Abstract

GIS enabling collaboration in endangered species recovery
Track: Conservation
Authors: Martin Slimin

Whio (Blue Duck) are one of New Zealand’s rarest birds.
The Whio Forever project is a collaboration with Genesis Energy (one of New Zealand’s largest power generators) the Department of Conservation and community groups. The project identified from the outset that quality data able to be contributed to and accessed by all parties was key to securing the whio population. This led to the development of a spatially enabled information system with a web based viewer and mobile data collection.