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Conservation
International: The GIS lab at CI has made large contributions
to this program through its intense focus on Amazon protected
areas. CI was responsible for the first collaborative
mapping project, Amazon Workshop 90, to layer protected
areas of Amazonia. |
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Environmental
Systems Research Institute: ESRI is the maker of GIS
software, allowing us to create and manipulate layered
maps. ESRI is an excellent source of satellite imagery,
various GIS software products, GIS training and education
materials. |
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Smithsonian
Institution: AmazonGIS.org is based at the Smithsonian's
National Zoological Park. Smithsonian is housing the program
and providing lab and office space for it's research team.
The National Museum of Natural History's GIS lab provides
technical support. |
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U.S.
Geological Survey: USGS has provided a data set that
contains a digital atlas of the countries of Central and
South America. This atlas is part of a global database
compiled from USGS and other data sources at a nominal
scale of 1:1 million and is intended to be used by government
officials, researchers, the private sector, and the general
public. |
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The
World Bank: Dr Thomas Lovejoy, of the World Bank,
introduced the idea of Amazon GIS through the Smithsonian
National Zoo in 1999. After assembling various resources,
the World Bank launched the program in September of 2000. |
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World
Wide Fund for Nature: More commonly known as World
Wildlife Fund, WWF has been largely engaged in GIS technology
for many years. Their maps of South America are invaluable
to this program, as well as their contributions in the
realm of ecoregion analysis. |
