Wales Coast Path Digitisation Client: Natural Resources Wales / Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru exeGesIS worked closely with Natural Resources Wales prior to the opening of the Wales Coast Path to provide a digital copy of the path for reference and release to the public in a variety of formats. The task required splitting and labelling approximately 1,500 km of path network supplied by NRW. ... read more July 2012. Categories: CAMS Countryside access Data analysis Data processing Path survey Rights of Way Spatial data capture Survey methodology development
Highland HER Online Client: The Highland Council exeGesIS was commissioned by The Highland Council to migrate their existing Historic Environment Record (HER) systems into our HBSMR application platform. With an area the size of a small country, a key part of this work was to publish the HER online, to make it more accessible to Highland residents and heritage professionals. ... read more July 2012. Categories: Archaeology Database Desktop application GIS HBSMR Heritage Historic Environment Record Web map Web site
Marine Planning Portal Client: Marine Management Organisation We developed the Marine Planning Portal web site as a way of publishing marine data and facilitating stakeholder engagement required for marine planning. Users were able to comment on the published data sets or on specific map features, allowing comments to be downloaded for further analysis and processing. ... read more May 2012. Categories: Marine data Recreation Web map Web site
Angling Diary Client: Scottish Fisheries Co-ordination Centre The Angling Diary helps keen anglers keep track of their season, while also providing data to the Scottish Fisheries Co-ordination Centre and Rivers Trusts. The data can be searched and analysed in various ways, with fully interactive mapping. ... read more April 2012. Categories: Data analysis Recreation Web map Web site
Creating a provisional wood-pasture and parkland inventory for England Client: Natural England Over a series of projects exeGesIS created a spatial inventory of wood pasture and parkland in England. Data were assessed against historic maps and aerial photography, as well as modern data sources. Ground truthing was undertaken in two regions. The resulting inventory mapped 156,838 ha of wood-pasture and parkland. ... read more March 2012. Categories: Biodiversity Data analysis Data processing Ecology GIS Habitat inventory Spatial data capture
Establishing the condition and monitoring baseline for non-SSSI Broad, Priority and Annex 1 Woodland Habitats in England and Wales Client: Defra We developed a condition monitoring methodology to gain an insight into and monitor the condition of non-statutory woodlands. The survey methodology was tested on 100 sample sites. The main outputs were a woodland condition assessment manual, survey database, regression analysis, project report and baseline condition data. ... read more March 2012. Categories: Biodiversity Data analysis Database Desk research Ecology Habitat survey Statistical analysis Survey methodology development
Revealing Cheshire's Past Client: Cheshire West and Chester Council Revealing Cheshire’s Past aims to enhance community awareness of Cheshire’s past by increasing access to the information in the Cheshire Historic Environment Record (HER). The project includes community exhibitions, a series of thematic factsheets and a website developed by exeGesIS to present the HER. ... read more January 2012. Categories: Archaeology HBSMR Heritage Historic Environment Record Web site
Feasibility study for the development of a Connectivity Assessment Tool for Kent and Nord-Pas de Calais Client: Kent County Council exeGesIS were contracted to undertake a feasibility study on the development of a tool to assess functional ecological connectivity. This involved an assessment of user needs, a review of the available methods and approaches, a stakeholder workshop to identify the preferred options and the development of a functional specification. ... read more November 2011. Categories: Desk research Ecology GIS Habitat connectivity Workshop
Design and development of the NBN Record Cleaner Client: Natural England and Joint Nature Conservation Committee We developed the NBN Record Cleaner, a generic standalone open source tool for validating and verifying biodiversity data. ... read more October 2011. Categories: Biodiversity Desktop application
Development of CMSi for use as a protected area management system for Netherlands Client: GBNL (a consortium of Dutch conservation organisations) and the CMS Consortium exeGesIS designed and developed CMSi for a consortium of Dutch organisations and the CMS Consortium. This tool is now used across the Netherlands for managing nature conservation protected areas. ... read more September 2011. Categories: CMSi Conservation Management Planning Database Desktop application