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Environmental Information Service Namibia: Accessing Valuable Data Easily

Discover how the EIS offers a wealth of environmental information in Namibia, with search options, citizen science programs, and a bird information system. Explore the new photo library and upcoming Namibian Journal of Environment. Dive into data for animal movements and satellite tracking.

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Environmental Information Service Namibia: Accessing Valuable Data Easily

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  1. www.the-eis.com A 5 minute introduction…

  2. Environmental Information Service Namibia What is the EIS? Several components: • a free, online information resource for Namibia. Essentially a search and retrieval system for data, (including databases, spatial data, literature and other resources). It currently includes 13,000 records, most of which have a downloadable file or a link to a website. • Namibia has a surprisingly large amount of environmental information and data. However it can be difficult to access: difficult to know what information and data sets are available, where, who to contact, how cooperative they will be in releasing it etc www.the-eis.com

  3. Environmental Information Service Namibia Search options From the home page you can do a One-click search for all records of a particular type, or within a subject area (theme). Other search options include free text search or search by keyword. www.the-eis.com

  4. Environmental Information Service Namibia Search results: If you want to filter or sort your results use the filter row, here. Preview pdf files online before you download them. Click on a link in the ‘Download’ column to download the data set. Go to results on linked websites. www.the-eis.com

  5. Environmental Information Service Namibia The EIS is a useful, free tool for finding and disseminating data. It is also a tool for collecting new biodiversity data through its Citizen Science section: • Mammal atlas • Snake atlas • Alien plant atlas • Amphibian atlas www.the-eis.com/atlas www.the-eis.com

  6. Atlasing in Namibia – new citizen science programmes for biodiversity recording: • Mammals • Snakes • Alien plants • Frogs • www.the-eis.com/atlas

  7. Data collection • Baseline distribution data • Education & awareness • Monitoring, especially of alien plants and their spread

  8. Bird Information System – recent and historical distribution data, interactive maps, red data status and texts www.the-eis.com/atlas/?q=bird-information-system www.the-eis.com

  9. Birds & Powerlines tool: Interactive tool to examine potential interactions between bird and powerlines www.the-eis.com/tool.php

  10. New: Photo library – new component to archive and display photos. Info relating to e.g. land use, land use changes, human settlement, vegetation, climate and so on www.the-eis.com/photo-library

  11. 1. Find photos 2. View thumbnails 3. Download photos

  12. BREAKING NEWS! Namibian Journal of Environment Online at www.nje.org.na Volume 1 will be starting in 2017. Submit your articles (peer reviewed) and field notes.

  13. Environmental Information Service Namibia The EIS is a useful, free tool for finding and disseminating data. How can it be of use to researchers involved in animal movements and satellite tracking? You tell me….! www.the-eis.com

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