The Conservation Geoportal is an online geoportal, intended to provide a comprehensive listing of geographic information systems (GIS) datasets and web map service relevant to biodiversity conservation. The site, its contents and functionality are free for anyone to use and contribute to. The Conservation Geoportal was launched on June 28th, 2006 at the joint Society for Conservation Biology and Society for Conservation GIS Conference in San Jose...
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The Conservation Geoportal is an online geoportal, intended to provide a comprehensive listing of geographic information systems (GIS) datasets and web map service relevant to biodiversity conservation. The site, its contents and functionality are free for anyone to use and contribute to. The Conservation Geoportal was launched on June 28th, 2006 at the joint Society for Conservation Biology and Society for Conservation GIS Conference in San Jose, California, USA. As of October 2007, it included metadata for over 3,667 GIS records.
The Conservation Geoportal was conceived when representatives from a group of conservation-minded organizations met at the National Geographic Society in March 2005 to define a vision for a World Conservation Base Map. Initially the focus on developing an inventory or catalog of datasets and maps in the form of a metadata database was to be mined to develop the Conservation Base Map and Atlas.
The Conservation Geoportal constitutes a collaborative effort by...
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