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Established	1997
President	Lata Iyer
Membership	1000
Homepage	www.scgis.org

The Society for Conservation Geographic Information Systems (SCGIS) is an international non-profit society that unites specialists applying GIS technologies in the field of conservation. SCGIS adopts a broad view of conservation, the members and programs include native and first nations peoples, environmental justice programs and sustainable development. The Society has around 300 active members in 65 countries.

1 Society for Conservation GIS
- 1.1 History
- 1.2 Structure and activities
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[edit] History

SCGIS was originated in the USA in 1997 by members of many of America's premier conservation organizations, united around a common vision that Geographic Information System (GIS) is one of the most effective computer-based tools in conservation, and that an organized effort is needed to make these tools useable and beneficial for local activists, local programs and local communities.

The SCGIS mission is to assist conservationists worldwide in using geospatial technologies through nonprofit conferences, programs, scholarships, and training.

REWORK BELOW THE LINE

The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation awarded a "Science Special Projects" grant via The Nature Conservancy in 2004 which funded 6 new international SCGIS chapters and new national workshops and training programs in conservation technology.

VERIFY

SCGIS Kenya has grown to 100 members, SCGIS Madagasgar has over 300 members, and SCGIS Phillippines, SCGIS Slovenia, SCGIS Mexico and SCGIS Russia have all been founded in the past year. The book "Conservation Geography" (ISBN 1-58948-024-4) also describes many SCGIS member and chapter projects, and SCGIS publications, paper presentations and projects can be found on their website and the websites of our hundreds of members.

[edit] Structure and activities

Cover of 1999 issue of SCGIS newsletter

Supported by an all volunteer staff, a volunteer Board of Directors and Advisory Council, SCGIS hosts an annual conference that features discussion panels on the integration of GIS and conservation science, user group meetings, hands-on training sessions, and workshops. This Annual Conference is recognized as a one-of-a-kind event and attracts GIS conservationists from all over the world. Many of the programs that are offered before and after the conference make the summer an especially productive and active time for SCGIS; members who participate in the training and conference often report that their involvement has changed their lives.

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