- Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping and data analysis
- Vegetation pattern (past and present) and habitats
- Weeds (distribution and density)
- Sites of significant ecological value
- Bioclimatic zones
- Landform
- Ecological district boundaries
- Wetland mapping
Wildlands has an in-house Geographic Information System based on ArcGIS. We can undertake a wide variety of mapping, analysis, and visualisation of various projects. Mapping information is able to be live captured in the field.
GIS mapping project examples
Wildlands has undertaken many large-scale GIS mapping projects based on digital aerial photography for a wide diversity of clients and project types, including biodiversity, rural land use, soil and water conservation, and land development. Many large scale mapping projects based on digital aerial photographs have been undertaken, including the following examples:
- Castlehill Wind Farm (30,000 ha)
- Wildling conifer mapping and prioritisation for Ministry for Primary Industries
- Kauri mapping of the upper North Island for Ministry for Primary Industries
- Significant natural area mapping for Councils throughout New Zealand
- Desktop mapping of vegetation classes in Otamatea, Manaia, and Waipu Ecological Districts, Northland
- Geothermal vegetation mapping in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty
- Wetlands of Northland
- Wetlands of the Wairarapa
- Desktop mapping of vegetation and land use classes in the Wairarapa
- Protected Natural Area Programme surveys in Bay of Plenty, Northland, Wairarapa
- Wind farms in the northern, central, and southern South Island
- Vegetation and habitats of Abel Tasman National Park
- Banks Peninsula biodiversity sites
- Department of Conservation projects on the Denniston Plateau and Mokihinui catchment
- State of the Environment monitoring in Tauranga City using digital aerial photography
- Biodiversity vegetation mapping in Taupo District