Wales. We supply a single GIS layer into which all known biodiversity layers (species, habitats, sites and connectivity) have been incorporated. Areas of…
Species Distribution Modelling
Local Records Centres rely on the efforts of recorders working in the field to send them biological records. However, records can only exist in areas recorders themselves have visited, regardless of the presence of species or not. This patchiness is a problem for LRCs…
Mobile Recording
View the SeaTrust in the Field video produced by habitat INFO demonstrating SeaTrust’s use of mobile GIS solutions either below or by clicking here Mobile GIS allows companies to collect data rapidly, globally and accurately. It can lead to the development of large spatial databases…
3D Analysis
habitat INFO’s 3D services include the analysis of terrain in order to identify areas which are visible from defined observation points. This is particularly useful during the planning of developments near to pre-existing developments. We are also able to provide 3D scenes, animations and…
Trelessy wind turbine visual impact assessment
A private individual contacted habitat INFO concerning a planned single wind turbine installation in the Trelessy area of South Pembrokeshire. habitat INFO constructed a map that displayed the proximity of the SPA and also the expected visual impact of the turbine using 3D…
Cetacean recording
**NEW** View the SeaTrust in the Field video produced by habitat INFO demonstrating SeaTrust’s use of mobile GIS solutions. habitat INFO were approached by West Wales Biodiversity Information Centre (WWBIC) on behalf of SeaTrust, a registered charity recording Cetacean sightings between Pembrokeshire and Ireland….
African Raptor Databank
**NEW** Download the introuductory getting started guide to the ARDB. **NEW** Download the ARDB project overview document. The ARDB aims to ascertain the conservation status of raptors and their habitats across Africa, and to help build the local expertise needed to monitor these indicator…