The document details the use of GIS at Amigos de Iracambi in Minas Gerais, Brazil, focusing on conservation efforts for the Atlantic rainforest and community engagement. It outlines current GIS applications, challenges faced, and the transition to cloud-based GIS for improved data management and volunteer collaboration. The future of GIS at Iracambi aims to enhance data accessibility, stability, and communal contributions via non-profit platforms like ArcGIS Online.

1. Cloud GIS for Conservation A Case Study: Amigos De Iracambi Minas Gerais Brazil

2. My Background Amigos de Iracambi Current GIS use at Iracambi My experiences working at Iracambi Future of GIS at Iracambi

3. Charlie Poate Carlisle City Council – refuse and recycling Amigos de Iracambi - conservation Ribble Trust - river catchment land management Cranfield University - MSc

4. Iracambi research centre

5. Mission Atlantic Rainforest Conservation Research sustainable forest management to; Generate income to raise local living standards Encourage landowners to conserve their land Monitor and promote the conservation of endangered species

6. Role of GIS at Iracambi Land cover mapping Community land use/infrastructure Demographics Environmental Protection Areas Payment for environmental services – Springs, streams, forest Forest futures Mining

7. Constraints High turnover of volunteers Volunteer GIS Experience Data Management Hardware & Software Electricity Internet GPS

8. My Experiences Land use and community mapping GPS Garmin etrex H community infrastructure and land use on the ground and using Ikonos imagery and Google Earth Trail Mapping Permanent sample plot locating Habitat mapping Demographics Lightning

11. Iracambi Web Mapping v1.0 & v1.1 Built on bespoke code on Google Maps (v1.0) Built on bespoke code on Google Maps with Google Earth plug-in (v1.1) Free, but.. time-consuming, technical and not agile http://www.iracambi.com/earth

13. Future Use of GIS at Iracambi Master data to be stored online at ArcGIS.com Provides a platform to; Store Manage Edit data Easy access for volunteers in USA, UK and Brazil Web Services –WFS and WMS

14. Benefits of Cloud GIS for Iracambi Stability Collaboration Agility Accessibility Visibility Data Sharing

15. TODAY – we move to the cloud: Iracambi Web Mapping + GIS = Iracambi GIS v2.0 Leveraging Esri’s non-profit Programme ArcGIS desktop & ‘The Cloud’ (ArcGIS Online) Current site - http://www.GeoEnabling.com

17. Thank you for your attention. We always need GIS Volunteers, to help in Brazil or now remotely. For more information please visit: UK - http://www.iracambi.org.uk Brazil - http://www.iracambi.com