GEOTECH/NGTC 2013 SUMMER WORKSHOP

Michelle Kinzelkinzelm@cox.net Workshop Plans to Develop ArcGIS/ENVI Lesson

iGETT – Remote Sensing

Welcome, Cohort 3!

Supported in part by the National Science Foundation DUE ATE #1205069

GIS CORPS MISSION TO ZAMBIA

Volunteer – Michelle KinzelNGO – South Luangwa Conservation SocietyJuly 28 to Aug 22, 2013Workshop Plans to Teach Basic ArcGIS Skills

The SLCS is a non-profit community based organization committed to the conservation of the local wildlife and natural resources of the National Park and surrounding Game Management Areas. CEO Rachel

McRobb prepares darts for Elephant Rescue Effort

GIS MAPS

http://www.elephantdatabase.org/Map Data• Poaching routes• Elephant Mortality• Seasonal Trends – Snaring and

Poaching

Maps Created by Lisa MatthiesGISCorps Volunteer 2009

GIS MAPS

Copyright:© 2013 Esri, DeLorme, NAVTEQ, TomTom, Source:Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, i-cubed, USDA, USGS, AEX,Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swisstopo, and the GIS UserCommunity

African Elephant Database www.elephantdatabase.org  

REMOTE SENSING DATA -LAND COVER CHANGE

ANALYSIS

Landsat Imagery2003, 2013

Unsupervised Classification - ENVI

TRACKING ELEPHANTS

(Frans Lanting/National Geographic Stock)

Elephant Population has been reduced from 250,000 in 1960s to 25,000 today.

PROBLEM STATEMENT

In the South Luangwa National Park, located in Zambia, poachers have been decimating the elephant populations, and other wildlife, with the use of snare traps. These snare traps are set and left in the park areas to entrap large game animals. The South Luangwa Conservation Society collects data on the locations of elephant mortalities and poaching activity related to the locations of snares. In an effort to help the conservation and monitoring efforts of the park, you have been tasked with creating a collection of maps detailing the elephant migratory routes, poaching activities, land classifications within the park boundaries, and patrolling routes utilized by the park rangers. Your goal as the project analyst is to create map products and digitally processed imagery to better understand the various land cover areas of the park, and the correlation of these areas to the migratory movements and mortality incidents among the wild elephant populations.

DATA SETS

GIS Data – 1) Park boundaries/Study area 2) Water bodies in Zambia 3) Established roads in the park 4) Elephant Mortalities in the following categories – Poached, Natural

Mortality, Euthanized, Unknown 5) Known elephant migratory routes 6) Patrolled areas 7) Flight paths of small aerial aircraft in the park   Imagery – 1) Landsat Imagery – to perform Land Cover Classification 2) DEM – park elevations

STORY BOARD 1) Where are the elephant mortalities and poaching activities the highest within South Luangwa National Park? 2) Which habitat types do elephants prefer and how does this relate to conservation efforts?

http://esrit3g.maps.arcgis.com/explorer/?present=a4bbacfcc6904059b239aea88f4f455e