Goodall Institute
2009 Winter Environment Seminar Series
Wednesday, January 28, 2009 4:10PM - 6:00PM
East Common Room, HART HOUSE, 7 Hart House Circle
University of Toronto
www.harthouse.utoronto.ca/
Please join us at Hart House for the Winter-Spring Environment Seminar Series.
All are welcome - no registration required.
Speaker: Dr. Lilian Pintea
Director of Conservation Science, Jane Goodall Institute
http://www.janegoodall.org/speakers-bureau/bios/pintea.asp
Topic: New Remote Sensing Tools for Great Ape Conservation: The Case
of Chimpanzees in Africa
Seminar Abstract:
Satellite based remote sensing technologies can be powerful tools for
supporting great ape conservation efforts. New generations of
satellite sensors are capable of imaging areas as small as 0.5 meters
or revisiting large regions more than 700x700 km daily, greatly
improving the ability to map and monitor great ape habitats and
threats at the local, landscape and regional scales. However, the
transition from remote sensing data to information that is actually
used in the conservation activities is not straightforward. Lack of
capacity at the local scales and perceived complexities of remote
sensing data and analysis often discourage conservation practitioners
from using this valuable resource. In this presentation Dr. Lilian
Pintea will discuss three applications of 60-cm QuickBird, 56-m AWiFS
and 12.5-m PALSAR satellite imagery to support conservation planning
in Greater Gombe and Greater Mahale Ecosystems, Tanzania and Greater
Tchimpounga Ecosystem in the Republic of Congo.
For more information, please contact:
Emma Thacker
em.thacker@utoronto.ca
Program Development & External Relations Assistant
