Spatial CS

Description

The Spatial OS working group is developing protocols and examples for incorporating spatial data into Open Standards work.

For example, if we are conducting a viability analysis for a conservation target that has multiple occurrences (in mapping terms, represented by multiple polygons), then we need to develop roll-up rules to come up with an overall viability score for that target. We also need to figure out how to visually represent the viability score on the map polygons. Likewise, if we are doing threat ratings, we need to determine how to represent how the severity of a threat might vary spatially across a landscape and then work out the process for analyzing the intersection of polygons representing that threat with the polygons representing the conservation target. As part of this work, we also need to develop common IT data standards to help capture, represent, and share spatial conservation project information across different IT systems and platforms.

Contact leads: Nick Salafsky and Lilian Pintea

Recent activities

Initial support for mapping of Open Standards objects is now available in Miradi Share (see the tutorial; or view the mapping objects for the Marine Example project under Explore, Project Map).

During 2018, the group developed a proposal for Spatial Data standards that was shared with key tech groups (ESRI, MapBox, Microsoft) but was unable to get traction. Current efforts include connecting the mapping data held in Miradi Share through to reporting dashboards delivered through Power BI using the Mapbox custom visual.