Sharing, Interpreting and Visualizing

The effective use of new technology

Submitted by: Joel Clement
Dec 03, 2009
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One of the most pervasive barriers to conservation effectiveness has always been the lack of capacity in our community for easily sharing, interpreting, and visualizing complex ecological information, and our stories have suffered for it. In subsidizing the development of Data Basin™, our primary goal was to help Wilburforce grantees share their data easily and more effectively – to provide the latest technology and help foster more of those aha! moments when maps overlay to illustrate and communicate important threats or opportunities.

Welcome

Submitted by: James Strittholt
Nov 17, 2009
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Conservation is all about place, so it is not surprising that mapping plays an integral part in successfully addressing today's conservation challenges. A couple of years ago, the Wilburforce Foundation asked me if our organization (Conservation Biology Institute or CBI) would be interested in helping develop a new website that would address the common disconnect observed between conservation science and conservation practice paying particular attention to mapping solutions. Their original vision and support has allowed for the creation of this important new website - Data Basin.

What's New With Data Basin

Submitted by: Tosha Comendant
Nov 17, 2009
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During the development of Data Basin, we reached out to hundreds of scientists and practitioners to ask about their experiences, needs and wants.  One thing we heard over and over again, was 'how is this effort any different than other efforts that have failed?'.  

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