Conservation GeoPortalCollaborative project to create a comprehensive catalog of GIS data and services for the conservation community. Phase one of World Conservation Basemap initiative.
The Conservation GeoPortal is a collaborative effort to build a comprehensive GIS data and map service catalog for the conservation community. This data catalog includes metadata records describing conservation GIS datasets and online map services. It also include a generic map viewer to allow interactive viewing of multiple map services.
We are pleased to announce that the Geoportal was successfully launched on June 28th, 2006 at the joint Society for Conservation Biology and Society for Conservation GIS Conference in San Jose, California under the domain http://www.conservationmaps.org/!
The GeoPortal is an initial phase in the development of the Conservation Basemap, which will include authoritative geospatial data to support conservation planning, action, monitoring, collaboration, and education. This may include reference layers such as roads, waterbodies, topography, and land cover, as well as thematic layers such as protected areas, species ranges, ecoregions, and conservation project areas. This database will be distributed across many organizations.
The GeoPortal and Basemap will also be used by National Geographic and others to produce web and print atlases to communicate biodiversity and conservation issues to students, policymakers, and the public. Future products may include the Atlas of Conservation in print and digital form.
All organizations and individuals interested in conservation and sustainable development are encouraged to use and contribute to this effort under the principles of the Conservation Commons.
Documents:
NEW-> GeoPortal status report presentation October 2007 (3 mb .PPT)
GeoPortal flyer (2.5 mb .PDF)
Introduction to the Conservation Geoportal (1.5 mb .PPT)
Announcement/Press Release for the Conservation Geoportal
Short Concept Paper on Conservation Basemap, Atlas, & Geoportal
Investment Model for GeoPortal
Workspace Contents and Team list
Events:
Geoportal Launched at SCB/SCGIS Conference! - June 28, 2006
GeoPortal Requirements Workshop - Arlington, VA - September, 2005
World Conservation Basemap Kickoff Mtg. - Washington, DC - March 2005
Initial participant organizations:
American Museum of Natural History
Conservation Fund
Conservation International
ESRI
IUCN
NASA
National Geographic Society
NatureServe
Smithsonian Institution
The Nature Conservancy
UNEP - World Conservation Monitoring Centre
University of Maryland - Global Land Cover Facility
USGS - National Biological Information Inventory
Wildlife Conservation Society
World Resources Institute
World Wildlife Fund-US
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| Design team folder (12) Folder to share documents and links among the Geoportal Design Team. Note, some folders and files are limited to members of Design and Steering Committees. |
| Design team folder: Channel mgmt. (3) Tools and documents regarding channel management. |
| Design team folder: Requirements (2) Requirements and revision documents |
| Design team folder: Training docs (7) Manuals and training documents |
| Discussions (1) A folder containing discussions about the Conservation GeoPortal. |
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| Presentations (7) |
| Tools (1) Downloadable tools relevant to Geoportal |
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