2014-2015 Spatial State of Knowledge Print Email

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In early 2014, the SRRB started working on a Spatial State of Knowledge Project to find, and catalogue, maps and computerized mapping files of the Sahtú Settlement Region.

The types of map information that is being sought includes:

1. Traditional ecological knowledge information;
2. Wildlife information;
3. Habitat information.

Many different maps and computer mapping files from research projects through the years are stored in various places – Government, Universities, offices across the Sahtú Settlement Region, and in other places as well. These maps include information on such topic as forests, caribou migration, moose ranges, and traditional place names. A lot of these maps have already been identified and catalogued, and more will be added to the catalogue during 2014-2015. The next steps will be to have the catalogue, and possibly some of the publicly- available mapping files, available on the SRRB website for community/regional organizations and researchers to use.

Team Members

• Kristi Benson
• Heidi Brown
• Shauna Morgan

• Aurora Research Institute

Funders

Environmental Studies Research Fund, Environmental and Natural Resources (ENR, NWT)

Total Budget

$50,000

Acknowledgements 

Special thanks to the staff at the Aurora Research Institute who provide valuable GIS support.

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