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Robert Rose, Wildlife Conservation Society Remote Sensing at a Conservation NGO • Long history of great RS research focused on conservation o Has not necessarily trickled down to the practice of conservation • Basic applications o LULCC o Some modeling work o Habitat suitability models o others • No broad capacity for remote sensing
The use of remotely sensed data, weather from aircraft or satellite, has definite advantages in conducting national surveys over expansive areas that need to be cost effective (Dahl 1990) The U S Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has used remote sensing techniques to determine the biological extent of wetlands for the past 25 years
Remote sensing approaches Methods To assess the feasibility of increasing efficiency in the RDM monitoring program we evaluated remote sensing methods that used: 1) Data that were free and pre-processed (e g , atmospheric and sensor-based corrections and vegetation index development are completed in the downloadable product), and
The use of ELUs can help conservation organizations assess the potential values of an area and create conservation targets of varying priority Remote sensing can be used as a valuable tool in establishing conservation lands and then managing the areas as well In a paper by Wiens et al
Wildlife and Biodiversity Management has emphasized the need of having updated spatial information for (a) decision-making, and (b) implementation of plans Remote sensing has a definite role in providing updated spatial information But, the information derived from remote sensing data will have to
remote sensing Article it can help conservation managers predict potential con?icts prior to policy implementation and Human–wildlife con?ict is a special concern in protected areas