Spatial data and the means to readily create, manipulate and analyse spatial information, is now more available, cheaper and easier to use than ever before. Today, a myriad array of spatial data: from terrain; hydrology; geomorphology; climate records; satellite imagery; historic survey maps; herbarium records and bird observations etc. etc. is all available at the click of a button from virtually anywhere across to globe. Consequently, land managers are increasingly developing their own local GIS (Geographic Information Systems) to collect, … Continue reading Spatial information management for conservation management