Title | Linking GIS and reserve selection algorithms: Towards a geospatial data model |
Publication Type | Report |
Year of Publication | 2003 |
Authors | Stoms, DM |
Pagination | 37 |
Date Published | 2003 |
Institution | Biogeography Lab, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, University of California Santa Barbara |
Keywords | conservation planning, data model, object-oriented, reserve selection |
Abstract | Most reserve selection algorithms used in research or conservation practice are only loosely coupled with geographic information system technology. This paper argues that formalizing a core geospatial data model would benefit algorithm developers, researchers, and practitioners through standardized data management and ease of database development with any reserve selection algorithm. |
URL | http://www.biogeog.ucsb.edu/pubs/Technical%20Reports/Reserve_Selection_Data_Model.pdf |