Definition and mapping of open mosaic habitats on previously developed land: phase 2 testing methods and developing the habitat inventory Client: Defra We identified the key features and enhanced knowledge of the distribution of UK BAP Open Mosaic Habitats on Previously Developed Land. This involved the development of a survey methodology and a survey of 98 sites to identify OMH habitat, including a survey of invertebrates on 50 - the largest single survey of its kind in the UK. ... read more April 2013. Categories: Biodiversity Brownfield Consultation Data analysis Database Desk research Ecology Habitat inventory Habitat survey Invertebrate survey Spatial data capture Statistical analysis Survey methodology development Web map Web site
Mapping Green Infrastructure delivery Client: Natural England exeGesIS collated maps of Green Infrastructure (GI) delivery and captured the information. Areas of UK priority habitats and other GI were separately mapped and attributed. In total, 753 cases were mapped amounting to 3,485 polygons (21,342 ha). ... read more March 2013. Categories: Biodiversity Data analysis Ecology GIS Green Infrastructure Spatial data capture
Marine management legacy licensing data improvement Client: Marine Management Organisation The objective of this project was to process licence data from their legacy database to improve the accuracy of the spatial information. This was completed using a series of data validation rules. ... read more January 2013. Categories: Data processing Marine data Spatial data capture
National Bat Monitoring Programme Recording Website and Database Client: Bat Conservation Trust Exegesis upgraded the National Bat Monitoring Programme (NMBP) recording system to SQL Server with an accompanying website that allows volunteers to record their roost counts online. The website includes recording forms, mapping and administration pages as well as an Access administration client. ... read more January 2013. Categories: Biodiversity Database Spatial data capture Web map Web site
Powys Annual BVPI Survey Client: Powys County Council As part of their annual maintenance scheme Powys County Council requires a condition survey carried out on a 5% sample of the Rights of Way network, in line with established BVPI (best value performance indicator) standards. ... read more November 2012. Categories: CAMS Countryside access Database Network analysis Path survey Rights of Way Spatial data capture Statistical analysis Survey methodology development
Ceredigion Annual BVPI Survey Client: Ceredigion County Council Ceredigion County Council required a condition survey carried out on a 5% sample of the Rights of Way network. exeGesIS undertook the survey, analysed the condition data and produced reports. The data was also imported into CAMS in order to make it accessible to all officers responsible for the network. ... read more September 2012. Categories: CAMS Countryside access Network analysis Path survey Rights of Way Spatial data capture Statistical analysis Survey methodology development
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
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
Habitat inventory data capture and processing Client: Natural England / English Nature exeGesIS has produced habitat inventories for coastal vegetated shingle, saline lagoons, grassland and upland Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) habitats. These involved collating spatial data, capturing paper-based data, aerial photograph interpretation, ground truthing and processing available data to create standardised national datasets. ... read more January 2010. Categories: Biodiversity Ecology Habitat inventory Spatial data capture
Scoping Study and Pilot Survey of Upland Habitats Client: National Parks and Wildlife Service This project involved the collation and evaluation of a suite of ecological datasets, the production of an indicative map of upland habitats, an investigation of upland field data collection options, and capturing all survey data to GIS. ... read more September 2009. Categories: Data analysis Data processing Desktop application Ecology GIS Habitat map Habitat survey In-field technology Spatial data capture