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What is ConInfo?

What is ConInfo?. A collection of data and information on conservation areas in Namibia: - State Protected Areas - Conservancies - Concessions - Community Forests - Private Reserves. What type s of data does it contain?.

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What is ConInfo?

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  1. What is ConInfo? • A collection of data and information on conservation areas in Namibia: - State Protected Areas - Conservancies - Concessions - Community Forests - Private Reserves What types of data does it contain? • Map (GIS) layers - boundaries, infrastructure, images, environmentalDocuments - fact sheets, management plans, reports, manuals etc.Information systems (databases) - game counts & quota settings - natural resource monitoring (Incident Book = parks, Event Book = conservancies) - species data (birds, mammals, trees, high value species)

  2. History: • Developed initially as a means of managing GIS data and sharing GIS projects • a) Reduce redundancy and duplication b) Retain data integrity • Began with conservancies and concessions and grew to incorporate parks, community forests and private reserves • Data set expanded to include documents, reports, databases • Initially just a standardised folder and file system but the growing user base required the addition of a customised interface to facilitate easy access to the information

  3. Maps

  4. Map – create your own

  5. Map – open a previously prepared map

  6. What kinds of layers are available? • Infrastructure • Conservation area boundaries • Environmental & climate data (vegetation, rainfall, altitude etc.) • Grids • Population data • Landsat images & orthophotos • Digital Elevation Model

  7. Documents

  8. Fact sheet Management plan

  9. Databases

  10. Database – Game Counts

  11. Database – Event Book

  12. Database – Quotas

  13. Database – Income and Expenditure

  14. Database – Incident Book

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  16. Who has access to and uses ConInfo? • A range of NGOs, consultants, students etc. scattered throughout the country • MET staff – resident and functioning on the new network server providing access for staff in Windhoek, Rundu and Keetmanshoop • NNF – network • WWF - network

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