Mapping Wildlife Habitat and Migration

This event is perfect for anyone interested in wildlife, biology, or environmental studies, and the ways we can use GIS/mapping to protect animals and their habitat.

We'll be hearing from two presenters about how they used geospatial tech to visualize wildlife data.

1. Dan Ford (https://twitter.com/danjford) of Azavea will present the process he used to make a statewide wildlife habitat dataset of 1 million polygons accessible in the NJ Wildlife Habitat Finder app.

Try out the app here:
https://njwildlife.azavea.com/

Dan works on geospatial applications and data analysis projects for organizations aiming to have high-impact on communities.

2. Brian Jacobs (http://briantjacobs.com/) of National Geographic will talk about his recent project "Billions of Birds Migrate: Where do they go?".

Preview the project here:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2018/03/bird-migration-interactive-maps/

Brian works on mapping and journalism projects that use dynamic visualization techniques to help bring the stories to life.

Schedule:
6:30 - 7:00 -- Hang, network, mingle, eat, drink.
7:00 - 7:30 -- Intros, Visualizing Wildlife Habitat Data by Dan Ford
7:30 - 8:00 -- NatGeo Bird Migration Interactive Story by Brian Jacobs
8:00 - 8:30 -- Hang, network, mingle, eat, drink.