Abstract

An app to rapidly collect and distribute conservation data in Africa
Track: Conservation
Authors: Brennan Walsh

Peace Parks Foundation is involved in the management of transfrontier conservation areas in Sub-Saharan Africa. We designed iOS and Android apps to speed up the collection and distribution of key conservation data, including activities such as species sighting and poaching. Data is stored on a mobile handset and synchs to a SQL server database when a fieldworker connects to mobile internet. The instant update of feature class tables enables real-time analysis via ArcGIS Portal.