jatorre · January 20, 2011 23:36
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 Proposal: "Mapping to save Biodiversity"

 Proposer
 Javier de la Torre ([email protected])

 Description
 Biodiversity is the term used to describe the incredible variety of life that has evolved on our 
 planet over billions of years. From crowdsourcing, mobile app, and web apps, there is a new trend on 
 how citizens and map developers can help to save the world. This talk covers the latest on Citizen 
 science and maping, data visualization and challenges where we need your help.

 Session type: 30-minute panel discussion

 Topics: Development - Location, Social

 Abstract
 We are under a big biodiversity crisis called the Sixth Extinction, and this time is not due to a 
 meteorite, is due to human impact. Around half of the planet’s natural environments had been
 converted for human use by 1990. We estimate there is between 10 and 100 million species, but
 we have only know about 1.8 million. Considering the peace of destruction of ecosystems and 
 habitats is very clear we are destroying biodiversity much faster than we can even start to understand.

 But what has this to do with location and geo? Well, everything. Biodiversity and conservation is 
 fundamentally mapping. Biodiversity is study doing observations of species on the field, and from 
 this primary data (POINTS), the whole domain is constructed. Species distributions, species richness, 
 environmental impact assessments… Also for conservation is very much important. Protected Areas are 
 POLYGONS that need to be intersected with other sources. Modeling what is going to happen to species
 due to climate change is all about models on RASTER data.

 And what about Open Data? Biodiversity and conservation is all about sharing data and there is 
 millions and millions of observations, picture archives, environmental variables, protected area 
 boundaries.

 And why this matter to you? Because we need enthusiast mapping developers! We need creative minds to 
 help us on:

 How to generate more data
 How to analyze it faster and better
 How to visualize huge amounts of geospatial data
 How to share data and results

 In this presentation we will show you some of the new ways we are handling these challenges with 
 websites like ProtectedPlanet, OldWeather, GBIF and many other projects our community has been doing. 
 Hopefully at the end of the talk you will have learnt about managing big datasets of very special 
 geospatial data, the one that you really care, your planet.
	Proposal: "Mapping to save Biodiversity"

	Proposer
	Javier de la Torre ([email protected])

	Description
	Biodiversity is the term used to describe the incredible variety of life that has evolved on our
	planet over billions of years. From crowdsourcing, mobile app, and web apps, there is a new trend on
	how citizens and map developers can help to save the world. This talk covers the latest on Citizen
	science and maping, data visualization and challenges where we need your help.

	Session type: 30-minute panel discussion

	Topics: Development - Location, Social

	Abstract
	We are under a big biodiversity crisis called the Sixth Extinction, and this time is not due to a
	meteorite, is due to human impact. Around half of the planet’s natural environments had been
	converted for human use by 1990. We estimate there is between 10 and 100 million species, but
	we have only know about 1.8 million. Considering the peace of destruction of ecosystems and
	habitats is very clear we are destroying biodiversity much faster than we can even start to understand.

	But what has this to do with location and geo? Well, everything. Biodiversity and conservation is
	fundamentally mapping. Biodiversity is study doing observations of species on the field, and from
	this primary data (POINTS), the whole domain is constructed. Species distributions, species richness,
	environmental impact assessments… Also for conservation is very much important. Protected Areas are
	POLYGONS that need to be intersected with other sources. Modeling what is going to happen to species
	due to climate change is all about models on RASTER data.

	And what about Open Data? Biodiversity and conservation is all about sharing data and there is
	millions and millions of observations, picture archives, environmental variables, protected area
	boundaries.

	And why this matter to you? Because we need enthusiast mapping developers! We need creative minds to
	help us on:

	How to generate more data
	How to analyze it faster and better
	How to visualize huge amounts of geospatial data
	How to share data and results

	In this presentation we will show you some of the new ways we are handling these challenges with
	websites like ProtectedPlanet, OldWeather, GBIF and many other projects our community has been doing.
	Hopefully at the end of the talk you will have learnt about managing big datasets of very special
	geospatial data, the one that you really care, your planet.