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Conservation Innovation: Using New Technologies to Identify Landscape Scale Conservation and Restoration Priorities Saving the Chesapeake’s Great Rivers and Special Places Saving the Chesapeake’s Great Rivers and Special Places

How we work throughout the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Saving the Chesapeake’s Great Rivers and Special Places

Big Data Enabling Partners • Generating novel datasets • Providing data access • Higher resolution datasets • Interactive web-based tools Saving the Chesapeake’s Great Rivers and Special Places

Improving Our Understanding of the Landscape Through Data Saving the Chesapeake’s Great Rivers and Special Places Saving the Chesapeake’s Great Rivers and Special Places Ben Fertig

Chesapeake Bay Watershed High Resolution Land Cover Saving the Chesapeake’s Great Rivers and Special Places Saving the Chesapeake’s Great Rivers and Special Places

Chesapeake Bay Watershed High Resolution Land Cover Saving the Chesapeake’s Great Rivers and Special Places Saving the Chesapeake’s Great Rivers and Special Places

Parcel Scale Change Detection Saving the Chesapeake’s Great Rivers and Special Places Saving the Chesapeake’s Great Rivers and Special Places

Parcel Scale Change Detection Saving the Chesapeake’s Great Rivers and Special Places Saving the Chesapeake’s Great Rivers and Special Places

Mapping Water Channels Saving the Chesapeake’s Great Rivers and Special Places

Mapping Water Channels Saving the Chesapeake’s Great Rivers and Special Places

Providing Data & Analysis Access to Local Partners Saving the Chesapeake’s Great Rivers and Special Places Saving the Chesapeake’s Great Rivers and Special Places Ben Fertig

Assessing the Value of Existing Forest Saving the Chesapeake’s Great Rivers and Special Places Saving the Chesapeake’s Great Rivers and Special Places

Calculating the Potential Benefits of Individual Projects Ian Plant Saving the Chesapeake’s Great Rivers and Special Places Saving the Chesapeake’s Great Rivers and Special Places

Mt. Vernon: Non-traditional Applications Saving the Chesapeake’s Great Rivers and Special Places Saving the Chesapeake’s Great Rivers and Special Places

Mt. Vernon: Parcel Level Analysis • Where, and by how much, development would be visible • Highlights trees responsible for screening Saving the Chesapeake’s Great Rivers and Special Places Saving the Chesapeake’s Great Rivers and Special Places

Mt. Vernon: Landscape Level Analysis • Depicts high-value forests • High-resolution, broad scale Saving the Chesapeake’s Great Rivers and Special Places Saving the Chesapeake’s Great Rivers and Special Places

Contact: Conor Phelan cphelan@chesapeakeconservancy.org Saving the Chesapeake’s Great Rivers and Special Places Saving the Chesapeake’s Great Rivers and Special Places