Difference between revisions of "Evaluating Landscape Permeability in Quantum"
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| − | The objective of this project is to develop a method to evaluate landscape permeability for large carnivores using only free and open-source software (FOSS). This tutorial has been created to allow non-GIS individuals to successfully complete this analysis. This tutorial will be carried out while analyzing the landscape permeability for grey wolf movement on Vancouver Island. The final result from this project will be a landscape permeability map and provide invaluable insight into the movement of the grey wolf. This information can be used to implement more successful conservation strategies, facilitate ecosystem-based management (EMB), and better understand the genetic flow in the island’s population. |
+ | The objective of this project is to develop a method to evaluate landscape permeability for large carnivores using only free and open-source software (FOSS). This tutorial has been created to allow non-GIS individuals to successfully complete this analysis in Quantum GIS using the Grass Plugin. This tutorial will be carried out while analyzing the landscape permeability for grey wolf movement on Vancouver Island. The final result from this project will be a landscape permeability map and provide invaluable insight into the movement of the grey wolf. This information can be used to implement more successful conservation strategies, facilitate ecosystem-based management (EMB), and better understand the genetic flow in the island’s population. |
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Revision as of 09:06, 23 November 2012
Disclaimer
Please note that this Wiki tutorial has been produced for the GEOM4008 Advanced topic in Geographic Information Systems class at Carleton University.
Introduction
The objective of this project is to develop a method to evaluate landscape permeability for large carnivores using only free and open-source software (FOSS). This tutorial has been created to allow non-GIS individuals to successfully complete this analysis in Quantum GIS using the Grass Plugin. This tutorial will be carried out while analyzing the landscape permeability for grey wolf movement on Vancouver Island. The final result from this project will be a landscape permeability map and provide invaluable insight into the movement of the grey wolf. This information can be used to implement more successful conservation strategies, facilitate ecosystem-based management (EMB), and better understand the genetic flow in the island’s population.
Data
Methods
Prepossessing
Opening QGIS
Figure 1. QGIS Icon
Figure 2. Initial QGIS window
Installing the Grass Plugin
