11. The Paseo Pantera Project: A Case Study Using GIS to Improve Continental-Scale Conservation Planning

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword xi
4. Preface xiii
5. Abbreviations xvii
6. Part One. Overview
7. 1. The Spatial Nature of Conservation and Development 3
8. 2. Conservation Mapping in Costa Rica 13
9. Part Two. Digital Mapping Technologies
10. 3. Digital Mapping Technologies 29
11. 4. GIS 41
12. 5. Image Analysis 48
13. 6. GPS 61
14. Part Three. Uses of GIS—Examples in Costa Rica
15. 7. GIS Design and Implementation at La Selva Biological Station 83
16. 8. Use of Digital Elevation Models in Tropical Rain Forest Basins to Extract Basic Hydrologic and Land Use Information 96
17. 9. Using a GIS to Determine Critical Areas in the Central Volcanic Cordillera Conservation Area 108
18. 10. Application of the HEP Methodology and Use of GIS to Identify Priority Sites for the Management of White-Tailed Deer 127
19. 11. The Paseo Pantera Project: A Case Study Using GIS to Improve Continental-Scale Conservation Planning 138
20. Part Four. The USAID Case Study in Gap Analysis
21. 12. Overview of Gap Analysis 151
22. 13. Wildlife and Habitat Data Collection and Analysis 158
23. 14. Error and the Gap Analysis Model 170
24. 15. A GIS Method for Conservation Decision Making 179
25. 16. Using the Gap Analysis Model for Sustainable Development and Natural Resources Management in Developing Countries 199
26. 17. Application of the Gap Analysis Model in Regional and International Programs in the Tropics 210
27. Appendix 1. GPS Receivers with GIS Capability 219
28. Appendix 2. Ordering Information for Map of the Habitats of Costa Rica 223
29. Appendix 3. Description of the Twenty-one Wildlife Species 225
30. Appendix 4. Summary of Wildlife Survey 231
31. Appendix 5. List of Participants at UNA/USAID GIS Workshop (March 6–8, 1995) 233
32. Contributors 237
33. Index 239