{"id":197597,"date":"2021-05-14T16:34:43","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T15:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.burohappold.com\/specialisms\/geospatial-ecology-gis-and-remote-mapping\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T12:02:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T11:02:14","slug":"geospatial-ecology-gis-and-remote-mapping","status":"publish","type":"specialism","link":"https:\/\/www.burohappold.com\/de\/specialisms\/nature-and-biodiversity-consultants\/geospatial-ecology-gis-and-remote-mapping\/","title":{"rendered":"Geospatial ecology, GIS and remote mapping"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Geospatial ecology, GIS and remote mapping<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Our environment is dynamic and ever-changing. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) allow an increased awareness and understanding of our natural world by drawing on the natural and anthropogenic attributes of a region.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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This data allows us to analyse the complexities of ecosystems on a landscape scale, enabling more detailed, considered and meaningful decision making. This data feeds directly into the design and planning of our projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our nature and biodiversity team have international GIS experience, helping clients to achieve their goals through the visualisation, modelling, collation and analysis of spatial data. This unearths opportunities and risks to help create environmentally cognisant designs. \u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With GIS, we can provide insight from a project\u2019s conception by establishing landscape scale baselines and high-level constraints to inform project planning. We have used this information to help to avoid impacts and guide developments on a regional scale on projects. This includes AlUla<\/a> in Saudi Arabia where this contributed to the regional planning of the site. The use of GIS can also identify opportunity areas for things like eco-tourism, helping to create more inspiring and environmentally sustainable tourism destinations. \u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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GIS light visibility modelling to help inform the protection of sensitive wildlife sites from lighting impacts from developments. Image: 海角视频<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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We have used GIS and spatial analytics on large-scale coastal projects to inform master planning, from concept masterplan to detailed design. This includes regional scale analyses, utilising both ecological survey data from the field and remotely sensed habitat information, down to micro scale GIS modelling outputs. This enables building locations and lighting designs to be selected that protect important wildlife sites, such as turtle nesting beaches, from lighting impacts from development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also have experience in using GIS to understand the opportunities for nature-based solutions to climate change across large areas. This helps plan for and maximise the value of natural assets to respond to the climate and biodiversity emergency.\u200b<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Callum Foster<\/h4>Environmental Consultant<\/span><\/a><\/article><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n
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Project highlights<\/h3>\n\n\n
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AlUla Framework Plan Endorsed in G20 Leaders\u2019 Declaration<\/h4><\/a><\/article><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n
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