Subproject

E02 - GIS and Remote Sensing in Support of Biodiversity Management at the Landscape Scale for Rainforests in Eastern Africa

Workpackage

WP1: Finalizing the BIOTA-East-GIS (data integration, user interface development, training) and geodata visualization

Project leader(s)

Prof. Dr. Gertrud Schaab,
Nick Mitchell,
Nirmal Ojha,
Richard O. Odongo,
N.N. (KWS)

Project description

• Integration of additional/up-dated geodatasets for the study areas Kakamega, Mabira, and Budongo Forests in the BIOTA-East-GIS
• Providing for linking datasets of the BIOTA-East-GIS and BIOTA-East databases on field data via the georeferencing of the observation plots
• Development of a customized GIS working environment for an effective biodiversity management by non-geoprofessionals (e.g. biologists, foresters)
• Capacity building mainly of the Kenyan counterparts in the use of the finalized BIOTA-East-GIS
• Visualizing of BIOTA-East results for environmental education, the decision makers, and scientists

Workpackage 1 serves as the major contribution in regard to a sustainable use of the BIOTA-derived geospatial data in the longterm. For finalizing the BIOTA-East-GIS a) the integration of all geo-spatial data gathered, processed and derived within the 9 years of funding, b) a user interface for geo-spatial data handling and spatial analyses by non-geoprofessionals, and c) the training of the potential users in making use of the data and tools provided is envisaged. Furthermore, the workpackage plays a key role with respect to information policy. A multimedia presentation and many posters serve the purpose of communicating the work and findings of BIOTA-East to the local people, the decision makers and the scientific community.

Keywords

GIS, online geodata-catalogue, biodiversity management tool, capacity building, visualisations

Contribution to
cross-cutting themes (CCT)

• Monitoring and assessment of biodiversity in space and time (Theme1)
• Capacity building and information policy at local, national,and international levels (Theme5)

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