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Abstract
Developing Custom Applications for Land Trusts
Track: Ecology, Archaeology, and Conservation
Author(s): William Allen, Frank Conkling
The Conservation Fund provides GIS assistance to land trust organizations, the fastest growing segment of the conservation movement in the US. While land trusts are becoming more technically proficient, the majority of land trusts, with small staffs and limited time to devote to GIS, would benefit from the development of user-friendly interfaces and wizards that facilitate their use of GIS tools. The Conservation Fund and Panda Consulting, in partnership with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, have developed the Catoctin Mountain Explorer, a MapObjects application that is empowering the Catoctin Land Trust to undertake conservation planning without previous GIS experience.
William Allen
The Conservation Fund
10001 Main Street
Suite C
Chapel Hill , NC 27516
USA
Phone: 919-967-2223
Fax: 919-967-9702
E-mail: willtcf@conservationgis.com
Frank Conkling
Panda Consulting
PO Box 33314
Palm Beach Gardens 33420-3314
USA
Phone: 561-691-3277
Fax: 561-627-8056
E-mail: frank@pandaconsulting.com